Plant |
Family | Simaroubaceae |
English |
Bitter ash, Bitterwood, Jamaican quassia, Jamaica quassia, Quassia, Quassia wood? |
Latin |
Picrasma excelsa (Sw.) Planch., Aeschrion excelsa (Swartz) Kuntze, Picraena excelsa (Sw.) Lindl., Quassia excelsa Swartz, Simarouba excelsa (Sw.) DC., Picrasma excelsa Swartz, Picraena excelsa LINDL., Quassia exelsa, Simarouba excelsa D.C., Aeschrion excelsum (Swartz) Kuntze, Piceraena excelsa Lindl., Simaruba excelsa D.C. |
Plantparts | Branch, Cortex, Tree, Unspecified |
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Ungrouped Diseases & Uses |
Abdominal trouble, Ague, Amoebozoa infections, Anorexia, Anorexy, Anti-dysenteric, Antifebrile, Antifungal, Antifungal Agent, Antimalarial, Anti-Paludic, antiparasite, Antiparasitic, Anti-pyretic, Appetite stimulant, Appetizer, Appetizing, Bloody flux, complaints of the stomach, cordial, disease of the stomach, dysentery, Febrifugal, febrifuge, Febrile response, fever, fever diseases, feverish condition, Fevers, Fungicide, Fungitoxic, fungus, Gastropathy, improves appetite, inappetence, Increases the appetite, indigestion, lack of appetite, Loss of appetite, malaria, malarial fever, Marsh fever, parasite, parasites, Parasiticide, Pick-me-up, Poor appetite, Psychostimulants, Pyretic, Pyrexia, Quinine Substitute, reduce fevers, relieves fevers, stimulant, Stimulants, Stimulant to increase appetite, stimulate the appetite, stimulating, Stomach aliment, stomach complaints, Stomach disease, stomach disorders, stomach problems, Stomach trouble, substitute for cinchona bark, tonic, Used as a stimulant |
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 |
Arrow poison, Blowpipe Poison, Curare, deters insects, Insecticidal, Insecticide, Insectifuge, Insect repellent, Repel aphids, repels insects |
TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine |
TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin |
Local (Geographical) use |
Phytomedical use in the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana) |
Ingredients |
| | alkaloid, Beta-Sitosterol, coumarin, Natural rubber, pectin, Quassin, sterol, terpenoid, Vitamin B1, Α-Picrotoxin, Β-Picrotoxin |
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