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CAROBA
BIGNONIACEAE
aka Caaroba, Carob Tree, Carobinha
(Jacaranda caroba syn Jacaranda procera syn Bignonia caroba)
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CONTAINS: Caroba balsam, caroborelinic acid, carobic acid, steocarobic acid, carobon, carobin.

This small tree to 12 feet is native to Brazil. Leaves thick, tough, without odor, slighty bitter, and get to 8 inches long with 4 to 6 pairs of leaflets to 1½ inches long; flowers are lilac to purple and 2 inches in length; fruit is a two-celled capsule to 2 inches long.

MEDICINAL USES:
Is considered sedative, diaphoretic, diuretic and an alterative for the digestive system in South America.
Has been used for syphilis and other venereal diseases.
Has been used for epilepsy.

DOSE:
TRADITIONAL DOSES FOR PROFESSIONAL NOTE ONLY!
!All others buy commercial preparations and follow directions carefully!
GRAINS = 15 to 50



©2005 by Ernestina Parziale, CH

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