Quassia Chips Dried (Quassia amara) - 100 g - Herbal collection
Description
Dried Quassia Chips - 100 g - Herbal collection
Quassia amara
TRADITIONALLY USED FOR
May help with
- Febrifuge
- anti malaria activity
- Insecticide
- Parasiticide
- Fevers
INFORMATION
Source : http://www.wikiphyto.org/wiki/Quassia_de_Surinam
Reference on http://www.wikiphyto.org
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plant name
Surinamese quassia
International Latin denomination
botanical family
Simarubaceae
Description and habitat
- Tree 12 to 15 m tall, with a thick, straight trunk, light gray bark, ash-like in appearance, spreading branches with alternate leaves, oddly-pinnately compound, oval-oblong leaflets 4 to 8 cm long
- Cymes of small, yellowish-green flowers, male or hermaphroditic, the fruit is a blackish drupe
- In the West Indies, Martinique and Guadeloupe, Jamaica
History and tradition
- Used in folk medicine to treat tumors and malaria
Parts used
- Wood, very bitter yellowish wood chips
Dosage forms available
- Wood tincture
Usual dosages
Composition
Main components of the plant
- Quassinoids , bruceantin derivatives
- Terpene derivatives: quassine (and neocassine )
Main components of buds or young shoots
Main components of essential oil
Properties
Plant properties
- Febrifuge, bitter tonic, antimalarial activity
- Anti-cancer, antitumor activity against leukemia, skin and colon tumors
- Antiulcer, laxative, atrigent (tonic)
- Insecticide
- Anthelmintic, parasiticide (protozoocide)
- Febrifuge
Bud properties
Properties of essential oil
Directions
Indications of the whole plant (phytotherapy)
- Fevers
- Malaria
- Leukemia, skin and colon tumors (?)
Indications of the bud (gemmotherapy)
Specific indications of essential oil (aromatherapy)
Known or suspected mode of action
Usual formulations
Regulations
Possible side effects and precautions for use
- Quassine toxicity
- Nevertheless the quassia extract is recognized as GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe (en)) under the fema number 2971
Bibliographic references
CAUTION
Store in a cool, dry place, away from light. Keep tightly closed, away from the reach of Children and pets.
Do not exceed the daily dose.
This product is not intended to prevent or cure any form of illness or disease.
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This product cannot replace a varied and balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle.
This product has not been evaluated by the SAHPRA for its quality, safety or intended use.
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