Andira (Tsaura)
Andira inermis
About Andira (Tsaura)
Andira (Tsaura) (Andira inermis) is a herb used in the Hausa Traditional Medicine tradition to help with Parasites, Wound Healing, Fever, and Digestive Issues, among 1 other condition it addresses. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, used both internally and topically.
Botanical background
Andira inermis is a nitrogen-fixing tree native to the area from southern Mexico through Central America to northern South America (Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil); it has been introduced to the Caribbean, the Antilles, Florida, and Africa. The tree has many names due to its wide distribution and multiple uses: it is also known as the cabbage bark (in Belize), almendro macho (in El Salvador), almendro de río or river almond (Honduras), bastard cabbage tree, cabbage angelin...
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist