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3-methoxytramine, 39
5-hydroxycarnegine, 39
abdominal tumours, 30
abé, 25
abscesses, 24, 72, 74
Acacia harpophylla, 55, 71
Acanthocereus spp., 37
Acanthocereus acutangulus, 37
Acanthocereus floridanus, 37
Acanthocereus occidentalis, 37
Acanthocereus pentagonus, 37
Acanthocereus pitajaya, 37
Acanthocereus princeps, 37
Acanthocereus tetragonus, 37
achuma, 47, 48
ácido, 52
acitrón, 44
Adam’s needle, 33, 34
Adam's needle, 34
African bowstring hemp, 28, 29
AGAVACEAE, 13–36
Agave spp., 5, 13
Agave amaniensis, 16
Agave americana, 2, 10, 16
Agave angustifolia, 16
Agave asperrima, 17
Agave atrovirens, 17
Agave azul var. tequilana, 22
Agave bovcornuta, 17
Agave brachystachys, 17
Agave brevispina, 17
Agave cantala, 17
Agave capensis, 17
Agave cerulata, 17
Agave cocui, 17
Agave colorata, 17
Agave compluviata, 17
Agave deserti, 17, 21
Agave difformis, 18
Agave fourcroydes, 18, 22, 23
Agave funkiana, 19
Agave ghiesbreghtii, 19
Agave gigantea, 27
Agave goldmaniana, 19
Agave gracilispina, 19
Agave hookeri, 19
Agave intermixta, 19
Agave kirchneriana, 19
Agave latissima, 19
Agave lechuguilla, 19
Agave letonae, 19
Agave lurida, 22
Agave mapisaga, 19
Agave melliflua, 19
Agave mescal, 19
Agave mexicana, 19
Agave nelsonii, 19
Agave neomexicana, 19
Agave palmeri, 20
Agave parryi, 20
Agave patonii, 20
Agave pes-mulae, 20
Agave potatorum, 20
Agave promontorii, 20
Agave pseudotequilana, 20
Agave quiotifera, 17, 20
Agave rhodacantha, 20
Agave rigida, 20
Agave roseana, 22
Agave rubescens, 21
Agave salmiana, 17
Agave scabra, 21
Agave schottii, 21
Agave shawii, 21
Agave sisalana, 16, 18, 21
Agave sobolifera, 22
Agave sobria, 22
Agave stricta, 22
Agave sub-simplex, 22
Agave subtilis, 22
Agave sullivani, 22
Agave tecta, 22
Agave tequilana, 22
Agave toumeyana, 22
Agave utahensis, 22
Agave vera-cruz, 22
Agave Victoria-reginae, 23
Agave vilmoriniana, 23
Agave virginica, 23
Agave vivipera, 23
Agave weberi, 23
Agave wightii, 16
Agave wislizeni, 23
Agave wocamhi, 23
Agave zapupe, 23
aguacolla, 48
aguamiel, 13, 16, 22
ague, 24
air filter, 11, 25, 26, 29, 81
alcohol, 14, 18, 19, 22, 25, 38, 39. See also mescal. See also pulque. See also tequila
alicoche, 46
alkaline soils, 30
amenorrhea, 24
amole, 21, 31
amole yucca, 35
Ancistrocactus crassihamatus, 82
Ancistrocactus uncinatus, 82
andong, 24
anhalonin, 58
animal barrier, 17, 19, 22, 23
anodyne, 25, 26
antidote, 26
antiseptic, 16, 66
aphrodisiac, 24, 26
apple cactus, 40, 56
arbita maagama, 25
Arequipa leucotricha, 76
Argentine saguaro, 50
ariko, 24
Ariocarpus spp, 38
Ariocarpus agavoides, 38
Ariocarpus disciformis, 85
Ariocarpus fissuratus, 38
Ariocarpus furfuraceus, 38
Ariocarpus intermedius, 38
Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus, 38
Ariocarpus lloydii, 38
Ariocarpus pulcherrimus, 85
Ariocarpus retusus, 38
Armatocereus spp., 38
Armatocereus laetus, 38
arrow poison, 34
arthritic pains, 33
arthritis, 16, 24
ascites, 16
ASPARAGACEAE, 5
ASTELIACEAE, 5
asthma, 24, 25, 35
astringent, 25, 27
atole, 67
Atriplex coranata, 69
Atriplex elegans, 69
Atriplex serenana, 69
Austrocephalocereus salvadorensis, 81
Austrocylindropuntia cylindrica, 66
Austrocylindropuntia exaltata, 74
Austrocylindropuntia floccosa, 67
Austrocylindropuntia intermedia, 66
Austrocylindropuntia lauliacoana, 67
Austrocylindropuntia machacana, 67
Austrocylindropuntia subulata, 74
Austrocylindropuntia tephrocactoides, 67
'auti ti, 24
awls, 18, 44
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baby purge, 26
backache, 72
bactericide, 35
bagging, 27
bags, 18
bakána, 42
bakánawa, 42
bakánori, 42
baldness, 29, 34
ball cactus, 59
banana yucca, 31
bans kawara, 21
bara kanwar, 16
barba de viejo, 61
Barbados gooseberry, 79
barbed wire cactus, 37
barrel cactus, 44, 52, 53, 54
barrier plant, 17, 22, 26, 33, 36, 83
basket making, 18, 25, 31, 33, 34, 35, 39, 44
bastard fig, 72
bauga, 24
bayonette, 27
beargrass, 33
bear's thread, 33
beavertail prickly pear, 65
beehive cactus, 42
beverage, 22, 24, 25, 33
biliousness, 33, 66
bird traps, 39
birth control, 30
bisbee beehive, 51
bisnaga, 54
biznaga, 44, 53
biznaga de chilillos, 59
black spined prickly pear, 71
blade apple, 79
blankets, 31
bleach, 26
blooming cereus, 78
blue agave, 22
blue barrel cactus, 43
blue blade, 71
blue candle, 61
blue sisal, 16
blue yucca, 31
boa constrictor, 83
body paint, 16
boils, 66, 68, 69, 74
bois pitre, 27
bonding agent, 63
bonker hedgehog, 45
Borzicactus spp., 41
Borzicactus acanthurus, 42
Borzicactus aequatioralis, 42
Borzicactus decumbens, 54
Borzicactus eriotrichus, 42
Borzicactus gracilispinus, 42
Borzicactus hendriksenianus, 76
Borzicactus leucotrichus, 76
Borzicactus morleyanus, 42
Borzicactus sepium, 42
Borzicactus ventimigliae, 42
Borzicactus websterianus, 42
bottle gourd, 13
boundary fences, 25, 26
bourik, 29
bowstring hemp, 29
bowstrings, 18, 28, 29, 30, 34
boxing gloves, 68
brandy, 49
brandy head, 58
Brasiliopuntia brasiliensis, 65
Brasiliopuntia subacarpa, 65
bread, 54, 63
brevifoline, 32
brigalow, 55, 71
brittle prickly pear, 68
broad leaf yucca, 31
broken bones, 39
bronchitis, 35
Browningia spp., 38
Browningia candelaris, 39
bruises, 16, 67, 70
brushes, 16, 18, 19, 21, 33, 34
buckhorn cholla, 64
budio, 26
building, 63
building, 31
burglar alarm, 63
burns, 16, 64
radiation, 67
butter, 39
button cactus, 50
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cabbage tree palm, 23
cabeza, 86
cabeza de veijo, 60
cabezas, 15
cabuya, 26, 27
cabuyo, 16
CACTACEAE, 36–37
Cactoblastis cactorium, 63
cactus bags, 18
Cactus bleo, 79
Cactus caesius, 61
cactus of the four winds, 48
Cactus speciosus, 56
cactus thorn scratches, 37
cactus yucca, 32
cake, 18, 25
cakes, 39, 63, 71, 72, 77
calabash, 13
Californian barrel, 52
calluses, 67
cancer, 16, 41, 47
lip, 27
candebobe, 77
candles, 45, 54, 71
candy, 20, 32, 39, 43, 44
cane cactus, 64, 69
cane cholla, 72
cantala, 17
caraguala, 50
cardboard, 21
cardiac tonic, 50
cardiotonic, 40
cardon, 48
cardón, 77
cardón de candelabro, 47
Cardon grande, 50
cardón hecho hecho, 76
cardón pelon, 77
cardón santos, 49
Cardón santos, 50
cardona, 73
carmine, 63, 64
carminic acid, 64
Carnegiea gigantea, 37, 39, 44
carnegine, 39
cataplasm, 27
cathartic, 31, 40, 86
cattle, 32, 33
caulking compound, 39
cawe, 76
century plant, 13, 16, 17, 20
Cephalocereus spp., 40
Cephalocereus bahamensis, 80
Cephalocereus barbadensis, 80
Cephalocereus brooksianus, 80
Cephalocereus chrysacanthus, 79
Cephalocereus columnae-trajani, 40
Cephalocereus deeringii, 80
Cephalocereus hoppenstedtii, 40
Cephalocereus keyensis, 80
Cephalocereus leucocephalus, 80
Cephalocereus maxonii, 80
Cephalocereus millspaughii, 80
Cephalocereus monoclonos, 80
Cephalocereus moritzianus, 80
Cephalocereus nobilis, 80
Cephalocereus palmeri, 80
Cephalocereus piauhyensis, 80
Cephalocereus repandus, 41
Cephalocereus royenii, 80
Cephalocereus swartzii, 80
Cephalophorus chrysacanthus, 79
Cercidium floridum, 37
Cercidium microphyllum, 37
Cereus spp., 40
Cereus acidus, 52
Cereus aethiops, 40
Cereus alacriportanus, 40
Cereus alamosensis, 83
Cereus anisitsii, 41
Cereus azureus, 40
Cereus biformis, 43
Cereus bonplandii, 55
Cereus bradtianus, 40
Cereus chacoanus, 85
Cereus cochal, 61
Cereus dasyacanthus, 45
Cereus divaricactus, 40
Cereus donkelarii, 40
Cereus engelmannii, 45
Cereus eriophorus, 55
Cereus fernambucensis, 40
Cereus fimbriatus, 40
Cereus forbesii, 41
Cereus geometrizans, 61
Cereus giganteus, 39
Cereus goiasensis, 41
Cereus gracilis, 55, 56
Cereus grandiflorus, 82
Cereus greggii, 78
Cereus grenadensis, 41
Cereus guatemalensis, 56
Cereus hankeanus, 40
Cereus hassleri, 83
Cereus hexagonus, 40
Cereus hildmannianus, 2, 40
Cereus ianthothele, 58
Cereus ianthothelus, 58
Cereus jamacaru, 41
Cereus lindbergianus, 83
Cereus lindmanii, 83
Cereus macracanthus, 45
Cereus margaritensis, 41
Cereus martinii, 55
Cereus megalanthus, 83
Cereus napoleonis, 57
Cereus neonesioticus, 40
Cereus nycticalus, 83
Cereus obtusus, 40
Cereus ocamponis, 57
Cereus oxypetalus, 50
Cereus pasacana, 49
Cereus pentagonus, 37
Cereus pernambucensis, 40
Cereus peruvianus, 40, 59
Cereus poselgeri, 46
Cereus pteranthus, 83
Cereus quadrangularis, 41
Cereus repandus, 41
Cereus robinii, 80
Cereus schenckii, 62
Cereus schottii, 77
Cereus sp., 41
Cereus spachianus, 49
Cereus spegazzinii, 41
Cereus stenogonus, 41
Cereus striatus, 78
Cereus thurberi, 84
Cereus tortuosus, 56
Cereus triangularis, 57
Cereus trigonus var. guatemalensis, 56
Cereus undatus, 57
Cereus uruguayanus, 40
Cereus validus, 41
Cereus variabilis, 40
Cereus viperina, 78
Cereus weberi, 77
Cereus xanthocarpus, 40
Ceylon bowstring, 30
chachuar o yana cahuar, 16
chain-fruit cholla, 68
chandelier cactus, 64
chanvre d’Afrique, 29
chaparral yucca, 36
chappal, 74
chaute, 38
chawe, 76
chest pains, 24
chicha-chicha, 76
chichipe, 81
Chichipia spp., 81
chichituna, 81
chihuahua, 45
chiitos, 59
childbirth, 31, 39
chilies on a plate, 60
chilitos, 50
chill, 25
chino azul, 22
chiotilla, 51
chocolates, 35
cholla, 69
cholla cactus, 75
Christmas cactus, 81
cicatrizant, 16, 21
cicatrizat, 25
cigarette papers, 25
cimarrón, 48
cimora, 62
cimora blanca, 48
CITES, 5, 7, 86, 93
cladodes, 86
claret cap, 47
clay soils, 33
Cleistocactus spp., 41
Cleistocactus acanthurus, 42
Cleistocactus aureispinus, 42
Cleistocactus baumannii, 42
Cleistocactus brookeae, 42
Cleistocactus bruneispinus, 42
Cleistocactus chacoanus, 42
Cleistocactus flavispinus, 42
Cleistocactus jajoianus, 42
Cleistocactus jugatiflorus, 42
Cleistocactus rojoi, 42
Cleistocactus santacruzensis, 42
Cleistocactus sepium, 42
Cleistocactus smaragdiflorus, 42
Cleistocactus straussii, 42
clergé pascal, 40
cloth, 29, 33
clothing, 25, 28, 29
coast barrel cactus, 53
coastal, 26, 28
cochineal, 63, 66, 71
cochineal beetle, 6
cochinilla, 63
cocked hat, 26
cocui, 22
cocuiza, 27
cocuy, 17
colic, 23
colonche, 70, 73
common yucca, 33
compass barrel, 52
confection, 43
Consolea moniliformis, 71
containers, 39
cooking pot, 52, 54
copao, 52
coral cactus, 59
cordage, 18, 19, 21, 23, 25, 26, 28, 33
Cordyline spp., 5
Cordyline australis, 23
Cordyline fruticosa, 24
Cordyline manners-suttoniae, 24
Cordyline terminalis, 24
corn plant, 26
corns, 67
cortisone, 30, 31
Corynopuntia clavata, 66
Corynopuntia reflexispina, 73
Coryphantha spp., 42
Coryphantha aggregata, 51
Coryphantha alversonii, 51
Coryphantha arizonica, 51
Coryphantha columnaris, 51
Coryphantha compacta, 42
Coryphantha guerkeana, 42
Coryphantha macromeris, 43
Coryphantha palmerii, 42
Coryphantha pirtlei, 43
Coryphantha vivipara, 51
cosmetics, 34
cottonball, 52
cough, 24
coughs, 66
cow’s tongue, 70
coyonostole, 69
creeping devil, 83, 84
crimson hedgehog cactus, 44
Cuban sisal, 18
cubiertos de biznaga, 44
cuchuma, 48
Cucurbita pepo, 37
Cullmannia viperina, 78
Cumulopuntia boliviana, 65
cups, 39
cuts, 64, 65, 68, 74
Cylindropuntia abyssi, 75
Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa, 64
Cylindropuntia arbuscula, 64
Cylindropuntia bigelowii, 65
Cylindropuntia brittonii, 70
Cylindropuntia caribaea, 65
Cylindropuntia clavellina, 66
Cylindropuntia fulgida, 68
Cylindropuntia imbricata, 69
Cylindropuntia intermedia, 66
Cylindropuntia leptocaulis, 70
Cylindropuntia parryi, 72
Cylindropuntia versicolor, 75
Cylindropuntia vivipara, 64
Cylindropuntia whipplei, 75
Cyperus esculentus, 26
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Dactylopius cochenillifera, 6, 63
Dactylopius opuntia, 6, 63
dagger, 84
dandruff, 34
daoen nagasi, 24
Dasylirion spp., 5
Dasylirion leiophyllum, 24
Dasylirion longissimum, 24
Dasylirion texanum, 24
Dasylirion wheeleri, 25
datil, 39
dátil, 31
datile, 33
daun juang-juang, 24
Deamia diabolica, 83
Deamia testudo, 83
debility, 24
DeCandolle tree cholla, 69
decongestant, 67
deerhorn cactus, 78
Dendrocereus spp, 37
depression, 33
depurative, 16, 21, 26, 27
dermatosis, 24
desert agave, 17
desert barrel cactus, 52
desert cactus, 49
desert Christmas cactus, 70
desert spoon, 25
detergent, 21, 26, 35
devil’s pin cushion, 44
devil’s rope pear, 69
devil’s tongue, 68
Devils tongue, 30
diabetes, 67
diarrhoea, 17, 24, 25, 41, 67, 68, 72, 75
digitalin, 86
dildoe, 37
dillen prickly pear, 74
dinner plate, 73
diosgenin, 17
disinfectant, 16
Disocactus spp., 43
Disocactus biformis, 43
Disocactus speciosus, 56
diuretic, 16, 19, 27, 30, 37, 40, 86
dollar cactus, 71
doñana, 42, 43
Dracaena spp., 5, 25
Dracaena angustifolia, 25
Dracaena arborea, 25
Dracaena aurea, 25
Dracaena cinnabari, 25
Dracaena congesta, 25
Dracaena cylindrica, 25
Dracaena deremensis, 25
Dracaena draco, 25
Dracaena fragrans, 26
Dracaena graminfolia, 26
Dracaena mannii, 26
Dracaena marginata, 26
Dracaena ovata, 26
Dracaena perrotteti, 26
Dracaena porteri, 26
Dracaena scoparia, 26
Dracaena smithii, 26
Dracaena surculosa, 26
Dracaena umbratica, 26
DRACAENACEAE, 5
dragon fruit, 2, 57
dragon pearl fruit, 57
dragon tree, 25, 26
dragon’s blood, 25
drink, 18, 44
drinking water, 52
drooping tree pear, 71
dry whisky, 59
drying racks, 39
dumpling cactus, 58
duraznillo, 70
Dutchman’s pipe, 50
dwarf sisal, 16
dwarf yucca, 30, 34
dye, 66
red, 26, 63
yellow, 26
dysentery, 17, 21, 25, 27, 35
dyspepsia, 24, 70
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eagle’s claw cactus, 43
ear ache, 24, 59, 69
ear piercing, 72
ear problems, 29
earache, 29
earth oven, 86
East Indian agave, 22
Easter cactus, 81
eastern prickly pear, 68
Echinocactus spp., 43
Echinocactus acanthodes, 52
Echinocactus disciformis, 85
Echinocactus emoryi, 53
Echinocactus equitans, 43
Echinocactus grandis, 44
Echinocactus grusonii, 43
Echinocactus histrix, 53
Echinocactus horizonthalonius, 43
Echinocactus ingens, 44
Echinocactus karwinskii, 44
Echinocactus palmeri, 44
Echinocactus platyacanthus, 44
Echinocactus polycephalus, 44
Echinocactus turbiniformis, 85
Echinocactus viridescens, 53
Echinocactus visnaga, 44
Echinocactus wislizenii, 54
Echinocactus xeranthemoides, 44
Echinocereus spp., 44
Echinocereus abbeae, 45
Echinocereus acifer, 46
Echinocereus arizonicus, 44
Echinocereus bonkerae, 45
Echinocereus boyce-thompsonii, 45
Echinocereus caespitosus, 46
Echinocereus canyonensis, 47
Echinocereus chiloensis, 44
Echinocereus chisoensis, 44
Echinocereus chloraphthalmus, 44
Echinocereus cinerascens, 44
Echinocereus coccineus, 44
Echinocereus conglomeratus, 46
Echinocereus cucumis, 46
Echinocereus dasyacanthus, 45
Echinocereus decumbens, 47
Echinocereus dubius, 45
Echinocereus durangensis, 46
Echinocereus ehrenbergii, 44
Echinocereus engelmannii, 45
Echinocereus enneacanthus, 45
Echinocereus fasciculatus, 45
Echinocereus fendleri, 45
Echinocereus fobeanus, 44
Echinocereus gentryi, 46
Echinocereus glycimorphus, 44
Echinocereus gonacanthus, 47
Echinocereus grandis, 45
Echinocereus hempelii, 45
Echinocereus hexaedrus, 47
Echinocereus hildmannii, 45
Echinocereus krausei, 47
Echinocereus kuenzleri, 45
Echinocereus kunzei, 47
Echinocereus ledingii, 45
Echinocereus leeanus, 46
Echinocereus mariae, 46
Echinocereus marksianus, 46
Echinocereus merkeri, 45
Echinocereus munzii, 45
Echinocereus neomexicanus, 44
Echinocereus ortegae, 46
Echinocereus pacificus, 46
Echinocereus pectinatus, 45, 46
Echinocereus perbellus, 46
Echinocereus polyacanthus, 46
Echinocereus poselgeri, 46
Echinocereus purpureus, 46
Echinocereus rectispinus, 45
Echinocereus reichenbachii, 44
Echinocereus reichenbachii, 46
Echinocereus rigidissimus, 46
Echinocereus robustus, 45
Echinocereus roemeri, 47
Echinocereus rosei, 47
Echinocereus salm-dyckianus, 46
Echinocereus salmianus, 46
Echinocereus sarissophorus, 45
Echinocereus scheeri, 46
Echinocereus steereae, 45
Echinocereus stramineus, 46
Echinocereus triglochidiatus, 46, 47
Echinocereus tulensis, 44
Echinocereus uspenskii, 45
Echinofossulocactus phyllacanthus, 83
Echinofossulocactus tricuspidatus, 83
Echinopsis bridgesii, 47
Echinopsis chiloensis, 47
Echinopsis cuzcoensis, 47
Echinopsis deserticola, 47
Echinopsis fulvilana, 47
Echinopsis macrogona, 48
Echinopsis manguinii, 49
Echinopsis multiplex, 48
Echinopsis oxygona, 48
Echinopsis pachanoi, 48
Echinopsis pasacana, 49
Echinopsis peruviana, 48
Echinopsis rivierei, 49
Echinopsis santiaguensis, 49
Echinopsis schickendantzii, 49
Echinopsis spachiana, 49
Echinopsis taquimbalensis, 49
Echinopsis terscheckii, 50
Echinopsis tunariensis, 50
Echinopsis valida, 50
Echinopsis werdermannian, 50
eczema, 24
edema, 35
elaivi, 24
electromagnetic radiation protection, 41
elephant, 77
emetic, 32, 48, 86
emollient, 67
enteritis, 48
enterrhagia, 40
entraña, 64
Epiphyllum spp., 50
Epiphyllum ackermannii, 56
Epiphyllum biforme, 43
Epiphyllum cooperi, 50
Epiphyllum hookeri, 50
Epiphyllum latifrons, 50
Epiphyllum lepidocarpum, 50
Epiphyllum oxypetalum, 50
Epiphyllum phyllanthus, 50
Epiphyllum rosetta, 50
Epiphyllum stenopetalum, 50
Epiphyllum strictum, 50
Epithelantha spp., 50
Epithelantha micromeris, 50
Eriocereus spp., 55
Eriocereus arendtii, 56
Eriocereus bonplandii, 55
Eriocereus guelichii, 55
Eriocereus martinii, 55
Eriocereus pomanensis, 55
Eriocereus tortuosus, 56
erosion gully, 4
Erythrorhipsalis campos-portoana, 81
Erythroxylum sp., 49
Escobaria spp., 51
Escobaria aggregata, 51
Escobaria arizonica, 51
Escobaria asperispina, 51
Escobaria bisbeeana, 51
Escobaria chlorantha, 51
Escobaria missouriensis, 51
Escobaria oklahomensis, 51
Escobaria radiosa, 51
Escobaria vivipara, 51
Escontria chiotilla, 51
espinero, 33
Espostoa spp., 51
Espostoa dautwitzii, 52
Espostoa lanata, 52
Espostoa laticornua, 52
Espostoa procera, 52
Eulychnia spp, 52
Eulychnia acida, 52
EUPHORBIACEAE, 6
Eve’s thread, 33
expectorant, 66
eye problems, 29
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fabric stiffener, 68
false peyote, 38, 86
fast growing, 16
favus, 67
fence
living, 16
fences, 25, 26, 33
fencing, 49
Ferocactus spp., 52
Ferocactus acanthodes, 52
Ferocactus arizonicus, 54
Ferocactus californicus, 53
Ferocactus coulteri, 52
Ferocactus covillei, 53
Ferocactus crassihamatus, 82
Ferocactus cylindraceus, 52
Ferocactus electracanthus, 53
Ferocactus emoryi, 53
Ferocactus falconeri, 54
Ferocactus hamatacanthus, 53
Ferocactus histrix, 53
Ferocactus mathssonii, 82
Ferocactus melocactiformis, 53
Ferocactus orcuttii, 53
Ferocactus parviflorus, 82
Ferocactus phoeniceus, 54
Ferocactus phyllacanthus, 83
Ferocactus rectispinus, 53
Ferocactus rostii, 52
Ferocactus uncinatus, 82
Ferocactus viridescens, 53
Ferocactus whipplei, 82
Ferocactus wislizenii, 54
fertiliser, 63, 81, 84
fever, 24, 25, 26, 29
feverish headaches, 29
fibre, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33
sisal, 21
fibre board, 19, 33
filariasis, 24
fire barrel, 52
firewood, 18
fish hook barrel, 54
fish hook cactus, 59, 60
fish hook pincushion, 59
fish hooks, 54
fish poison, 19, 21, 24, 26, 27, 84
fishing lines, 29
flour, 24, 36, 39, 63, 72, 76, 77
fodder, 63, 67, 79
food colouring, 73
red, 63
fracture, 28
fractures, 34, 71
fragrant apple cactus, 55
French aloe, 27
frost tolerant, 16
fructose, 22
fruit, 40, 49, 55, 57, 78, 79, 84
Furcraea spp., 26
Furcraea agavephylla, 26
Furcraea andina, 26
Furcraea cabuya, 26
Furcraea foetida, 27
Furcraea gigantea, 27
Furcraea hexapetala, 27
Furcraea humboldtiana, 27
Furcraea macrophylla, 27
Furcraea tuberosa, 27
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galata, 19
galatas, 17
garambullo, 61
gastritis, 24, 48
gentrogenin, 23
geotilla, 51
gherkin substitutes, 67
giant barrel, 44
giant cactus, 39
giant dracaena, 23
gigantón, 48
ginger beer, 32
gingivitis, 24
gland problems, 34
Glandulicactus crassihamatus, 82
Glandulicactus mathssonii, 82
Glandulicactus uncinatus, 82
globose, 86
glue, 68
goats, 63
gold dust dracaena, 26
golden ball, 43
golden barrel cactus, 43
golden rainbow, 45
golden spines, 79
golden torch, 49
gonorrhea, 32, 34
good luck plant, 24
gorilla, 26
grand Somali hemp, 28
Grant apple cactus, 55
green aloe, 27
gruel, 72
G-strings, 34
guinea worms, 66
Guinea worms, 74
gully erosion, 4
Gymnocalycium spp, 54
Gymnocalycium calochlorum, 54
Gymnocalycium comarapense, 54
Gymnocalycium horridispinum, 54
Gymnocalycium netrelianum, 54
Gymnocalycium riograndense, 54
Gymnocalycium striglianum, 54
Gymnocalycium uebelmannianum, 54
Gymnocalycium valnicekianum, 54
Gymnocalycium vatteri, 54
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Haageocereus spp., 54
Haageocereus acanthocladus, 54
Haageocereus akersii, 54
Haageocereus ambiguus, 54
Haageocereus aureispinus, 54
Haageocereus chosicensis, 54
Haageocereus chrysacanthus, 54
Haageocereus clavatus, 54
Haageocereus crassiareolatus, 54
Haageocereus decumbens, 54
Haageocereus dichromus, 54
Haageocereus divaricatispinus, 54
Haageocereus litoralis, 54
Haageocereus longiareolatus, 54
Haageocereus mamillatus, 54
Haageocereus multangularis, 54
Haageocereus pachystele, 54
Haageocereus piliger, 54
Haageocereus pseudomelanostele, 54
Haageocereus setosus, 54
Haageocereus symmetros, 54
Haageocereus tenuispinus, 54
Haageocereus turbidus, 54
Haageocereus viridiflorus, 54
Haageocereus zehnderi, 54
haemolytic, 29
haemorrhage, 25
haemostat, 34
hair brushes, 19, 31
hair wash, 34
hallucinations, 43
hallucinogen, 38, 42, 47, 48, 49, 50, 58, 70, 78, 86
Hamatocactus crassihamatus, 82
Hamatocactus hamatacanthus, 53
Hamatocactus sinuatus, 53
hammocks, 18
handles, 39
happy plant, 26
harakeke, 28
Hariota cereiformis, 58
Harrisia cactus, 55, 56
Harrisia spp., 55
Harrisia aboriginum, 55
Harrisia arendtii, 56
Harrisia bonplandii, 55
Harrisia deeringii, 56
Harrisia donae-antoniae, 55
Harrisia eriophora, 55
Harrisia fragrans, 55
Harrisia gracilis, 55
Harrisia guelichii, 55
Harrisia martinii, 55
Harrisia pomanensis, 55
Harrisia simpsonii, 56
Harrisia tortuosa, 56
Haseltonia columnae-trajani, 40
hatchet, 78
hats, 28, 31
Hawaiian red ti, 24
headache, 33
heart stimulant, 45
heart tonic, 82
heartburn, 31
hecogenin, 17, 19, 22, 23
hedge, 6, 10, 17, 19, 22, 23, 26, 40, 41, 57, 61, 67, 71, 73, 74, 76, 79
hedgehog agave, 22
hedgehog cactus, 44, 45
hedges, 84
Heliabravoa chende, 81
Helianthocereus pasacana, 49
Heliocereus spp., 56
Heliocereus amecamensis, 56
Heliocereus serratus, 56
Heliocereus speciosissimus, 56
Heliocereus speciosus, 56
Heliocereus superbus, 56
hemorrhage, 35
hemp, 16
sisal, 21
henequen, 18, 27
henequin, 20
hepatitis, 34
hepatoma, 24
Hesperoyucca spp., 30
Hesperoyucca whipplei, 36
hikuli, 58
híkuli, 42
hikuli mulato, 50
hikuli rosapara, 59, 60
hikuli sunami, 38
hikuli tsuwiri, 38
híkulu, 59
hikuri, 59, 60
ho’ko, 45
hoe handles, 20
hogan, 39
holy cactus, 50
honey water, 22
Honolulu Queen, 57
hoskawn, 31
house construction, 16, 33, 49, 77
huachuma, 48
huando hermosa, 48
Huevo de Venado, 78
Hylocereus spp., 56
Hylocereus antiguensis, 57
Hylocereus compressus, 57
Hylocereus costaricensis, 56
Hylocereus cubensis, 57
Hylocereus guatemalensis, 56
Hylocereus napoleonis, 57
Hylocereus ocamponis, 57
Hylocereus plumieri, 57
Hylocereus polyrhizus, 57
Hylocereus sp., 2
Hylocereus triangularis, 57
Hylocereus tricostatus, 57
Hylocereus trigonus, 2, 57
Hylocereus undatus, 57
hypochondria, 27
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ice cream, 49
ife hemp, 28
Indian bowstring hemp, 29
Indian comb, 76
Indian fig, 67
Indian strawberry, 45
infected eyes, 24
inflammation, 24, 34, 66, 71
insanity, 24
insect bites, 34
internulcer, 67
intoxication, 59
inulin, 22, 23
irritability, 34
Istle, 19
itch, 29
ixtle de palma, 33
ixtli, 18
izote, 33
Janet Craig, 25
Jaumave fibre, 19
jejuang, 24
jellies, 35
jenequen, 27
jenjuang, 24, 25, 26
jo, 64
joconostle, 84
joconostle jam, 84
Joseph’s coat, 68
Joshua tree, 32
juang-juang, 25, 26
julong, 26
jumping cholla, 65, 68
jute, 21
kartu-patuk, 74
katom yellow, 57
kaut bu, 24
kava, 24
kekap, 28
keng hua, 50
Kenya, 4
kesene, 26
kesenekesene, 26
kesrekesre, 26
key west tree cactus, 80
ki, 24
kidney ailments, 67
kokotodamu, 24
konje hemp, 28
kwae-beten, 26
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la’i, 24
labour
prolonged, 34
lace cactus, 44
Lagenaria vulgaris, 13
la'i, 24
laklak, 24
lance shafts, 20
lances, 20
laryngitis, 24
laxative, 16, 19, 24, 34, 71
lechuguilla, 19
Lemaireocereus chende, 81
Lemaireocereus chichipe, 81
Lemaireocereus deficiens, 84
Lemaireocereus griseus, 84
Lemaireocereus hollianus, 76
Lemaireocereus hystrix, 84
Lemaireocereus laetus, 38
Lemaireocereus marginata, 76
Lemaireocereus montanus, 84
Lemaireocereus pruinosus, 84
Lemaireocereus queretaroensis, 84
Lemaireocereus schottii, 77
Lemaireocereus standleyi, 84
Lemaireocereus stellatus, 84
Lemaireocereus thurberi, 84
Lemairocereus weberi, 77
lemon cactus, 53
lemon vine, 79
lengua de vaca, 70
lenjuang, 24, 25
lenjuanjuang, 26
leopard lily, 29
Lepidocoryphantha macromeris, 43
Lepismium spp., 57
Lepismium aculeatum, 57
Lepismium erectum, 58
Lepismium ianthothele, 58
Lepismium mataralense, 58
leprosy, 21, 35, 67
letona fibre, 19
Leucostele rivierei, 49
leukemia, 16
limestone, 19, 21, 38
lip cancer, 27
liqueur, 17, 19, 20, 22, 23, 31
liquor, 20, 22, 86
little agaves, 38
liver complaints, 34
livestock, 68, 79
living fence, 72, 73
living fences, 52
living rock, 38
long necked gourd, 13
longifolia, 18
Lophocereus mieckleyanus, 77
Lophocereus schottii, 77
Lophophora spp., 58
Lophophora diffusa, 58
Lophophora echinata, 58
Lophophora fricii, 58
Lophophora jourdaniana, 58
Lophophora lutea, 58
Lophophora williamsii, 2, 58
Loxanthocereus acanthurus, 42
Loxanthocereus bicolor, 42
Loxanthocereus brevispinus, 42
Loxanthocereus canetensis, 42
Loxanthocereus cantaensis, 42
Loxanthocereus cullmannianus, 42
Loxanthocereus eremiticus, 42
Loxanthocereus erigens, 42
Loxanthocereus eriotrichus, 42
Loxanthocereus eulalianus, 42
Loxanthocereus faustianus, 42
Loxanthocereus gracilispinus, 42
Loxanthocereus keller-badensis, 42
Loxanthocereus multifloccosus, 42
Loxanthocereus neglectus, 42
Loxanthocereus pacaranensis, 42
Loxanthocereus peculiaris, 42
Loxanthocereus pullatus, 42
Loxanthocereus xylorhizus, 42
lubricant
childbirth, 31
lung complaints, 25
lung disorders, 30
lung tumour, 24
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Machaerocereus eruca, 83
Machaerocereus gummosus, 84
Madre pulque, 14
maguey, 16, 17, 19, 22, 23, 27, 30
maguey cenizo, 17
magueyitos, 38
Maihueniopsis camanchica, 65
malacate, 23
malaria, 29
malarial fever, 24
Mamillopsis senilis, 60
Mammillaria spp., 59
Mammillaria centricirrha, 60
Mammillaria craigii, 59
Mammillaria dioica, 59
Mammillaria discifomis, 85
Mammillaria estebanensis, 59
Mammillaria fissurata, 59
Mammillaria gaumeri, 59
Mammillaria gladiata, 60
Mammillaria grahamii, 59
Mammillaria heyderi, 59
Mammillaria magnimamma, 60
Mammillaria mammillaris, 60
Mammillaria meiacantha, 60
Mammillaria microcarpa, 59
Mammillaria micromeris, 50
Mammillaria morganiana, 60
Mammillaria parkinsonii, 60
Mammillaria senilis, 60
Mammillaria simplex, 60
Mammillaria tetrancistra, 60
Mammillaria vivipara, 60
Mammillaria wrightii, 60
mampoer, 67
manca caballo, 43
mangrove swamps, 56
Manila fibre, 21
manjinaru, 29
manogenin, 19
manso, 17
many spined opuntia, 72
mapana, 28
Marginatocereus marginatus, 76
marine cordage, 21
Marshallocereus thurberi, 84
masawe, 24
mats, 21, 25, 27, 29, 30, 33
matting, 28, 29
mattresses, 31, 33
Matucana madisoniorum, 61
Matucana pujupatii, 61
Mauritius hemp, 27
Mayahuel, 14
measles, 67
Mediocactus coccineus, 57, 83
Mediocactus hassleri, 83
Mediocactus lindmanii, 83
Mediocactus megalanthus, 83
melancholia, 34
Melocactus spp., 61
Melocactus coronatus, 61
Melocactus curvispinus, 61
Melocactus dawsonii, 61
Melocactus delessertianus, 61
Melocactus ingens, 44
Melocactus intortus, 61
Melocactus jakusii, 61
Melocactus loboguerreroi, 61
Melocactus maxonii, 61
Melocactus obtusipetalus, 61
Melocactus ruestii, 61
melon cactus, 53, 61
mescal, 13, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 86
Mescal, 15
mescal agave, 16
mescal bacanora, 16
mescal button, 58
mescaline, 38, 41, 47, 48, 49, 50, 58, 77, 85, 86
Mescalito, 2
mesquite, 15, 16, 54
metl, 17
Mexican barrel cactus, 53
Mexican fibre, 19
Mexican sisal, 18
Mexican strawberry, 46
mezcal, 17
midas agave, 23
miel de tuna, 63
Mila spp., 61
Mila albisaetacens, 61
Mila caespitosa, 61
Mila cereoides, 61
Mila fortalezensis, 61
Mila pugionifera, 61
Mila sublanata, 61
milk
turning yellow, 24
milk flow, 39
minima, 18
mission prickly pear, 71
mission tuna, 71
Missouri pincushion, 51
mistletoe cactus, 6, 81
mobia, 26
moguei, 17
Mojave yucca, 35
moles, 63, 72
Monvillea cavendishii, 41
Monvillea spegazzinii, 41
moonlight cactus, 55
moorva, 29
mops, 21
mortar, 67
mother in law’s cushion, 43
mother in law’s tongue, 29
mother of pulque, 14
mound lily, 34
mountain flax, 27
mule crippler, 43
mumps, 70
murva, 29
Myrtillocactus spp., 61
Myrtillocactus cochal, 61
Myrtillocactus eichlamii, 61
Myrtillocactus geometrizans, 61
Myrtillocactus schenckii, 62
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na’vu, 69
naphana, 74
naranjada, 37
narrow leaf yucca, 34
Navaho testicles, 59
nectar, 18, 20
needle, 16, 20, 69
needle palm, 33
Neobesseya missouriensis, 51
Neobesseya notesteinii, 51
Neobesseya rosiflora, 51
Neobesseya similis, 51
Neobesseya wissmannii, 51
Neobuxbaumia spp., 62
Neobuxbaumia tetazo, 62
Neobuxbaumia tetetzo, 62
Neocardenasia herzogiana, 62
Neomammillaria magnimamma, 60
Neomammillaria wrightii, 60
Neoraimondia spp., 62
Neoraimondia arequipensis, 62
Neoraimondia aticensis, 62
Neoraimondia gigantea, 62
Neoraimondia herzogiana, 62
Neoraimondia macrostibas, 62
Neoraimondia peruviana, 62
Neoraimondia roseiflora, 62
Neowerdermannia spp., 62
Neowerdermannia vorwerkii, 62
nervousness, 34
nets, 16, 18, 29, 31
New Zealand flax, 27, 28
newspaper, 32
NgareNdare, 4
niacin, 33
nichol hedgehog, 45
night blooming cereus, 57
night flowering cactus, 82
nijanda, 30
niõmmé, 25
nipple cactus, 59
noa, 23
nochote, 71
Nolina matapensis, 27
Nolina microcarpa, 27
NONLINACEAE, 5
nopal, 71, 74, 75
Nopalea auberi, 64
Nopalea chamacuera, 65
Nopalea cochenillifera, 66
Nopalea dejecta, 66
Nopalea karwinskiana, 70
nopales, 67
nopalitos, 67, 86
Nopalxochia ackermannii, 56
norcarnegine, 39
Normanbokea pseudopectinata, 85
normata, 47, 52
Nyctocereus castellanosii, 78
Nyctocereus serpentinus, 78
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Obregonia denegrii, 62
octopus agave, 23
oil, 25, 32, 33, 34, 39
okolehao, 24
okwasu-ampa, 26
old man of the Andes, 76
ophthalmia, 66, 74
opuntia, 18
Opuntia spp., 7, 62
Opuntia acanthocarpa, 64
Opuntia aciculata, 70
Opuntia allairei, 68
Opuntia amyclaea, 64
Opuntia anahuacensis, 74
Opuntia angustata, 72
Opuntia arborescens, 64, 69
Opuntia arbuscula, 64
Opuntia arechavaletae, 64
Opuntia arenaria, 72
Opuntia atrocapensis, 74
Opuntia atroviridis, 67
Opuntia auberi, 64
Opuntia austrina, 64
Opuntia azurea, 64
Opuntia bahamana, 74
Opuntia bahiensis, 65
Opuntia ballii, 73
Opuntia basilaris, 65
Opuntia bigelovii, 65
Opuntia boldinghii, 65
Opuntia boliviensis, 73
Opuntia bonaerensis, 72
Opuntia bonplandii, 65
Opuntia brasiliensis, 65
Opuntia calcicola, 68
Opuntia camanchica, 65
Opuntia caracassana, 65
Opuntia caribaea, 65
Opuntia cedergreniana, 73
Opuntia chakensis, 72
Opuntia chamacuera, 65
Opuntia chata, 65
Opuntia chavena, 65
Opuntia chichensis, 65
Opuntia chlorotica, 66
Opuntia clavata, 66
Opuntia clavellina, 66
Opuntia cochenillifera, 66
Opuntia compressa, 68
Opuntia crassa, 66
Opuntia cretochaeta, 68
Opuntia crispicrinitus, 67
Opuntia crystalenia, 66
Opuntia cumulicola, 68
Opuntia cylindrica, 66
Opuntia cylindrolanata, 67
Opuntia cymochila, 66
Opuntia dejecta, 66
Opuntia delaetiana, 66
Opuntia delicata, 73
Opuntia dillenii, 74
Opuntia dobbieana, 73
Opuntia echinocarpa, 66
Opuntia elata, 66
Opuntia elatior, 66
Opuntia engelmannii, 67
Opuntia exaltata, 74
Opuntia ferocior, 65
Opuntia ficus-indica, 37, 67
Opuntia floccosa, 67
Opuntia fragilis, 68
Opuntia fulgida, 68
Opuntia fuliginosa, 68
Opuntia fuscoatra, 68
Opuntia gosseliniana, 71
Opuntia guerrana, 73
Opuntia haitiensis, 71
Opuntia hernandezii, 75
Opuntia horrida, 74
Opuntia humifusa, 68
Opuntia hyptiacantha, 68
Opuntia hystricina, 69
Opuntia imbricata, 69
Opuntia impedata, 68
Opuntia inamoena, 69
Opuntia inermis, 74
Opuntia joconostle, 70
Opuntia karwinskiana, 70
Opuntia keyensis, 74
Opuntia laevis, 70
Opuntia lanceolata, 70
Opuntia leptocaulis, 70
Opuntia leucotricha, 70
Opuntia lindheimeri, 70
Opuntia linguiformis, 70
Opuntia macdougaliana, 75
Opuntia mackensenii, 66
Opuntia macrarthra, 74
Opuntia macrocentra, 71
Opuntia maculacantha, 74
Opuntia magnifica, 74
Opuntia matudae, 68
Opuntia maxima, 71
Opuntia megacantha, 71
Opuntia megarhiza, 71
Opuntia melanosperma, 74
Opuntia monacantha, 71
Opuntia moniliformis, 71
Opuntia nemoralis, 68
Opuntia nicholii, 72
Opuntia nitens, 74
Opuntia occidentalis, 71
Opuntia pachona, 71
Opuntia palmeri, 66
Opuntia paraguayensis, 72
Opuntia parryi, 72
Opuntia phaeacantha, 72
Opuntia picardae, 71
Opuntia pilifera, 72
Opuntia plumbea, 72
Opuntia pollardii, 64
Opuntia polyacantha, 72
Opuntia polycarpa, 64
Opuntia pottsii, 73
Opuntia pseudo-tuna, 73
Opuntia pseudo-udonis, 67
Opuntia quipa, 69
Opuntia rafinesquil, 68
Opuntia rastrera, 73
Opuntia rauhii, 67
Opuntia reflexispina, 73
Opuntia robusta, 2, 73
Opuntia rubiflora, 68
Opuntia sarca, 75
Opuntia setispina, 73
Opuntia soederstromiana, 73
Opuntia soehrensii, 73
Opuntia sp., 6
Opuntia streptacantha, 73
Opuntia stricta, 74
Opuntia subulata, 74
Opuntia sulphurea, 74
Opuntia tardospina, 70
Opuntia tenuispina, 73
Opuntia tephrocactoides, 67
Opuntia testudinis-crus, 71
Opuntia tomentosa, 75
Opuntia tuna, 75
Opuntia udonis, 67
Opuntia undulata, 75
Opuntia versicolor, 75
Opuntia verticosa, 67
Opuntia violacea, 71
Opuntia vulgaris, 68
Opuntia vulpina, 74
Opuntia wentiana, 65
Opuntia whipplei, 75
Opuntia whitneyana, 65
Opuntia woodsii, 72
Opuntia zebrina, 74
orchid cactus, 50
Oreocereus spp., 75
Oreocereus hendriksenianus, 76
Oreocereus leucotrichus, 76
organ pipe cactus, 76, 84
our Lord’s candle, 36
owl’s eye, 60
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p’ape, 31
Pachycereus spp, 76
Pachycereus calvus, 77
Pachycereus columnae-trajani, 40
Pachycereus gigas, 77
Pachycereus hollianus, 76
Pachycereus marginatus, 76
Pachycereus pecten-aboriginum, 76
Pachycereus pringlei, 77
Pachycereus schottii, 77
Pachycereus tehuantepecanus, 76
Pachycereus weberi, 77
paint, 20
paint brushes, 31
palm barretta, 32
palm lily, 24
palma, 25, 27, 35
palma criolla, 35
palma del suelo, 25
palma samandoca, 32
palmella, 33
Palmers agave, 20
palmilla ancha, 31
palmito, 33
palo de agua, 47, 52
palo de lluvia, 47, 52
palo musical, 47, 52
palo verde tree, 37
panini, 75
papago, 39
paper, 16, 21, 33
paper pulp, 18, 29, 34
parasiticide, 29
Parkinsonia aculeata, 37
pectinine, 77
Pediocactus whipplei, 82
Pelecyphora spp., 78
Pelecyphora asselliformis, 78
Pelecyphora pseudopectinata, 85
pencas, 67
pencil cholla, 64, 70, 75
penco negro, 16
Peniocereus spp, 78
Peniocereus diguetii, 78
Peniocereus greggii, 78
Peniocereus serpentinus, 78
Peniocereus striatus, 78
Peniocereus viperinus, 78
pepinillos, 86
Pereskia spp., 78
Pereskia aculeata, 2, 79
Pereskia bahiensis, 79
Pereskia bleo, 79
Pereskia colombiana, 79
Pereskia grandiflorus, 79
Pereskia grandifolia, 79
Pereskia guamacho, 79
Pereskia moorei, 79
Pereskia pereskia, 79
Pereskia sacharosa, 79
Pereskia saipinensis, 79
Pereskia sparsiflora, 79
Pereskia tampicana, 79
Pereskiopsis spp., 79
Pereskiopsis aquosa, 79
Pereskiopsis porteri, 79
perfumes, 31
perrine, 21
pertussis, 66
Peruvian apple, 40
Peruvian old man, 52
Peruvian torch, 48
peyote, 2, 38, 42, 46, 47, 48, 51, 58, 59, 60, 78
peyote cimarrón, 38
peyote de querétaro, 58
peyote de San Pedro, 59, 60
peyote meco, 77, 78
peyotillo, 58, 77, 78, 85
peyotl, 58
peytleros, 59
Pfeiffera cereiformis, 58
Pfeiffera erecta, 58
Pfeiffera gracilis, 58
Pfeiffera ianthothele, 58
Pfeiffera mataralensis, 58
Phellosperma tetrancistra, 60
PHORMIACEAE, 5
Phormium spp., 5
Phormium colensoi, 27
Phormium cookianum, 27
Phormium tenax, 28
phthisis, 35
Phyllocactus spp., 50
Phyllocactus biformis, 43
Phyllocactus hookeri, 50
Phyllocactus oxypetalum, 50
Phyllocactus phyllanthus, 50
pi’nga, 75
pichcol negro, 52
pigs, 64
piles, 67
Pilocereus brooksianus, 80
Pilocereus millspaughii, 80
Pilocereus robinii, 80
Pilocereus tetetzo, 62
Pilosocereus spp., 79
Pilosocereus backebergii, 80
Pilosocereus bahamensis, 80
Pilosocereus barbadensis, 80
Pilosocereus brooksianus, 80
Pilosocereus chrysacanthus, 79
Pilosocereus claroviridis, 80
Pilosocereus deeringii, 80
Pilosocereus gaturianensis, 80
Pilosocereus hapalacanthus, 81
Pilosocereus keyensis, 80
Pilosocereus leucocephalus, 80
Pilosocereus maxonii, 80
Pilosocereus millspaughii, 80
Pilosocereus moritzianus, 80
Pilosocereus mucosiflorus, 80
Pilosocereus nobilis, 80
Pilosocereus palmeri, 80
Pilosocereus piauhyensis, 80
Pilosocereus robinii, 80
Pilosocereus royenii, 80
Pilosocereus salvadorensis, 81
Pilosocereus sergipensis, 81
Pilosocereus swartzii, 80
Pilosocereus urbanianus, 80
pimples, 74
pincushion cactus, 59
pine cone cactus, 62
pins, 16
pintillo, 23
Piptanthocereus aethiops, 40
Piptanthocereus alacriportanus, 40
Piptanthocereus goiasensis, 41
Piptanthocereus neonesioticus, 40
Piptanthocereus stenogonus, 41
Piptanthocereus uruguayanus, 40
Piptanthocereus xanthocarpus, 40
piscol colorado, 52
pishicol, 38
pita, 26, 31
pitahaya, 37, 57, 84
pitahaya agria, 84
pitahaya blanca, 57
pitahaya de agosto, 46
pitahaya de cardón, 57
pitahaya dulce, 84
pitahaya oregona, 57
pitahaya roja, 57
pitahayacita, 42
pitaya, 37, 40, 56, 61
pitaya amarilla, 83
pite, 27
pite espagnole, 27
pite franc, 27
pite pays, 27
pitre pays, 27
pitta thread, 16
pittallito, 47
plains yucca, 34
plasticiser, 34
Platyopuntia brunneogemmia, 71
Platyopuntia inamoena, 69
Platyopuntia sulphurea, 74
Platyopuntia vulgaris, 71
Pleomele angustifolia, 25
Pleomele fragrans, 26
pneumonia, 48
poison oak rash, 34
Polaskia spp., 81
Polaskia chende, 81
Polaskia chichipe, 81
Polianthus tuberosa, 28
polyps, 24
Portuguese pitiera, 27
potable liquid, 52, 53, 54, 61
poultice, 37, 71
poultry feed, 39
prickly apple, 56
prickly pear, 6, 7, 62, 65, 67, 72, 73
prickly pear moth, 63
princess of the night, 83
Prosopis sp, 54
Prosopis spp., 69
protein, 25
Pseudoacanthocereus spp, 37
Pseudopilocereus hapalacanthus, 81
Pseudopilocereus nobilis, 80
Pseudopilocereus piauhyensis, 80
Pseudopilocereus salvadorensis, 81
Pseudopilocereus sergipensis, 81
psycho-active, 39
pulmonary complaints, 63
pulp, 32
pulque, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 23, 71, 86
Pulque, 13
purgative, 30, 35
purple fruited prickly pear, 72
purple prickly pear, 71
pygmy bowstring, 29
pyorrhoea, 24
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que, 24
queen of the night, 40, 57, 82
quesco de tuna, 67, 73
queso de tuna, 63
quiote, 16, 17, 36
quisca, 47
quisco, 47
rabo de iguana, 50
radiation burns, 67
raicilla, 86
rainbow cactus, 46
raiz diabólica, 58
rakas-pattah, 16
ramput, 26
Rathbunia alamosensis, 83
Rathbunia neosonorensis, 83
rau ti, 24
red hedgehog cactus, 47
red orchid cactus, 56
refrescos, 57
reina del baile, 50
rheumatism, 25, 26, 34, 35, 82
Rhipsalis spp., 81
Rhipsalis aculeata, 57
Rhipsalis baccifera, 6, 81
Rhipsalis bartlettii, 81
Rhipsalis campos-portoana, 81
Rhipsalis cassutha, 81
Rhipsalis cassuthopsis, 81
Rhipsalis cassytha, 81
Rhipsalis cassythoides, 81
Rhipsalis cereiformis, 58
Rhipsalis coralloides, 81
Rhipsalis densiareolata, 81
Rhipsalis erythrocarpa, 81
Rhipsalis fasciculata, 81
Rhipsalis heptagona, 81
Rhipsalis horrida, 81
Rhipsalis ianthothele, 58
Rhipsalis lindbergiana, 81
Rhipsalis madagascariensis, 81
Rhipsalis minutiflora, 81
Rhipsalis pilosa, 81
Rhipsalis quellebambensis, 81
Rhipsalis shaferi, 81
Rhipsalis undulata, 81
Rhodocactus bleo, 79
Rhodocactus colombianus, 79
Rhodocactus grandifolius, 79
Rhodocactus sacharosa, 79
Rhodocactus saipinensis, 79
Rhodocactus tampicanus, 79
rigida, 18
Ritterocereus deficiens, 84
Ritterocereus griseus, 84
Ritterocereus hystrix, 84
Ritterocereus pruinosus, 84
Ritterocereus queretaroensis, 84
Ritterocereus standleyi, 84
root beer, 32
rope, 18, 20, 21, 23, 27, 28, 31
deep sea dredging, 28, 29
rope cactus, 82
ropes, 27
rose beehive, 51
rose cactus, 79
rose devil claw, 82
rose pear, 69
Roseocactus fissuratus, 38
Roseocactus intermedius, 38
Roseocactus lloydii, 38
Roseocactus spp., 38
round leaved cactus, 65
running ear, 69
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sacking, 19, 21, 33
sacks, 27
saddle blankets, 18, 36
saddle-sores, 34
saga, 29
saguaro, 37, 39
sahuaro, 39
salads, 67
saline soils, 33
Salvador henequen, 19
salve, 30, 78
samo’a, 31
Samuela carnerosana, 32
San Pedrillo, 48
San Pedro, 48
sandals, 18, 31, 34
Sansevieria spp., 5, 28
Sansevieria angolensis, 28
Sansevieria cylindrica, 28
Sansevieria enrenbergii, 28
Sansevieria gracilis, 28
Sansevieria grandis, 28
Sansevieria guineensis, 28
Sansevieria hyacinthoides, 28
Sansevieria intermedia, 29
Sansevieria liberica, 29
Sansevieria longiflora, 29
Sansevieria roxburghiana, 29
Sansevieria scabrifolia, 29
Sansevieria senegambica, 29
Sansevieria trifasciata, 29
Sansevieria zeylanica, 30
Santa Poli, 42
sapogenins, 19, 20, 21, 23, 30, 31
saponin, 16, 30, 33, 34
saponins, 19, 31
sarsasapogenin, 31, 33, 34
scalds, 67
scarlet bugler, 42
Schlumbergera spp, 81
Schott agave, 21
schott yucca, 35
Sclerocactus spp., 82
Sclerocactus havasupaiensis, 82
Sclerocactus parviflorus, 82
Sclerocactus uncinatus, 82
Sclerocactus whipplei, 82
scorbutic ulcers, 74
scozzolatura, 63
scurvy, 16
Selenicereus spp., 82
Selenicereus coccineus, 83
Selenicereus grandiflorus, 82
Selenicereus hallensis, 82
Selenicereus hamatus, 82
Selenicereus kunthianus, 82
Selenicereus megalanthus, 83
Selenicereus nycticalus, 83
Selenicereus pteranthus, 83
Selenicereus rizzinii, 83
Selenicereus setaceus, 83
Selenicereus testudo, 83
semar, 25
senita, 77
senjuang, 24, 25, 26
septicemia, 35
seven stars, 38
shampoo, 17, 31, 34, 41
Shaw’s agave, 21
sheep, 32, 63
shellmound apple-cactus, 55
sherbets, 49
shoe soles, 18
shoes, 18, 29, 31
short-windedness, 68
si, 24
silver cholla, 66
símora, 48
sina, 83
sisal, 17
sisal fibre, 6, 18
sisal hemp, 21
sitiquira, 42
sitting cactus, 44
size, 68
skin abscesses, 72
skin irritations, 34
slender yucca, 34
slings, 18
small soapweed, 34
smallpox, 24
smallpox sores, 29
smilagenin, 19
smooth-edged agave, 23
smooth-leaved tree pear, 71
snake bite, 19, 28, 29, 31, 34
snake plant, 28, 29
snowball pincushion, 59
soap, 16, 18, 22, 26, 27, 30, 31, 33, 34, 41, 67. See also saponin
soap substitute, 19, 21, 23
soap tree, 26
soap tree yucca, 33
soaproot, 34
soapweed, 31, 33
soapweed yucca, 34
socotra dragon's blood, 25
Sophora secundifolia, 86
sores, 16, 17, 25, 26, 29, 33, 34, 35, 66, 67, 68, 74, 78
soroco, 52
soso, 21
sotol
Texas, 24
Wheeler, 25
soups, 17, 25, 28, 31, 33, 39, 68, 71, 72
sour cactus, 51
southern prickly pear, 64
Spanish bayonet, 30, 31, 34, 36
Spanish dagger, 30, 33, 34, 35
Spanish moss, 80
Spanish needle, 34
spasm, 23, 66
spiked aloe, 16
spinach cactus, 79
spindle, 23
spineless yucca, 33
spinning, 17
spirit, 21, 30
sponge, 29
sprains, 16, 33, 34
squash, 37
staghorn cholla, 75
standing awl, 31
staple food, 18, 20
starch, 23
Stenocactus spp., 83
Stenocactus phyllacanthus, 83
Stenocereus spp, 83
Stenocereus alamosensis, 83
Stenocereus chichipe, 81
Stenocereus deficiens, 84
Stenocereus eburneus, 84
Stenocereus eruca, 83
Stenocereus fimbriatus, 84
Stenocereus griseus, 84
Stenocereus gummosus, 84
Stenocereus hollianus, 76
Stenocereus hystrix, 84
Stenocereus marginatus, 76
Stenocereus montanus, 84
Stenocereus peruvianus, 41
Stenocereus pruinosus, 84
Stenocereus queretaroensis, 84
Stenocereus standleyi, 84
Stenocereus stellatus, 84
Stenocereus thurberi, 84
Stenocereus treleasii, 85
Stenocereus weberi, 77
sterility, 48
steroids, 16, 22, 30
Stetsonia coryne, 85
stews, 33, 60, 68, 69, 72
stimulant, 29, 51
stockfeed, 52, 67
stomach ailments, 24, 64
stomach pain, 26
stomachic, 23
strawberry cactus, 45, 46
strawberry pear, 57
strawberry pineapple fruit, 62
Strombocactus disciformis, 85
Strombocactus pulcherrimus, 85
Subpilocereus grenadensis, 41
Subpilocereus remolinensis, 41
Subpilocereus repandus, 41
sudji, 25
sudorific, 21
sun cactus, 56
sunami, 38
sunburn, 67
sunset cactus, 59
suppurating ears, 59
su'ut, 23
sweetener, 17, 24
sweetmeat, 43, 44, 53
swelling, 70
swollen throats, 68
sword pear, 37
syncope, 26
syphilis, 16, 21, 74
syrup, 17, 20, 39, 49
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tacut, 25
Tampico hemp, 19
tarpaulins, 21
tasajillo, 70, 79
tattooing, 18, 39, 52, 69
ta'un, 24
teddy bear cholla, 65
Tephrocactus atroviridis, 67
Tephrocactus chichensis, 65
Tephrocactus crispicrinitus, 67
Tephrocactus ferocior, 65
Tephrocactus floccosus, 67
Tephrocactus pseudo-udonis, 67
Tephrocactus rauhii, 67
Tephrocactus udonis, 67
Tephrocactus verticosus, 67
tequila, 15, 19, 22, 23
tequila agave, 22
termite proofing, 16
tesajo, 70
tesguino, 38
tetecho, 62
Texas sotol, 24
textile, 18
thang loy, 57
thatch, 16, 34
Thelocactus crassihamatus, 82
Thelocactus mathssonii, 82
Thelocactus scheerii, 82
Thelocactus uncinatus, 82
Thelocactus whipplei, 82
thimble, 68
thorny cactus, 60
thread, 29
ti palm, 24
tie shu ye, 24
tiger-nuts, 26
tigogenin, 23
ti-kouka, 23
Tillandsia spp., 80
timber, 39
tinder, 16
ting, 24
tiswin water, 20, 86
tjeenáyookísih, 44
tonic, 29
heart, 82
tools, 39
tooth pick, 85
toothache, 24, 29, 68
toothache remedy, 29
torch cactus, 49
torch thistle, 45
Torrey yucca, 35
tortillas, 73
tree cactus, 80
tree pear, 75
tree yucca, 32
Trichocereus spp., 47
Trichocereus bridgesii, 47
Trichocereus chiloensis, 47
Trichocereus culpensis, 50
Trichocereus cuzcoensis, 47
Trichocereus deserticola, 47
Trichocereus fulvinanus, 47
Trichocereus macrogonus, 48
Trichocereus manguinii, 49
Trichocereus oxygona, 48
Trichocereus pachanoi, 48
Trichocereus pasacana, 49
Trichocereus peruvianus, 48
Trichocereus rivierei, 49
Trichocereus santiaguensis, 49
Trichocereus schickendantzii, 49
Trichocereus shaferi, 49
Trichocereus spachianus, 49
Trichocereus taquimbalensis, 49
Trichocereus terscheckii, 50
Trichocereus tunariensis, 50
Trichocereus validus, 50
Trichocereus werdermannian, 50
tropical ulcers, 27, 28
tryptamines, 46
tsuwiri, 38
tuberose, 28
tubui, 24
tufted hedgehog cereus, 46
tula, 19
tumour, 16
lung, 24
tumours, 17, 22, 27, 28, 30, 47, 67, 71
abdominal, 30
tuna, 51, 67, 75, 86
tuna cardona, 73
tuna de agua, 79
tunjung, 24
Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele, 85
Turk’s cap cactus, 61
Turk’s head, 53
twine, 27
twines, 18, 21, 29, 31
heavy, 21
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ulcers, 29
upholstery tow, 19, 21, 33
upright organ-pipe, 47
Utah aloe, 22
varnish, 34
vasili, 24
vegetable, 70, 79
velvety tree pear, 75
vermicide, 57
vermifuge, 25, 26, 29
veterinary, 16, 70
viejito, 60
vitamin B12, 17
vitamin C, 33
vulture’s screw pine, 26
walking stick cactus, 69
warneckei, 25
warp, 39
warts, 16, 40, 63, 65, 72
water source, 29
water-storage parenchyma, 44
wax, 18, 22
weaving, 30
wechesas, 25
Weingartia vorwerkii, 62
western prickly pear, 68
whanake, 23
wheel cactus, 73
Wheeler sotol, 25
whichuriki, 59, 60
whisker cactus, 77
white-spined pear, 73
whitewash, 63, 67
whooping cough, 24
wichowaka, 76
wichuri, 42
wichurí, 47
wide cactus, 72
Wilcoxia kroenleinii, 46
Wilcoxia poselgeri, 46
Wilcoxia striata, 78
Wilcoxia tamaulipensis, 46
Wilcoxia tuberosa, 78
Wilcoxia viperina, 78
wild date, 35
wild leafed yucca, 31
wild pitaya, 57
wildlife plant, 32
wine, 73
women’s skirts, 18
wood, 68
wooden tongs, 39
wounds, 24, 27, 63, 64, 65, 67, 72, 74
XANTHORRHOEACEAE, 5
xylene trichoethylene, 26
yarn, 23
yaxci, 21
yellow pitaya, 57, 83
yerey palma, 25
Yucatan hemp, 18
Yucatan sisal, 18
yucca, 30, 33
yucca palm, 32
Yucca spp., 5, 13, 30
Yucca acaulis, 30
Yucca aloifolia, 30
Yucca angustifolia, 34
Yucca angustissima, 34
Yucca arborescens, 32
Yucca arizonica, 31
Yucca australis, 31
Yucca baccata, 31
Yucca brevifolia, 2, 32
Yucca carnerosana, 32
Yucca constricta, 33
Yucca draconis, 32
Yucca elata, 33
Yucca elephantipes, 33
Yucca filamentosa, 33
Yucca filifera, 34
Yucca glauca, 34
Yucca gloriosa, 34
Yucca harrimaniae, 35
Yucca macrocarpa, 35
Yucca mohavensis, 35
Yucca periculosa, 35
Yucca schidigera, 35
Yucca schottii, 35
Yucca standleyi, 35
Yucca thompsoniana, 35
Yucca torreyi, 35
Yucca treculeana, 35
Yucca whipplei, 36
yz’ngu, 72
zamij etea, 25
zapupe, 22
zoreil, 29
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