| Plant names |
| Simaroubaceae |
| English |
American bitterwood, Bitter or Mountain damson, Bitterwood, Quassia, Simarouba, Simaruba Bark, South american biterwood, Stave wood, Surinam quassia, Surinam quassia wood |
| Latin |
Quassia amara L., Simarouba officinalis DC., Simarouba amara Aublet, Simaruba amara |
| Plant parts | Rind / Bark / Cortex, Root, Root bark, Wood |
| Diseases & Uses |
| Diseases |
Abdominal trouble, Aids digestion, Anticonvulsant, Antidiarrheic, Antidysenteric, Antipyretic, Astringent, Blood cleanser, blood formation, cachexy, cholagogic, Cholera, cordial, Fatigue, fever, fever diseases, Gastroenteritis, good for the stomach, Infections, laxative, Loss of appetite, malaria, Pickmeup, substitute for cinchona bark, Tonic |
| Warnings |
can cause cramps, can cause dizziness, can cause headache, can cause nausea, can cause vomiting |
| Other uses |
Anthelmintics, driving out bedbugs, Insecticide, Repel aphids |
| Contents |
| | alkaloid, Beta-Sitosterol, essential oil, gallic acid, Malic acid, Pectin, resin, sugar, Tannic acid |
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