Anthelmintic quassia

Quassia has bitter, orexigenic, sialagogue, gastric-stimulant, and anthelmintic properties. Traditionally, it has been used for anorexia, dyspepsia, nematode infestation (by oral or rectal administration), pediculosis (by topical application), and specifically for atonic dyspepsia with loss of appetite. [Pg.101]

Quassia wood is very commonly used as a bitter tonic and anthelmintic. [Pg.77]

QUASSIA, Quassias lignum is dealt with in the section A09 B (Amara). It is used as an anthelmintic in cluster for treatment of oxyuris. [Pg.119]

Synonyms Bitter ash Bitter wood Picrasma excelsa Quassia amara Definition Wood of Picrasma exceisa or Quassia amara, contg. bitter principle quassin Properties YIsh-wh. to bright yel. chips or fibrous coarse grains, si. odor, very bitter taste Uses Natural flavoring agent in foods and pharmaceuticals bitter tonic medicine (anthelmintic) extract as fly poison on flypaper surrogate for hops hair lotion alcohol denaturant... [Pg.3799]

Ailanthus altissima, Brucea antidysenterica, Picrasma excelsa. Quassia africana. Quassia undulata, Simaba cedron, and Simarouba amara are also used as anthelmintics. [Pg.3792]

Quassia africana (Baill.) Baill. Anthelmintic (Bk, L), wounds, skin ulcers (RBk), menstrual disorders (L) [132] ... [Pg.3794]

Quassia amara L. Anthelmintic, cholagogue (StBk), snakebite (R) [136] ... [Pg.3794]

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