Stryphnodendron
StarStryphnodendron adstringens
Synonyms: Mimosa barbadetiman, Mimosa virginalis, Stryphnodendron barbadetiman
Western Herbalism Properties
Traditional Uses
Barbatimão is one of the most widely used medicinal plants of the Brazilian cerrado. The tannin-rich bark — popularly called "casca-da-virgindade" — is prepared as decoctions, washes and topical applications for wound healing and as a general astringent, and is used for skin lesions, ulcers, inflammation and gynecological complaints (Lorenzi & Matos, 2002; Pinto et al., 2015). Its astringent and wound-healing actions are supported by extensive species-specific pharmacology.
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Botanical Description
Stryphnodendron adstringens (barbatimão) is a small, gnarled tree of the Fabaceae (mimosoid clade) characteristic of the Brazilian cerrado, with thick, fissured, tannin-rich bark and bipinnate leaves of many small leaflets. It bears dense cylindrical spikes of small cream to yellowish flowers, followed by thick, dark, somewhat curved pods. It is well adapted to the seasonally dry, fire-prone savanna.
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