Plant |
Family | Simaroubaceae |
English |
Bitter or mountain damson, Bitterwood, Simarouba, Simarouba?, Simaruba bark |
Latin |
Simarouba amara Aublet, Quassia officinalis Rich., Quassia simarouba W.Wright, Simarouba amara, Quassia officinalis DC., Quassia simarouba L. fil., Simarouba officinalis* DC. |
Plantparts | Cortex, Roots, Unspecified |
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Ungrouped Diseases & Uses |
Abdominal pain, Ague, Aids digestion, Anorexia, Anorexy, Anti-cholera, Anti-diarrheic, antidiarrhetic, Anti-diarrhoeal, Antidiarrhoeic, Anti-dysenteric, Anti-fatigue, Antifebrile, Antimalarial, Anti-Paludic, Antipyretic, Appetite stimulant, Appetizer, Appetizing, bad digestion, Bellyache, Bellypain, benificial effect on the digestion, Bitter, Bitter Tonic, Bloody flux, cholera, diaorrhea, Diarrhea, diarrhoea, Digestive, Digestive stimulant, digestive trouble, Digestive weakness, dispepsia, diuretic, dysentery, dyspepsia, emetic, Eupeptic, exhaustion, faintness, Fatigue, Febrifugal, febrifuge, Febrile response, feebleness, Fever, feverish condition, Fevers, gastralgia, Gastroenteritis, Good for digestion, improves appetite, improves digestion, inappetence, Increases the appetite, Indigestion, induce vomiting, lack of appetite, Languidness, Languor, Lassitude, Listlessness, loss of appetite, malaria, malarial fever, Marsh fever, Pick-me-up, Poor appetite, Poor digestion, Promotes digestion, Psychostimulants, Pungent, Pyretic, Pyrexia, reduce fevers, relieves fevers, stimulant, Stimulants, Stimulant to increase appetite, stimulates digestion, stimulate the appetite, stimulating, stomach ache, Stomach aches, Stomach pain, stomach pains, Tiredness, Used as a stimulant, vomitive, Warming digestive, weakness, weariness |
Local (Geographical) use |
Phytomedical use in Brazil, Phytomedical use in the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana) |
Ingredients |
| | alkaloid, essential oil, resin, tannin |
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