MARUPA BITTER WOOD

MARUPA, BITTER WOOD (Simarouba amara Aubl.) +

Synonym: Quassia simarouba L. f.

Activities (Marupa) :
Abortifacient (f; HHB; PHR; PH2); Amebicide (1; PNC); Antipyretic (1; DAV; EFS; PHR; PH2); Astringent (f; EFS); Bitter (1; PHR; PH2); Digestive (f; EFS); Diuretic (f; EFS); Emetic (1; DAV; PHR; PH2); Laxative (f; DAV); Sedative (1; PH2); Tonic (1; DAV; PHR; PH2; PNC); Vasoconstrictor (1; PH2); Vermifuge (1; HHB).

Indications (Marupa) :
Amebiasis (1; PNC); Cancer (f; JLH); Catarrh (f; HHB); Chill (f; HHB); Constipation (f; DAV); Diarrhea (f; EFS; HHB; PH2); Dysentery (f; DAV; PHR; PH2; PNC); Enterosis (f; DAV; PH2); Fever (1; DAV; EFS; PHR; PH2; PNC); Insomnia (1; PH2); Malaria (1; DAV; PHR; PH2; PNC); Nervousness (1; PH2); Water Retention (f; EFS); Worm (1; HHB).

Dosages (Marupa) :
2 - 4 ml liquid bark extract (PNC) = 1 g bark/day (PHR; PH2).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Marupa) :
Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages (PH2). Drug is emetic in high doses (PHR). Quassinoids are amebicidal and antimalarial in vivo in animals and in vitro (PNC).