Crepitans Hura Sandbox Treeplantae 🌳

Thi is sandbox tree, also known as possumwood and jabillo, is an evergreen tree of the spurge family of Euphorbiaceae. It’s native to tropical regions of North & South America including the Amazon rainforest which is also present in parts of Tanzania, where it is considered an invasive species. It has been beneficial in many ethnomedicinal applications as a purgative, emetic, hepatoprotective, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial & the treatment of leprosy.
The latex is used as arrow poison and is said to cause ailing teeth to fall out. As medicine, it treats skin diseases, rheumatism, intestinal worms & has been used in the United States of America to prepare tear gas, bark extract is used to treat leprosy & wood used in light construction.
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