9 drops in water for ulcers, kidneys, lungs, toothache and indigestion. Also apply directly onto cuts and rashes (turns from dark red into white and becomes a "plastic skin")
Sandie (White sap like milk of magnesia)
For kidney disorders and stones, tumours and stomache disorders.
Chicta (sicta)
Antibiotic disinfectant, stomache disorder and colds
Cruzcaspi (crosstrunk)
Contraceptive and menstrual disorders
Sevolla de monta (mountain onion)
For prolapse and lung problems (stem) and for spots (bulb). Also used for TB and asthma
Huagrapapa (cow potato)
For Leishmeniasis - a flesh wasting disease
Chuchuhuasha (breast plant)
For cough and cold and rheumatism and diahorrea
Chuchusisa (breast flower)
For producing milk in barren mothers
Collar de diablo (white fungus)
Has to be found in a bird’s nest to have any effect. Cures bed wetting and helps children to start walking
Huasay (palm with bright red roots)
Stops vomiting
Seco Ullo (Agooti’s (cuye’s (Guinea pig’s)) penis)
For deafness and earache
Carachupapanga (tail of the armadillo leaf)
Waved over patient by shaman for depression and melancholy.
Liana de ajo (garlic liana)
For lungs and cold. Also used with bulb of sevolla de monta and boiling water as an inhalant.
Lalo
Root used on conga ant bites
Optiga
Painkiller
Coraonpanga (Heart shaped leaf climber)
Used on sting of ray
Huambula
Bark is used to poison fish in order to catch them.
Llanchama
Bark used, when beaten, to make clothes and mattresses
Armhuasca (boa liana)
For shampoo
Pambil
Building material and chairs and blowpipes and lances and spears. This is an attractive, almost black, wood which was used to make the tables and chairs at the lodge.
Locata Palm
For roofing, but only lasts about 5 years
Pajatoquilla Palm
Leaves used for roofing which lasts 15-20 years. The palm heart is eaten. The other end of the heart is used for making Panama hats which originated in Ecuador, but were sold in Panama.
Secropia
Ant protected tree. The trunk consists of hollow segments which house ants.
Kapok Tree (sabre tree)
Very large tree which is pollinated by bats. It has white flowers, to be seen in the dark, and the fruit is on the tree after the leaves have fallen. The appearance is of a bare tree with bats hanging from it.
Metapalo (Strangler fig)
Ovo (a small, lychee-like fruit)
Lemon ants found in ?????? plant