Ipê Roxo (Lapacho)
Handroanthus impetiginosus
About Ipê Roxo (Lapacho)
Ipê Roxo (Lapacho) (Handroanthus impetiginosus) is a herb used in the Brazilian Phytotherapy tradition to help with Fungal Infection, Immune Support, Cancer Support, and Inflammation. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, taken internally.
Botanical background
Handroanthus impetiginosus, pink ipê, pink lapacho, or pink trumpet tree is a native tree of family Bignoniaceae of the Americas, distributed from northern Mexico south to northern Argentina. Lapacho is the national tree of Paraguay, and it is also a common tree in Argentina's northeastern region, as well as in southeastern Bolivia. According to Native Trees of Trinidad and Tobago, this tree is not indigenous to Trinidad, it is introduced.
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist