Bitter Quassia Herb Uses, Benefits, Cures, Side Effects, Nutrients

Excessive use can cause vomiting. Long term use should be avoided.

Bitter Quassia is a tree.
It is deciduous.
It grows in a tropical climate.
It grows up to 30 M.
It belongs to Simaroubaceae family.
Best used for digestive system.

Quassia is a tall, graceful and ash like tree. It is perennial. It is native to tropical America. It is cultivated in Jamaica and Surinam. It thrives in moist, sandy and humus rich soil. It needs full sun. The tree may grow to a height of one hundred feet.
It has pinnate and coarse toothed leaves. It bears small and green white flowers. It has black and shiny berries.
It contains volatile oil, quassin, gummy extractive pectin, woody fiber, calcium and sodium chlorides, salts, and sulfates.
It is a bitter, non-astringent and odorless herb. It is best remedy for malaria, dysentery and venereal disease. Quassia is used an ingredient in soft drinks, candies, baked goods, marmalades, liqueurs and other alcoholic drinks. It is used as an insecticide to flies, spider mites and aphids. It spares beneficial insects as ladybird beetles and bees.
Quassia keeps digestive system healthy. It soothes gastric upsets, indigestion and acute dyspepsia. It prevents the formation of acid substances during the digestive process. It is good for nausea. Quassia stimulates the production of stomach secretions. It stimulates a flagging appetite and treats anorexia. It is wonderful remedy for convalescence and tone ups a rundown system.
Quassia is old remedy for lowering fevers. Quassia helps to kill and expel worms in the intestines and nematodes. It destroys parasites.
It inhibits dandruff. Quassia is a cure for drunkenness. It fights leukemia.
Caution.
It may cause an irritation and vomiting.
Large doses should be avoided.
Consult a doctor before using it.