Chiococca Racemosa
This plant is found in many warm countries, such as in southern Florida. It is called cahinca in Brazil, where a preparation of the bark of the root is employed as a remedy for snake bites. Almost eve...
This plant is found in many warm countries,
such as in southern Florida. It is called cahinca in Brazil, where
a preparation of the bark of the root is employed as a remedy for
snake bites. Almost every locality where snakes exist has its
local remedies for poisonous bites, but they rarely prove to be
efficient when truthfully and fairly tested.
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