Quassia - Wikipedia
Quassia (/ ˈkwɒʃə / or / ˈkwɒʃiə /) is a plant genus in the family Simaroubaceae. Its size is disputed; some botanists treat it as consisting of only one species, Quassia amara from tropical South America, while others treat it in a wide circumscription as a pantropical genus containing up to 40 species of trees and shrubs.
QUASSIA - Uses, Side Effects, and More - WebMD
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Quassia amara - Wikipedia
Quassia (genus) amara (species) is an attractive small evergreen shrub or tree from the tropics and belongs to the family Simaroubaceae. [4][5][6] Q. amara was named after Graman Quassi, a healer and botanist who showed Europeans the plant's fever treating uses. [5] The name "amara" means "bitter" in Latin and describes its very bitter taste.
Whats Quassia? Quassia Benefits and Uses - Health and Natural …
Quassia is the name for several tropical trees and for a bitter extract from their bark. The extract containing complex terpenoid compounds called quassinoids is used medicinally as a bitter tonic and a pinworm remedy. It is also used in insecticides, flypaper and against aphids.
Facts and benefits of Quassia - Health Benefits Times
2017年11月6日 · Quassia is a small evergreen shrub or rarely a small tree that grows about 3 m tall (rarely 8 m) tall. The plant is found growing in tropical forests or near bodies of water. Quassia cannot tolerate frost, but the plant is partially drought tolerant. It prefers a fertile, moist but well-drained soil in a partially shaded position.
Quassia amara - USDA Plants Database
Simaroubaceae DC. - Quassia family P.
Quassia: Health Benefits, Side Effects, Uses, Dose & Precautions - RxList
Quassia is used for treating an eating disorder called anorexia, indigestion, constipation, and fever. It is also used to rid the intestines of various kinds of worms; as a tonic or purgative; and as a mouthwash.
Samadera indica - Wikipedia
Samadera indica (syn. Quassia indica), the bitter wood or Niepa bark tree, is a species of plant in the family Simaroubaceae. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in wet tropical regions, from west Africa, through India, then down through Indonesia to Malesia.
Simaroubaceae | Medicinal, Tropical, Evergreen | Britannica
Simaroubaceae, the quassia family of flowering plants, in the order Sapindales, comprising 25 genera of pantropical trees, including Ailanthus, or the tree of heaven (q.v.). Members of the family have leaves that alternate along the stem and are composed of a number of leaflets arranged along an axis.
Quassia | Plant Info
Quassia. Quassia amara, also known as Bitterwood, is a member of the Simaroubaceae family that is native to tropical regions of Central and South America including the West Indies. It typically grows as a shrub or a small tree and can reach heights of 20 to 30 feet.