Stryphnodendron pulcherrimum
StarStryphnodendron pulcherrimum
Synonyms: Stryphnodendron floribundum, Stryphnodendron angustum, Piptadenia foliolosa, Piptadenia cobi, Mimosa pulcherrima, Acacia pulcherrima, Stryphnodendron melinonis, Stryphnodendron guianense f. floribundum
Safety at a glance
No rule in our tables for this herb: pregnancy, breastfeeding, incompatible pairs (十八反 / 十九畏), herb–drug, dose ceiling. This is not a safety clearance.
Not graded — No toxicity grade is recorded. Most herbs in the catalogue carry none.
Traditionally used for
- Bowel health
- Skin
Western Herbalism Properties
Traditional Uses
In Brazilian and Amazonian folk medicine the tannin-rich bark of Stryphnodendron pulcherrimum (a "barbatimão"-type tree) is prepared as a decoction or wash and used as an astringent for treating wounds, sores, inflammation and diarrhoea, consistent with the high condensed-tannin content reported for the species (Lorenzi, 2002; phytochemical studies on S. pulcherrimum bark).
Botanical Description
Stryphnodendron pulcherrimum is a tree of the Fabaceae (Mimosoideae), reaching up to about 15-20 m, with bipinnate leaves bearing numerous small leaflets and a glandular petiole. It produces dense, elongate spike-like inflorescences of small whitish to yellowish flowers, followed by straight, somewhat flattened legume pods. It is native to the Amazon basin and adjacent moist tropical forests of northern South America.
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