Dracontium loretense
Peruvian Amazonian plant used by indigenous healers as snakebite antidote — the spotted stem resembles a fer-de-lance snake (doctrine of signatures). Also for HIV support, immune stimulation, and viral infections in modern herbalism.
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GI upset, nausea. Calcium oxalate crystals can irritate mucous membranes.
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