Tynanthus polyanthus (Bureau) Sandwith

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Ecuador

• State/Province

  Morona Santiago

• Locality

  El Centro Shuar Kankaim, (Cangaimine), Rio Kankaim (Cangaime); 20k WNW del Taisha.

• Elevation

  Alt. 500 m. (1640 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -2.33, -77.68

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

• Level 1 Use

  MEDICINES

• Level 2 Use

  Circulatory System Effects/Disorders

• Level 3 Use

  Other Circulatory System disorders/effects

• Use Notes

  "dolor de corazon" (This may refer to heart pain or unhappiness). The bark is boiled in 1L of water for 20 min. then mixed with caña de azucar [Saccharum officinarum] juice. The mixture is taken to relieve do de corazón.

FLORA DEL ECUADOR	^
Recursos Botánicos del Bosque Tropical
BIGNONIACEAE
Arrabidaea
ce,
MORONA SANTIAGO. El Centro Shuar Kankaim,
(Cangaimine), Rio Kankaim (Cangaime); 500m:
77° 41' W, 2o 20' S (20k WNW del Taisha).
Bejuco; tallo verde; haz verde oscuro y
el enves verde pálido.
Shuar names:TAWAIP
Preparación medicinal: coge la parte
corteza de bejuco y ponga 1 litro de agua y
hierve 20 minutos, despues mésela con jugo
de cana y tome durante 6 horas hasta que el
dolor del corazon se pasa, (editorial
note: "dolor de corazon" can often refer to
unhappiness)
Domingo Shiki RBAE216	15 Octubre 1985
PROGRAMA NACIONAL FORESTAL - MAG
Ethnobotany of the Shuar of Eastern Ecuador.
Herbarios QAME-QCNE-MO-NY; ayuda de USAID
Plant Resources of Amazonian Ecuador	|	s/f o
NFW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
........OÒ191380
Manuscript voucher of Bradley Bennett’s
00191380