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Caroba | | Name : | Caroba | | Botanical : | Jacaranda procera | | Synonyms : | Carob Tree. Carobinha. Bignonia Caroba. Jacaranda Caroba. Caaroba. | | Family : | Bignoniacea | | Parts Used : | The leaves. | | Habitat : | South America. | | Description : | The genus Jacaranda includes several species which are used medicinally in South America, and especially in Brazil. The trees are small, and the leaves thick, tough, and lanceolate, about 2 1/2 inches long, odourless, and slightly bitter in taste. | | Constituents : | There has been found in the leaves Caroba balsam, caroborelinic acid carobic acid, steocarobic acid, carobon, and crystalline substance, carobin. | | Uses : | The value of the Jacaranda active principles has been proved in syphilis and venereal diseases, being widely used by the aborigines of Brazil and other South American countries. The leaves have also been tried in epilepsy for their soothing influence. | | Dosage : | From 15 to 60 grains. |
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