Aniba parviflora
StarAniba parviflora
Synonyms: Aydendron parviflorum, Aniba fragrans
Western Herbalism Properties
Traditional Uses
In the traditional medicine of the Brazilian Amazon the linalool-rich essential oil of Aniba parviflora (macacaporanga) is used for its effects on the central nervous system, being employed as a calming, sedative and anticonvulsant preparation, including local use to help control seizures (Maia et al., 2017).
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Botanical Description
Aniba parviflora, the Amazonian rosewood known as macacaporanga or pau-rosa, is an evergreen tree of the Lauraceae. It has a straight trunk with reddish, aromatic wood and bark, and bears alternate, leathery, lance-shaped to elliptic leaves that are glossy dark green above and emit a sweet floral fragrance when crushed. The small, inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers are borne in branched axillary clusters and are followed by single-seeded berry-like fruits seated in a shallow cup, as is typical of the family. The species grows in lowland and terra-firme rainforest of the Amazon basin, ranging across Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela, Colombia and Peru. Its wood and bark yield an essential oil very rich in linalool (around 45 percent), valued in perfumery; heavy exploitation for this oil has made the rosewoods threatened in the wild.
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