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Hymenaea courbaril
Hymenaea courbaril
Abati · Algarrobo · Brazilian Cherry · Brazilian copal · Burandã · Carapa · Courbaril · Cuapinol · Heuschreckenbaum · Hymenaea courbaril obtusifolia · Hymenaea courbaril stilbocarpa · Hymenaea courbaril villosa · Hyménée courbaril, Graine bourrique, Copalier, Caroubier de la Guyane, Copalier du Brésil, Courbaril · Imbiúva · Jataí-amarelo
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Haiti, Mexico, Panama, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Honduras
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Ache(Head), Antiseptic, Asthma, Beri-Beri
Science studied: not documented
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Fabaceae
Scientific name: Hymenaea courbaril
Common names: Abati, Algarrobo, Brazilian Cherry, Brazilian copal, Burandã, Carapa, Courbaril, Cuapinol, Heuschreckenbaum, Hymenaea courbaril obtusifolia, Hymenaea courbaril stilbocarpa, Hymenaea courbaril villosa, Hyménée courbaril, Graine bourrique, Copalier, Caroubier de la Guyane, Copalier du Brésil, Courbaril, Imbiúva, Jataí-amarelo
History
The source record documents this plant in Haiti, Elsewhere, Mexico, Panama, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Honduras.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Ache(Head)
- Antiseptic
- Asthma
- Beri-Beri
- Blennorrhagia
- Bronchitis
- Bruise
- Catarrh
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- Cystitis
- Diarrhea
- Fracture
- Indigestion
- Intestine
- Kidney
- Laryngitis
- Laxative
- Lung
- Malaria
- Mouth
- Purgative
- Respiratory
- Rheumatism
- Sedative
- Sore
- Spasm
- Stomach
- Stomachic
- Ulcer
- Venereal
- Vermifuge
- Arthritis
- Dyspepsia
- Emphysema
- Expectorant
- Liqueur
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Haiti
- Elsewhere
- Mexico
- Panama
- Dominican Republic
- Venezuela
- Honduras
Documented cultural uses
- Ache(Head)
- Antiseptic
- Asthma
- Beri-Beri
- Blennorrhagia
- Bronchitis
- Bruise
- Catarrh
- Cystitis
- Diarrhea
- Fracture
- Indigestion
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- Intestine
- Kidney
- Laryngitis
- Laxative
- Lung
- Malaria
- Mouth
- Purgative
- Respiratory
- Rheumatism
- Sedative
- Sore
- Spasm
- Stomach
- Stomachic
- Ulcer
- Venereal
- Vermifuge
- Arthritis
- Dyspepsia
- Emphysema
- Expectorant
- Liqueur
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
no compound records in this source record
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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