Menispermaceae FAMILY

Curarea toxicofera

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

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Safety & Hazards

The root contains toxic alkaloids. It is used in the preparation of curare, a well-known S. American poison used by hunting people to paralyze their prey[ 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. ].

Botanical Description

Curarea toxicofera is a vigorous climbing shrub that is able to climb high into the rainforest trees. The plant is much used by native people in making the arrow poison curare. It is also collected from the wild for medicinal use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela.

HabitatRainforest.