What is Quassia amara?

Quassia amara is a native of Surinam, Brazil and Western India. He is a member of the Plants Family Simaroubaceae and its common names include Amargo, bitter ash and bitter wood. This tree is used in herbal medicine to treat digestive, fever and intestinal worms disorders. It can also be locally applied as insect repellent. The West Indian type can reach heights of 100 feet (30.5 meters), while the South American variety is smaller, usually around 18 feet (5.5 meters) high. Both types of trees are deciduous, with smooth gray peel and small flowers that produce black fruit in the shape of peas. Trees almost never eat insects due to intensely bitter resin in the tree bark. In general, the Sold bark is in ground chips and used to produce tonic or tincture. Tonic and tinctures are generally produced by immersing the bark in cold water for a longer period of time. The resin of the tree is one of the worst substances on the ground, so it can also be used to flavor liqueurs, jams and puddings. Fine shavings quassia amara barK could also be used as a hops for brewing beer and beer.

This tree has been used for centuries to treat various stomachs and digestive diseases. Quassia amara tonics settles nausea and reduce acids in the stomach that cause the digestive and heartburn. It is often given to people who are recovering from illness to increase their appetite, although in larger quantities it can have a laxative effect. The bark is also an effective reduction of fever and can be used instead of chinin to treat malaria focus. In modern herbal medicine, quassia amara , it is set as a tincture to improve the digestion and function of the liver.

Quassia amara is also effective against many types of insects and parasites. It is a vermifuge, which means that it kills and helps to exclude parasitic intestinal worms such as threads and heating. As a rinse of hair can reduce lupine and once was a common treatment of head lice. Can bI have mixed in the skin breeds to create local insects, and quassia amara teas can also be sprayed into plants as repellent insects and pesticide.