Rhaphithamnus
| Rhaphithamnus | |
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| R. spinosus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Verbenaceae |
| Genus: | Rhaphithamnus Miers[1] |
| Species | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Poeppigia Bertero | |
Rhaphithamnus is a genus of flowering plants in the verbena family.
Selected species
Use in Chilean folk medicine
In the Los Lagos Region of southern Chile R. spinosus is used in local folk medicine as an antidote to the anticholinergic poisoning caused by the dangerous hallucinogenic plant Latua pubiflora. It is used by the shamans of the indigenous Huilliche people when they need to 'sober up' quickly from Latua intoxication.
References
- ^ a b "Genus: Rhaphithamnus Miers". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2007-10-05. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
- ^ "GRIN Species Records of Rhaphithamnus". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
External links
Media related to Rhaphithamnus at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Rhaphithamnus at Wikispecies
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