Steinmetz:Andira

Andira araroba

Also known as (or relevant to) Andira araroba Family Leguminosae (Papilionaceae) English Names Goa tree Bahia powder tree Natural Habitat Brazil (in the State Bahia) Part(s) Used Araroba (it is found in the cavities of the tree. The crude drug is not used in medicine, but only the purified extract, called chrysarobin)

Constituent(s) chrysarobin containing chrysophanol (chrysophanic acid) and other substances ararobinol resin bitter principle Action taeniafuge alterative detergent antispasmodic toxic. Used especially against tinea (ringworm) psoriasis and alopecia. Attention: care should be exercised as the drug is easily absorbed through the skin and can cause kidney troubles etc. being poisonous

Andira retusa

Also known as (or relevant to) Andira retusa Geoffroya surinamensis Andira inermis Geoffroya jamaica Family Leguminosae (Papilionaceae) English Names Yellow Cabbage tree Worm bark tree Bastard Cabbage tree Natural Habitat West Indies Mexico Brazil Part(s) Used Cortex Geoffroyae = Cortex Andirae

Constituent(s) geoffroyin (alkaloid) methyltyrosin berberine starch resin fat andirine Action vermifuge emetic laxative febrifuge slightly narcotic