QUASSIA AMARA

QUASSIA AMARA, FAM SIMAROUBACEAE, BITTERWOOD, HOMBRE GRANDE

English

CHARACTERISTICS

It is a very colorful small tree. The young leaves are purple with green and the flowers are red.

USAGE

This tree is recognized as part of the folkloric medicine of Central America, used for medicinal purposes for hundreds of years.

MEDICINAL USAGE

The bark and stems are boiled in water to make a stomach tonic. They are also used to treat fever and intestinal parasites.

Today its properties are recognized as stomachic, anthelmintic, antidiarrheal, and febrifuge.

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CARACTERÍSTICAS

Es un árbol pequeño muy colorido. Las hojas jóvenes son moradas con verde y las flores son rojas.

USOS

Se reconoce esté árbol como parte de la medicina folclórica de Centro América utilizada con fines medicinales desde hace cientos de años.

USOS MEDICINALES

La corteza y los tallos se hierven en agua para hacer un tónico estomacal. También se utilizan para tratar la fiebre y los parásitos intestinales.

Hoy dia se reconocens us propiedades como estomáquico, antihelmíntico, antidiarréico, febrífugo.

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