Cenostigma pluviosum
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Synonyms: Poincianella pluviosa, Caesalpinia pluviosa
Western Herbalism Properties
Traditional Uses
In Brazilian traditional medicine the stem bark of Cenostigma pluviosum (sibipiruna) is used for wound healing and as an astringent, and in Bolivia bark preparations are used to treat dysentery (Poincianella pluviosa wound-healing study). The bark is rich in hydrolyzable tannins, and laboratory work supports anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and wound-healing activity consistent with these traditional uses.
Botanical Description
Cenostigma pluviosum, formerly Caesalpinia pluviosa and also known under the synonym Poincianella pluviosa, is a medium to large tree in the family Fabaceae, native to Brazil where it is widely known as sibipiruna. It is a deciduous to semi-deciduous tree reaching up to about fifteen to twenty metres, with a broad, rounded, spreading crown and fissured greyish bark. The leaves are bipinnate and fern-like, divided into numerous small leaflets, giving the canopy a fine, feathery texture. In flowering it produces abundant, showy panicles of bright yellow, faintly red-spotted flowers that cover the crown and resemble those of its relative the flamboyant. The fruit is a flattened, woody pod that splits to release the seeds. Fast-growing, ornamental and tolerant of urban conditions, sibipiruna is one of the most popular street and shade trees in Brazil and is widely planted along avenues and in parks and squares.
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