This document discusses the folk uses of several medicinal plants - Aloe Vera, Coca plant, White Willow, and Digitalis. Aloe Vera has been used to treat kidney infections, burns, skin problems, and mouth sores. Coca plant leaves have been chewed to relieve fatigue and altitude sickness. White Willow bark has been used as a pain reliever and fever reducer. Digitalis has been used to treat fevers, swelling, and dropsy. Many of these plants have also had religious, cultural, and home remedy uses in various traditions.

1. FOLK USES OF
MEDICINAL PLANTS

2. Folk uses of Aloe Vera

3. Medicinal uses
 kidney infections
 Battle wounds
 Burns
 Skin problems
 Asthma
 Mouth sores, stomach sores, or cold
sores
 In Ayurvedic and Chinese medicines

4. Home uses
 For physical beauty
 Ingredient in yogurt.
 Preparation of Curry.

5. FOLK USES OF COCA PLANT

6. Medicinal uses
 Fatigue, hunger, and thirst
 Altitude sickness.
 As toothache.
 For Nosebleeds
 To improve digestion
 As anesthetic
 Nutritional value

7. Home Remedies
 Coca tea
(Mate de coca)
 Coca flour

8. Traditional uses:
 Leaves chewed with lime
 As Dental anaesthetic.

9. Religious uses
 Worship the coca beans

10.  Use to thanks the God for blessings

11. Industrial uses
 Coca wine
 Coca cola
 kuka

12. FOLK USES OF WHITE WILLOW

13. Medicinal uses
 Inflammation and pain.
 To treat fevers
 Treat joint problems,
 Bark to treat acne
 Leaves added to bath water to treat the
illness.

14. Edible uses
 Bread making
 For flavouring

 As a tea substitute

15. Industrial uses
 In basket making
 For tying plants

16. Religious uses
 During the Jewish holiday of Sukkot.
 Christian churches

17. Cultural uses
 Keep away the evil spirits
 Communicating with the spirits of the
dead.
 Associated with ghosts

19. FOLK USES OF DIGITALIS

20. Medicinal uses
 Cold and fevers.
 For Swellings
 Treatment of dropsy
 Treat skin problems.
 headaches and paralysis.
 Digioxin to treat kidney

21. Cultural uses
 Belief in “fairy folk”