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cascara amarga

plant
Also known as: Picramnia antidesma
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  • Tangerine
    Sapindales
    / Simaroubaceae

    …Central American Picramnia antidesma (cascara amarga) were exported to Europe as a treatment for venereal disease. The astringent seeds of Brucea amarissima and B. sumatrana are used in Southeast Asia to treat dysentery.

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    …Central American Picramnia antidesma (cascara amarga) were exported to Europe as a treatment for venereal disease. The astringent seeds of Brucea amarissima and B. sumatrana are used in Southeast Asia to treat dysentery.

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