Steinmetz:Picrasma

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Picrasma excelsa

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Simarubaceae
English Names
  • Quassia
  • Bitter wood
Natural Habitat
  • West Indian islands
  • Jamaica
  • Venezuela
  • Northern Brazil
  • Surinam
Part(s) Used
  • Lignum Quassiae
  • Cortex Quassiae
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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