Pilocarpus jaborandi
Rutaceae FAMILY

Pilocarpus jaborandi

Pilocarpus jaborandi

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Pilocarpus jaborandi is an evergreen shrub or small tree branching from low down. It grows 3 - 7 metres tall[ 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. ]. An alkaloid isolated from the plant is commonly used in conventional medicine - the plant being gathered from the wild for this purpose. The leaves are also commonly used in herbal medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - eastern and northeastern Brazil.
HabitatNot known