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Definition of Quassia amara

Quassia amara
Quassia Quas"si*a, n. [NL. From the name of a negro, Quassy, or Quash, who prescribed this article as a specific.] The wood of several tropical American trees of the order Simarube[ae], as Quassia amara, Picr[ae]na excelsa, and Simaruba amara. It is intensely bitter, and is used in medicine and sometimes as a substitute for hops in making beer.

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- Qu****ia amara, also known as amargo, bitter-ash, bitterwood, or hombre grande (spanish for big man) is a species in the genus Qu****ia, with some botanists...
- disputed; some botanists treat it as consisting of only one species, Qu****ia amara from tropical South America, while others treat it in a wide cir****scription...
- Wright described Qu****ia simarouba, which Auguste Pyrame DeCandolle suggested was the same species as S. amara. However, because S. amara was described as...
- 50 times more bitter than quinine. Extracts of the bitterwood tree (Qu****ia amara) containing qu****in are used as additives in soft drinks. Although its...
- months, as compared to 74% under a metronidazole standard therapy. Qu****ia amara extract at 4% demonstrated to have clinical efficacy for rosacea. Cyclosporin...
- (Latin: Papaver somniferum) Purslane (Latin: Portulaca oleracea) Qu****ia (Latin: Qu****ia amara) — a bitter ****e in aperitifs and fortified wines along with...
- programme. Research has shown that qu****in and neoqu****in, extracted from Qu****ia amara, can provide control of H. testudinea in organic agriculture; commercial...
- Treatment Plant. Prathat thong (Thai: ประทัดทอง) is the Thai name for the Qu****ia amara plant, and the road was named for the plant's appearance as a pattern...
- to the reduction of greenhouse effect or global warming. Bitter wood Qu****ia amara Picrasma excelsa Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).;...
- has been grouped in the subtribe Simaroubina along with the Simaba and Qu****ia genera. They have compound leaves, with between 1 and 12 pairs of alternate...