Steinmetz:Ptychopetalum
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Ptychopetalum olacoides
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Olacaceae
- English Names
- Natural Habitat
- South America (mainly Brazil)
- Part(s) Used
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- Constituent(s)
- resin
- tannin
- bitter principle
- Action
- aphrodisiac
- tonic
- nerve-stimulant. In Brazil it is considered one of the most powerful aphrodisiacs. Lignum Muira-Puama was formerly believed to be the product of Liriosma ovata; it is however the product of the above-mentioned trees
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