Plant |
Family | Simaroubaceae |
English |
Amargo, American bitterwood, Bitter-ash, Bitter quassia, Bitterwood, Quassia, Quassia wood, South american biterwood, Stave wood, Surinam quassia, Surinam quassia wood, Surinam quassia wood? |
Latin |
Quassia amara L., Quassia alatifolia* Stokes, Quassia officinalis* Rich., Simaruba amara* |
Plantparts | Bark, Bough, Cortex, foliage, Plant stem, Root bark, Stem, Tree, Unspecified |
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Ungrouped Diseases & Uses |
Abdominal pain, Abdominal trouble, Adstringent, Affections of the liver, Agouti Lice, Ague, Aids digestion, Albuminuria, anaemia, Anemia, Anorexia, Anorexy, Anthelmintic, Anthelmintics, Anti-anemic, Anti-cirrhotic, Anti-diabetic, Antidiabetic activity, Anti-diarrheic, Antidiarrhetic, Anti-diarrhoeal, Antidiarrhoeic, Anti-dysenteric, Antifebrile, Anti-helminthic, Antihelminthics, Antihelmintic, Anti-hepatitic, Anti-hepatotoxic, antiinfective, Anti-inflammatory, antiinflammatory agent, antiinflammatory agent in liver diseases, Antimalarial, Anti-Migraine, Anti-Paludic, Anti-pyretic, Antispasmodic, Antiulcer, aperient, Aperitive, Appetite stimulant, Appetizer, Appetizing, Asthenia of liver, Astrigent, Astringent, bad digestion, Bellyache, Bellypain, benificial effect on the digestion, biliary disorders, Bilious affection, Biliousness, Bitter, Bitter Tonic, blood building, Blood cleanser, blood cleansing, Blood formation, Bloodforming, Blood purifier, BloodSugar Reducer, Bloody flux, cachexy, catharic, Cathartic, cholagogic, Cholagogue, Cirrhosis, cirrhosis of the liver, Cleanses the blood, Communicable disease, complaints of the stomach, complaints of urinary system, convulsive state, cordial, cramp, cramps, depurant, Depurative, diabetes, Diabetes mellitus, diaorrhea, diarrhea, diarrhoea, Digestive, Digestive stimulant, digestive trouble, Digestive weakness, Disdorders of the bile, disease of the gall, disease of the liver, disease of the spleen, disease of the stomach, disorders of the liver, disorders of the urinary passage, dispel worms, dispepsia, dysentery, Dyspepsia, Eupeptic, exhaustion, Expellant of bile, expel worms, Febrifugal, febrifuge, Febrile response, fever, fever diseases, feverish condition, Fevers, Gall complaints, Gastralgia, Gastropathy, General atony, General debility, General fatigue, General fatigue of the organism, General infection, General inflammation, General inflammations, General lassitude, General lassitude of organism, General weakness, Good for digestion, good for the stomach, haematopoiesis, helmint, hematopoiesis, hepatic disease, Hepatic disorders, hepatic problems, Hepatitis, Hepatoprotective, Herbal tonic, High blood sugar, hobnail, Hyperglycaemia, Hyperglycemia, Hyperglycæmia, improves appetite, improves digestion, inappetence, Increases the appetite, indigestion, Infection, infection in general, infections, infections in general, Infectious disease, Infectious diseases, Inflammation, inflammation in general, inflammation of the liver, inflammations, Inflammations in general, Intestinal affections, intestinal complaints, intestinal diseases, intestinal disorders, Intestinal Parasites, intestinal problem, intestinal problems, lack of appetite, laxative, Liver ailments, liver complaints, liver diseases, Liver disorders, liver inflammation, Liverishness, liver problems, loss of appetite, loss of blood, lowering the blood sugar, malaria, malarial fever, Marsh fever, measles, Megrin, migraine, Migraine Headache, mild laxative, Mildly laxative, Morbilli, movements of the bowel, paralysis, Parasitical affections of skin, Pick-me-up, Poor appetite, Poor digestion, problems in the urinary system, Promotes digestion, Psychostimulants, Pungent, Purgative, purify blood, purify the blood, Pyretic, Pyrexia, Quinine Substitute, Red measles, reduce fevers, relax spasms, relieves fevers, Restores the blood, Rubeola, Sexual diseases, Sexually transmitted disease, Sexually transmitted infections, Skin Parasites, small pox, snake bite, Snake bites, social disease, spasm, Spasmolytic, spleen complaints, spleen diseases, spleen disorders, Spleen Problems, Spleen tonic, splenopathy, Stimulant, Stimulants, Stimulant to increase appetite, stimulates digestion, stimulate the appetite, stimulating, Stomach ache, Stomach aches, Stomach aliment, stomach atony, stomach complaints, stomach debility, Stomach disease, stomach disorders, Stomachic, stomach lassitude, Stomach pain, stomach pains, stomach problems, stomach tonic, stomach trouble, substitute for cinchona bark, sugar diabetis, to cleanse the blood, Tonic, Transmissible disease, treatment for worms, Ulcerous sores, ulcers, Urinary diseases, urinary disorders, urinary problems, Urinary tract ailments, Urinary-tract diseases, Used as a stimulant, Used in the treatment of anaemia, Used in the treatment of anemia, Used in the treatment of liver disorders, Used in the treatment of snake bites, Varíola, venereal disease, Venereal diseases, Vermicide, vermifugal, vermifuge, Warming digestive, weak stomach, worm, worms |
Cancer |
Anti-leukemic, Blood cancer, cancer (leukemia), leukaemia, leukemia |
Warnings |
can cause cramps, can cause dizziness, can cause headache, can cause nausea, can cause vomiting, May cause Diarrhoea, May cause Dizziness, May cause Headache, May cause Nausea, May cause Vertigo, May cause Vomiting |
Other uses |
Bed bugs, Cimicidae, deters insects, driving out bedbugs, Insecticidal, Insecticide, Insectifuge, Insect repellent, Repel aphids, repels insects, vermin |
TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine |
TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin |
Local (Geographical) use |
Phytomedical used in French Guiana, Phytomedical used in Northeastern Brazil, Phytomedical use in Brazil, Phytomedical use in Nicaragua, Phytomedical use in Panama, Phytomedical use in the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana) |
Ingredients |
| | alkaloid, Beta-Sitosterol, essential oil, gallic acid, malic acid, pectin, Quassin, sugar, tannin |
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