Amasisa
Erythrina fusca
About Amasisa
Amasisa (Erythrina fusca) is a herb used in the Amazonian Plant Medicine tradition to help with Fever, Inflammation, Skin Health, and Nerve Support, among 1 other condition it addresses. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, used both internally and topically.
Botanical background
Erythrina fusca is a species of flowering tree in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is known by many common names, including purple coraltree, gallito, bois immortelle, bucayo, and the more ambiguous "bucare" and "coral bean". E. fusca has the widest distribution of any Erythrina species; it is the only one found in both the New and Old World. It grows on coasts and along rivers in tropical Asia, Oceania, the Mascarene Islands, Madagascar, Africa, and the...
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist