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Quassia Chips

The quassia tree, a native of tropical America and the West Indies, grows from 50 to 100 feet high. It has smooth, gray bark and alternate, odd-pinnate leaves with oblong, pointed leaflets. Its small flowers are yellowish or greenish, its fruit is a small rupe about the size of a pea

	2 oz	4 oz	8 oz	1 lb
Quassia Chips	$2.45	$3.85	$6.88	$11.55

Properties/Uses - Anthelmintic, febrifuge, stomachic, bitter tonic. An infusion of quassia wood has been used to treat fever, rheumatism, and dyspepsia. Taken internally it kills round-worms, and as an enema it kills pinworms. The tea is also said to destroy appetite for alcohol. Water left standing overnight in a cup made of quassia wood becomes a weak infusion suitable as a bitter tonic for the stomach. An infusion also serves as a scalp rinse to counteract dandruff

Botanical Name - Picraena excelsa

Part Used - Wood Chips

Common Names/Synonyms - Bitter ash, bitter wood

Cautions - Do not use during pregnancy.

Quassia Chips in larger sizes


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