5316 x 3564 px | 45 x 30,2 cm | 17,7 x 11,9 inches | 300dpi
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Amargo is a small tree growing only 2 6 m in height It is indigenous to Brazil Peru Venezuela Suriname Colombia Argentina and Guayana It has red flowers and fruit that turns red as it matures Known botanically as Quassia amara it is marketed and used interchangeably with another tree species Picrasma excelsa Sharing the common name of quassia and many of Quassia amara s constituents and uses P excelsa is much taller up to 25 m in height and occurs in the tropics of Jamaica the Caribbean the Lesser Antilles and northern Venezuela In the Amazon rainforest amargo is used much in the same manner as quinine bark for malaria and fevers and as a bitter digestive aid It grows at lower elevations where quinine does not and contains many of the same antimalarial phytochemicals as quinine In addition it is used as an insecticide and tonic and for hepatitis Brazilian Indians use the leaves in a bath for measles as well as in a mouthwash used after tooth extractions Indians in Suriname use the bark for fever and parasites Throughout South America amargo is a reputed folk remedy for debility dyspepsia fever hepatosis hyperglycemia malaria snakebite and spasms of the back In current Brazilian herbal medicine systems amargo is considered tonic stomachic depurative insecticidal anthelmintic and aperitive it is recommended for diarrhea dysentery dyspepsia blennorrhagia intestinal gas stomachache anemia and liver and gastrointestinal disorders In Peru amargo is employed as a bitter digestive anthelmintic stomachic and febrifuge that traditionally is used for scrofula hydropsy and to expel kidney and gallbladder stones In Mexico the wood is used for liver and gallbladder diseases and to expel intestinal parasites In Nicaragua amargo also is used to expel worms and intestinal parasites as well as for malaria and anemia Throughout South America the bitter principles of amargo are used to stimulate the appetite and secretion of digestive juices as well as to expel worms and intestinal par
