Remediora
Search
Educational only: Remediora is a public library of traditional remedies. We are not doctors. For urgent or severe symptoms, seek professional care.
Ingredient

Quassia amara

Quassia amara, also known as amargo, bitter-ash, bitterwood, or hombre grande is a species in the genus Quassia, with some botanists treating it as the sole species in the genus. The genus was named by Carl Linnaeus who named it after the first botanist to describe it: the Surinamese freedman Graman Quassi. Q. amara is used as insecticide, in traditional medicine and as additive in the food industry.

Wikipedia excerpt

Quassia amara, also known as amargo, bitter-ash, bitterwood, or hombre grande is a species in the genus Quassia, with some botanists treating it as the sole species in the genus. The genus was named by Carl Linnaeus who named it after the first botanist to describe it: the Surinamese freedman Graman Quassi.

Q. amara is used as insecticide, in traditional medicine and as additive in the food industry.

Source: Quassia amara by Wikipedia contributors · View on Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Changes: Summary extract trimmed (if needed) and converted into safe HTML paragraphs.
Recipes using Quassia amara
No linked recipes yet.