- Sweetia Panamensis
- Benth.Carboncillo (CR); Cuayacan (CR); Malvecino (P). The strong durable wood is used locally in construction. The bark is used to treat diabetes and fevers.
EthnoBotanical Dictionary. 2013.
Sweetia Panamensis
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cascara amarga — cascara amar·ga ə mär gə n the dried bark of a tropical American tree (Picramnia antidesma) formerly used in the treatment of syphilis and skin diseases called also Honduras bark * * * [Sp. “bitter barkâ€] the bark of Sweetia panamensis Benth … Medical dictionary
billy webb — |web noun Usage: usually capitalized B&W Etymology: origin unknown : a tropical American timber tree (Sweetia panamensis) of the family Leguminosae with hard brown wood … Useful english dictionary
chichipate — ˌchichəˈpäd.ē noun ( s) Etymology: American Spanish, from Nahuatl chichipatli, literally, bitter medicine, from chichic bitter + patli medicine : a tropical American timber tree (Sweetia panamensis) of the family Leguminosae … Useful english dictionary
