Product
ID# 242 Quassia Wood C/S 8oz
Botanical Name
Quassia amara or Picrasma exelsa (syn. Quassia exelsa)
Usual Origin(s)
Jamaica, Mexico
Pack Size
Net Wt: 8oz (227g)
Volume
approx. 5 cups
Description
Also known as
Bitterwood, Bitter-Ash, and Amargo. Quassia wood is used as a natural insecticide,
in folk medicine it had been used as a digestive, and extracts of the wood have been used as a
flavoring in soft drinks, aperitifs, and bitters. Two different tree species are marketed and used interchangeably as Quassia - Quassia amara and Picrasma exelsa.
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