Chestnut, Malabar

₡3,750.00

SKU: 1435 Category:

Scientific name: Pachira insignis

Family: Malvaceae

Origin: Tropical America

Medicinal use: Pachira insignis is an arboreal species of humid tropical soils. In addition to their ornamental use, the leaves, roots, and flowers of malabar nuts are used for medicinal purposes. The chemical constituents in this are alkaloids vasicin, vasicinone, vasicinol, maiontone, and ketone essential oil.

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