Ptychopetalum uncinatum

Botanical Description

Muira puama is a small tree growing around 5 metres tall. A well-known and very popular medicinal herb in Brazil, it is also becoming more widely used in other areas of the world. The small, white flowers have a pungent fragrance similar to jasmine[ 318 Title Raintree Nutrition - Tropical Plant Database Publication Author Website http://www.rain-tree.com/plants.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Detailed information on the medicinal uses of more than two hundred rainforest plants, mainly from S. America, with basic descriptions of the plants, their other uses etc. ].