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    Quassia (/ˈkwɒʃə/ or /ˈkwɒʃiə/) is a plant genus in the family Simaroubaceae. Its size is disputed; some botanists treat it as consisting of only one...
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    Quassia amara, also known as amargo, bitter-ash, bitter-wood, or hombre grande (spanish for big man) is a species in the genus Quassia, with some botanists...
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    Prunus (Cherry) * Purshia (Antelope Bush) Pyracantha (Firethorn) Q Quassia (Quassia) * Quercus (Oak) * Quillaja (Quillay) Quintinia (Tawheowheo) * R Rhamnus...
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    prototypical example of the family of quassinoids. It can be extracted from the quassia tree, from which it gets its name. It was first isolated in 1937, and its...
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    areas and wildlands. Well-known genera in the family include the tropical Quassia and Simarouba. 20 genera are accepted: Ailanthus Desf. †Ailanthophyllum...
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    苦樹 ku shu, Japanese: ニガキ nigaki "bitterwood"; also India quassia, quassia wood, shurni, quassia-wood, or quassiawood; syn. P. ailanthioides) is a species...
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    (Porophyllum linaria) (Mexico) Poppy seed (Papaver somniferum) Purslane Quassia (Quassia amara), bitter spice in aperitifs and some beers and fortified wines...
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    type species of the genus Simarouba. In 1790, William Wright described Quassia simarouba, which Auguste Pyrame DeCandolle suggested was the same species...
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    Quassia sanguinea is a species of plant in the Simaroubaceae family. It is found in Cameroon and Nigeria. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical...
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  • Samadera harmandiana (syn Quassia harmandiana) is a freshwater mangrove shrub or small tree in the Simaroubaceae family. It is found in Cambodia, Laos...
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    trial, Quassia amara extract at 4% demonstrated earlier onset of action, including improvement in telangiectasia, flushing, and papules. Quassia amara...
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    Samadera indica (syn. Quassia indica), the bitter wood or Niepa bark tree, is a species of plant in the family Simaroubaceae. It is a shrub or tree and...
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  • Queen Jasmina and her daughters Alvera, Valeriana and Quassia live. Alvera, Valerianna and Quassia are Diwanis — the appointed guardians of all plants and...
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    Quassia sp. 'Moonee Creek', the Moonee quassia, is a shrub found in north eastern New South Wales, Australia. A rare plant, listed as endangered by extinction...
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    1963), as Quassia indica, along with Samadera harmandiana as Quassia harmandiana. Nooteboom had taken a very broad view of the genus Quassia L. and included...
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    became a plantation owner himself. He gave his name to the plant genus Quassia. Quassi's roots were among the Kwa speaking Akan people of present-day...
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  • stimulate the taste buds, thus producing reflex secretion of gastric juices. Quassia, Aristolochia, gentian, and chirata are commonly used. Alcohol: increases...
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    highly toxic to specific insect species, such as quassinoids (extracts from Quassia trees) against the diamondback moth (Plutela xylostella). Samadera indica...
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    Simaba cedron, the cedron, is a member of the quassia family, Simaroubaceae, native to Colombia and Central America. "Simaba cedron Planch. — The Plant...
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    include: Chrysobalanus icaco (coco plum) Guaco Morinda citrifolia (noni) Quassia amara (hombre grande, "big man"), particularly for men, as it is reputed...
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    contributes to the reduction of greenhouse effect or global warming. Bitter wood Quassia amara Picrasma excelsa Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI)...
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  • to Mix Drinks or The Bon Vivant's Companion. Among the ingredients were quassia, cardamom, and bitter orange peel.[citation needed] The Boker's company...
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    quassin, was first described in the 19th century from plants of the genus Quassia from which it gets its name. It was isolated in 1937, and its structure...
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    introduction of effective plant-based insecticides such as pyrethrum, derris, quassia, and tobacco extract. The phylloxera (a powdery mildew) damage to the wine...
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    Quassia sp. 'Mount Nardi' is a plant found in north eastern New South Wales, Australia. An uncommon to rare plant, yet to be formally named. The original...
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    p. 538 "Jambolan". Purdue University. 2006. Bowerbank, "The Commercial Quassia, or Bitterwood", The Technologist, II (1862), 251 Damascene, damasin, damsin...
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  • P03AX01 Benzyl benzoate P03AX02 Copper oleinate P03AX03 Malathion P03AX04 Quassia P03AX05 Dimeticone P03AX06 Benzyl alcohol P03AX07 Abametapir P03BA01 Cyfluthrin...
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  • Simarouba glauca, native to Florida, the Caribbean, and Central America Quassia amara, native to Central and South America This page is an index of articles...
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  • July 2017. "Graman Quassi: Meet the Ghanaian who discovered the potent Quassia Tonic to heal Whites". yen.com. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2022...
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    oil kills Rhyzopertha dominica (bug found in stored cereal) Pyrethrum Quassia (South American plant genus) Ryanodine Spinosad AKA Spinosyn A Spinosyn...
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