PARTE UTILIZADA= Used part: Raíz, hojas y frutos.  

ACCIÓN FARMACOLÓGICA= Pharmacological action: Antifebril, emenagogo, para dolencías de higado, diabetes, para la anemia.

ZONA GEOGRÁFICA= Geografical zone: S de Brasil. 

Uses: Liver, gastritis.                                                 

Origin: Brazil.       

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Origin
“Cariri Paraibano”, Brazil
Medicinal indication
- As diuretic and against diseases of liver: Roots
- As anti-anemic and against tuberculosis: Fruits    

1) OLIVEIRA SIMOES, Claudia María, et al. Plantas da maedicina popular no Rio Grande do Sul. Porto Alegre : UFGRS, 1986, p.98.

2) Geraldini , Isanete, Journal of Ethnopharmacology v. 173, 2015 . -- p. 383-423

3) M.F. Agra; et al/ Medicinal and poisonous diversity of the flora of “Cariri Paraibano”, Brazil/ Journal of Ethnopharmacology 111 (2007), p. 393.