Fedegoso

Other Common Names:
Fedegoso, fedegosa, yerba hedionda, brusca, guanina, martinica, platanillo, manjerioba, peieriaba, retama, achupa poroto, heduibda, folha-de-pajé, kasiah, khiyar shember, pois piante, shih chueh ming, sinamekki, tlalhoaxin, wang chiang nan, senting, kachang kota, menting

Parts Used:
Roots, leaves, seeds

Fedegoso:
Fedegoso is a small tree that grows 5–8 m high and is found in many tropical areas of South America, including the Amazon. Indigenous to Brazil, it is also found in warmer climates and tropical areas of South, Central, and North America. It is in the same genus as senna (C. senna) and is sometimes called "coffee senna." The seeds, found in long seed pods, are sometimes roasted and made into a coffee-like beverage. The Cassia genus comprises some 600 species of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs, with numerous species growing in the South American rainforests and tropics. Many species have been used medicinally, and these tropical plants have a rich history in natural medicine. Various Cassia plants have been known since the ninth or tenth centuries as purgatives and laxatives, including Cassia angustifolia and Cassia senna.

Fedegoso has been used as natural medicine in the rainforest and other tropical areas for centuries. Its roots, leaves, flowers, and seeds have been employed in herbal medicine around the world. In Peru the roots are considered a diuretic, and a decoction is made for fevers. The seeds are brewed into a coffee-like beverage for asthma, and a flower infusion is used for bronchitis in the Peruvian Amazon. In Brazil, the roots of fedegoso are considered a tonic, febrifuge, and diuretic; they are used for fevers, dysmenorrhea, tuberculosis, anemia, liver complaints, and as a reconstituent for general weakness and illness. The leaves are also used in Brazil for gonorrhea, fevers, urinary tract disorders, hydropsy, erysclepias, and dysmenorrhea. The Miskito Indians of Nicaragua use a fresh plant decoction for general pain, menstrual and uterine pain, and constipation in babies. In Panama, a leaf tea is used for stomach colic, the crushed leaves are used in a poultice as an anti-inflammatory, and the crushed fresh leaves are taken internally to expel intestinal worms and parasites. In many countries around the world, the fresh and/or dried leaves of fedegoso are crushed or brewed into a tea and applied externally for skin disorders, wounds, skin fungi, parasitic skin diseases, abscesses, and as a topical analgesic and anti-inflammatory natural medicine.

Health practitioners today are employing fedegoso in their practices much the same way it has been in traditional medicine for many years. It is an excellent natural remedy for bacterial and fungal infections and now is clinically shown to boost immune function simultaneously. As a liver tonic, science supports its beneficial action and use in various liver conditions including anemia, hepatitis, and liver damage (drug- or alcohol-induced); new research suggests, with its antimutagenic actions, it could possibly keep damaged liver cells from turning into cancerous ones.

A Treatment For:

Malaria

Anemia

Headache

Acne


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