Plant Details

Accepted name:: Quassia amara L. [Simaroubaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
amargo	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
bitta wood	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
bitter ash	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
bitter quassia	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
bitterholz	Other	Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021)
bitterholzbaum	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
bitterquassia	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
bitterwood	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
bois amer	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
casca amargosa	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
corales	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
crucete	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
cuasia	Other	Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexico (2001) Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
cuasia amarga	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
hombre grande	Other	Med. Pl. for Diabetes in C America (Giovannini et al., 2016) Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
jamaica bark	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
jamaica quassia	Other	U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
kuasia	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
kvassia	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
kwasi beta	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
kwasibita	Other	Med. Pl. Trade in Suriname (van Andel et al., 2007)
kwasibita (wood)	Other	Med. Pl. Trade in Suriname (van Andel et al., 2007)
marupa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
marupá	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
pau amargo	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
pau de surinã	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
pau-amarelo	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
pau-amargo	Other	Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
pau-quássia	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
pau-tenente	Other	Med. Pl. Traded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Leitãoa et al., 2014)
picrasma	Other	Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
quashie-bitters	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
quassia	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021) Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
quassia amara	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
quassia de surinam	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
quassia surinam	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
quassia wood	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
quassia-wood	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
quassiae lignum	Pharmaceutical	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
quassiaholzbaum	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
quassie	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
quina	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
quina-quina	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
quinarana	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
quinine de cayenne	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
quinine du pays	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
quássia-de-caiena	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
simaruba	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
stave-wood	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
su	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
surinam quassia	Other	Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021) Trad. Drugs in Israel at End C20th (Lev & Amar, 2000) Trad. Drugs in Jordan (Lev & Amar, 2002) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
surinam quassia wood	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
suriname wood	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
weradi sinchona	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
wéwe gífi	Other	Med. Pl. E Nicaragua (Coe et al., 1996)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Wood		Trad. Drugs in Jordan (Lev & Amar, 2002)
Wood		Trad. Drugs in Israel at End C20th (Lev & Amar, 2000)
Stem wood		Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
leaves, wood		Med. Pl. Trade in Suriname (van Andel et al., 2007)
wood		Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
stem		Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexico (2001)
stem		Med. Pl. E Nicaragua (Coe et al., 1996)
root		Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 4 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Quassia amara var. grandiflora Hemsl. Biol. Cent.-Amer., Bot. 1: 172 (1879).
Quassia amara var. paniculata Engl. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 12(2): 207 (1874).
Quassia amara f. paniculata (Engl.) Cronquist Brittonia 5: 146 (1944).
Quassia pumila A.Rich. in J.B.G. Bory de Saint-Vincent, Dict. Class. Hist. Nat. 17: 11 (1831), nom. superfl.

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Quassia amara	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015) Substances in Meds., Australia (TGA, 2007) Trad. Drugs in Israel at End C20th (Lev & Amar, 2000) Trad. Drugs in Jordan (Lev & Amar, 2002)
Quassia amara L.	Comm. Med. Pl. Harvesting, Suriname (van Andel & Havinga, 2008) Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexico (2001) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998) Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. & Pois. Pl. 2 (Valkenburg et al., 1999) Med. Pl. E Nicaragua (Coe et al., 1996) Med. Pl. Latin America (Duke, 2009) Med. Pl. Trade in Suriname (van Andel et al., 2007) Med. Pl. Traded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Leitãoa et al., 2014) Med. Pl. for Diabetes in C America (Giovannini et al., 2016) Med. Pl. of Brazil (Mors et al., 2000) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015) SOTWP 2016: PROTA (2015) SOTWP 2016: Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2015) Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Quassia amara L.-	Orders & Families of Med. Pl. in Philippines (Carag & Buot, 2017)
Quassia amara Linn.	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) SOTWP 2016: Useful Pl. of W Tropical Africa (2015)

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