Persea americana Mill. Lauraceae. "Palta", "Huira palta", "Avocado".

Cultivated fruit tree. Fruit juice considered aphrodisiac, used against dandruf
and alopecia (FEO). Leaves well known as stomachic, emmenagogue, and
resolvent. Seed decoction is an antidiarrheic, also used as an abortive. Used
to treat amebic dysentery, diabetes, and snakebite (SOU). Also well known as
antidiabetic (RVM). It eliminates uric acid, is a reconstituent tonic,
antianemic, diuretic, antiinflammatory for the liver, for renal calculus, to
strengthen weak muscles, for dysentery, and it is a mild aphrodisiac (RVM).
"Tikuna" drink a cup of avocado leaf tea before meals to clean the liver
(SAR). "Ketchwa" crush seed with Brownea wood and Rudgea leaves and
make a decoction, said to stop menstruation for 3-6 months (SAR). As
contraceptive, the seed decoction is taken each month during menses (SAR).
"Siona-Secoya" also use as contraceptive (SAR). Ecuadorian "Shuar" take
crushed seed in aguardiente for snakebite (SAR). Monounsaturates like oleicacid are the health food rage now; avocado proved highest among 1,200
species (JAD).