GUASIMO (guazuma ulmifolia)

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	GUASIMO
	*guazuma ulmifolia*

Name
GUASIMO

Scientific Name
guazuma ulmifolia

GUASIMO

This plant occurs in warm climates of Center America and Panama. He is one of the most popular remedies against the gastrointestinales sufferings. One affirms that our ancestors used the crust, leaves, I appear to tier to us, root and fruits of the Guázima to cure sores, retention of tinkles, sífilis, epithelial cough, paludismo, lack of appetite and affections. It is also used to resist the fever, gripa, vomit, diabetes, gastritis, reumatismo, elefantiasis and like disinfectant. At cutaneous level in eruptions, dermatitis, minor wounds and hairy leather the infusion of this plant like tea is used or applying the sap directly.

Shrub or tree of up to 25 ms of height, trunk cracked and graft near the ground. It has extended leaves of medium size, white and yellowish flowers and globosos fruits with small external protuberances. One is in addition in climates and tempering semidry. It grows associate to the tropical forest caducifolia, subcaducifolia, subperennifolia, perennifolia; with forests mesófilo of mountain, encino and pine.

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