Brunfelsia uniflora
Brunfelsia uniflora
Safety & Hazards
The whole plant contains a very poisonous alkaloid called manacine[ 46 Title Dictionary of Economic Plants. Publication Author Uphof. J. C. Th. Publisher Weinheim Year 1959 ISBN - Description An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader. ]. It is similar to strychnine in its action[ 46 Title Dictionary of Economic Plants. Publication Author Uphof. J. C. Th. Publisher Weinheim Year 1959 ISBN - Description An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader. ]. A root extract is used as a constituent of poison on arrows[ 563 Title Botanical Museum Leaflets Vol 25 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Botanical Museum; Massachusetts. Year 1977 ISBN Description Contains an article on medicinal and poisonous plants in the Amazon. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].
Botanical Description
Brunfelsia uniflora is a medium-sized, evergreen shrub or small tree with diffuse, spreading branches; it usually grows 0.5 - 3 metres tall, but there are reports of plants up to 8 metres[ 318 Title Raintree Nutrition - Tropical Plant Database Publication Author Website http://www.rain-tree.com/plants.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Detailed information on the medicinal uses of more than two hundred rainforest plants, mainly from S. America, with basic descriptions of the plants, their other uses etc. , 929 Title A Revision of the South American Species of Brunfelsia (Solanaceae) Publication Fieldiana Botany New Series No. 39 Author Plowman T.C. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Field Museum of Natural History; Chicago. Year 1998 ISBN 0015-0746 Description A botanical journal, this edition is devoted entirely to the revision of the genus Brunfelsia in S. America. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant has a long history of indigenous use as a medicinal plant and is still often used in modern herbalism[ 318 Title Raintree Nutrition - Tropical Plant Database Publication Author Website http://www.rain-tree.com/plants.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Detailed information on the medicinal uses of more than two hundred rainforest plants, mainly from S. America, with basic descriptions of the plants, their other uses etc. ]. It is often harvested from the wild for medicinal use and is also cultivated as an ornamental tree in the tropics, being valued especially for its highly-fragrant, pretty, white and purple flowers[ 318 Title Raintree Nutrition - Tropical Plant Database Publication Author Website http://www.rain-tree.com/plants.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Detailed information on the medicinal uses of more than two hundred rainforest plants, mainly from S. America, with basic descriptions of the plants, their other uses etc. ].