Amasisa (Erythrina Fusca)
Erythrina poeppigiana
About Amasisa (Erythrina Fusca)
Amasisa (Erythrina Fusca) (Erythrina poeppigiana) is a herb used in the Shipibo & Upper Amazonian Shamanism tradition to help with Fever, Pain, Ceremonial Use, and Wound Healing, among 1 other condition it addresses. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, used both internally and topically.
Botanical background
Erythrina poeppigiana, called the mountain immortelle, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Erythrina, native to northern and western South America, and introduced to various places in Central America, the Caribbean, Africa, India and tropical Asia. Its striking display of orange flowers has led to its use as an ornamental street tree. It is the emblematic state tree of Mérida, Venezuela. Widely cultivated, it is a nitrogen fixer and a source of fodder.
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist