Parapiptadenia rigida
StarParapiptadenia rigida
Synonyms: Senegalia angico, Acacia angico, Piptadenia rigida var. typica, Piptadenia rigida var. grandis, Prosopis elegans, Piptadenia rigida
Western Herbalism Properties
Traditional Uses
In southern South American folk medicine the tannin-rich, astringent bark and gum of angico are prepared as decoctions and used to treat respiratory complaints such as cough and bronchitis, as a bitter tonic and body cleanser, and applied externally to wounds and as a wash (Marques / Ethnopharmacological studies in southern Brazil, 2002).
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Botanical Description
Parapiptadenia rigida, known as angico or guarucaia, is a large deciduous tree in the family Fabaceae that can reach 20-30 m, with a straight trunk and a spreading crown. The bark is rough, greyish and fissured, exuding a reddish gum, and is rich in tannins. Its foliage is bipinnate, composed of many small leaflets giving a fine, feathery texture. Small flowers are crowded into slender, cylindrical, spike-like inflorescences, creamy to pale yellow, and are followed by flat, narrow, somewhat woody pods containing several seeds. The species is native to subtropical South America, occurring in Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Bolivia, where it grows in seasonal and gallery forests and is a common pioneer of disturbed sites. Valued for its hard, durable timber, it is also widely used in reforestation and as a source of tannins.
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