Synonyms---QuebrachoBark.Quebracho-blanco.
Part Used---Bark.
Part Used---Bark.
Habitat---Chile together with Argentina, Bolivia, Southern Brazil.
History---Quebracho is an evergreen tree which sometimes rises to 100 feet, amongst an erect stalk together with wide-spreading crown. The forest of all the species of this genus is valuable, together with the cite is due to its hardness, existence derived from 2 Castilian words, quebrar and hacha, important 'the axe breaks.' It is used for tanning.
The bark was non introduced into Europe until 1878, though was for long used inwards South America every bit a febrifuge. Commercially, it is met amongst inwards large, thick pieces covered on the exterior amongst a really thick together with rough, corky layer of a greyish-brown colour, together with deeply divided past times furrows together with excavations. The inner bark is greyish or yellowish, polish or somewhat fibrous, together with oft amongst small, dark spots. The gustation is really bitter, but at that spot is scarcely whatever odour.
Two other plants are known every bit Quebracho: Schinopsis Lorenzii, the forest of which is sold inwards commerce every bit 'quebracho wood,' and Iodina rhombifolia, 'quebracho flojo,' the forest together with bark of which are sometimes substituted for the 'quebracho colorado.'
Constituents---Contains half dozen alkaloids: Aspidospermine, Aspidospermatine, Aspidosamine, Quebrachine, Hypoquebrachine together with Quebrachamine. All concur that quebrachine is the almost active
HOMOEOPATHIC USES
ASTHMA- It is the Digitalis of the lungs. An effective remedy inwards many cases of asthma. It stimulates the respiratory centres together with increases the oxygen inwards the blood . Want of breath during sweat is the guiding symptom. Cardiac asthma Uremic dyspnea
DOSE- First trituration or woman raise tincture