Steinmetz:Picrasma
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Picrasma excelsa
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Simarubaceae
- English Names
- Natural Habitat
- West Indian islands
- Jamaica
- Venezuela
- Northern Brazil
- Surinam
- Part(s) Used
- Lignum Quassiae
- Cortex Quassiae
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- Constituent(s)
- picrasmin (quassin)
- resin
- mucilage
- pectin
- minerals
- quaasol (bitter principle)
- volatile oil
- Action
- bitter stomachic
- bitter tonic
- digestive
- vermifuge
- febrifuge
- slightly narcotic; used to poison flies and fish
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