Barbasco

Updated on Oct 02, 2024

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Barbasco is the name of several plants that contain poisonous chemical compounds that have been used for fishing by indigenous populations of the Americas:

Lonchocarpus urucu, used by Shuar and Nukak peoples as a poison for fishing

Deguelia utilis, used in Brazil and Peru as a poison for fishing

Jacquinia barbasco, an evergreen

One of several inedible wild Mexican yam (Dioscorea mexicana and Dioscorea composita) from which progesterone can be synthesized.

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Barbasco Wikipedia

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