Ethnobotany

1. FOLK USES OF
MEDICINAL PLANTS

2. Folk uses of Aloe Vera

3. Medicinal uses
 kidney infections
 Battle wounds
 Burns
 Skin problems
 Asthma
 Mouth sores, stomach sores, or cold
sores
 In Ayurvedic and Chinese medicines

4. Home uses
 For physical beauty
 Ingredient in yogurt.
 Preparation of Curry.

5. FOLK USES OF COCA PLANT

6. Medicinal uses
 Fatigue, hunger, and thirst
 Altitude sickness.
 As toothache.
 For Nosebleeds
 To improve digestion
 As anesthetic
 Nutritional value

7. Home Remedies
 Coca tea
(Mate de coca)
 Coca flour

8. Traditional uses:
 Leaves chewed with lime
 As Dental anaesthetic.

9. Religious uses
 Worship the coca beans

10.  Use to thanks the God for blessings

11. Industrial uses
 Coca wine
 Coca cola
 kuka

12. FOLK USES OF WHITE WILLOW

13. Medicinal uses
 Inflammation and pain.
 To treat fevers
 Treat joint problems,
 Bark to treat acne
 Leaves added to bath water to treat the
illness.

14. Edible uses
 Bread making
 For flavouring
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 As a tea substitute

15. Industrial uses
 In basket making
 For tying plants

16. Religious uses
 During the Jewish holiday of Sukkot.
 Christian churches

17. Cultural uses
 Keep away the evil spirits
 Communicating with the spirits of the
dead.
 Associated with ghosts

19. FOLK USES OF DIGITALIS

20. Medicinal uses
 Cold and fevers.
 For Swellings
 Treatment of dropsy
 Treat skin problems.
 headaches and paralysis.
 Digioxin to treat kidney

21. Cultural uses
 Belief in “fairy folk”