Pterodon polygalaeflorus

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Pterodon polygalaeflorus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Pterodon
Species: P. polygalaeflorus
Binomial name
Pterodon polygalaeflorus
Benth.

Pterodon polygalaeflorus (Fabaceae) is a Brazilian legume of Cerrado.

Widely distributed in the west of Minas Gerais and in Goiás, Brazil, the fruit oil of this plant is used to deter skin penetration by Schistosome cercariae. Alcoholic infusions of the fruits are used in folk medicine as an analgesic, anti-rheumatic and anti-inflammatory treatment.

(syn.: Commilobium polygalaeflorus Benth.) - Portuguese: Sucupira-branca

[edit] References

  • Corrêa, P., (1984) Dicionário das plantas úteis do Brasil.

[edit] See also

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