Tynanthus panurensis
(Bureau) Sandwith
Bignoniaceae
Schizopsis panurensis Bureau
Common Name: Clavo Huasca
General Information
Tynanthus panurensis is a climbing shrub attaching itself to other plants by means of tendrils.
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a condiment and a medicine.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
2101- Title
- Taxonomic Revision of Tynanthus (Bignonieae, Bignoniaceae)
- Publication
- Phytotaxa 216 1-60, 2015
- Author
- Medeiros M.C.M. & Lohmann L.G.
- Publisher
- Magnolia Press
- Year
- 2015
- ISBN
- 978-1-77557-727-0
- Description
-
Range
S. America - Bolivia, northern Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia
Habitat
Moist broadleaf forest[
2101- Title
- Taxonomic Revision of Tynanthus (Bignonieae, Bignoniaceae)
- Publication
- Phytotaxa 216 1-60, 2015
- Author
- Medeiros M.C.M. & Lohmann L.G.
- Publisher
- Magnolia Press
- Year
- 2015
- ISBN
- 978-1-77557-727-0
- Description
-
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Climber |
| Height | 0.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
The wood and the leaves of this species, and several others in the genus Tynanthus, smell strongly of clove (Syzygium aromaticum) and bear the Portuguese name 'cipo cravo' (cravol is clove in Portuguese). The smell of clove is largely due to the presence of the essential oil 'eugenol'. It is considered that the stronger the smell then the more eugenol is present; and the more eugenol there is then the more the plant will share the medicinal activities of eugenol[
2097- Title
- Duke’s handbook of medicinal plants of Latin America
- Publication
-
- Author
- Duke J.A.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Group, LLC; Florida
- Year
- 2009
- ISBN
- 978-1-4200-4316-7
- Description
-
].
Edible Uses
The plant (part not specified) has a clove-like aroma and is used locally as a tea or spice with medicinal benefits[
887- Title
- Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 79
- Publication
-
- Author
- van der Werff H. (Editor)
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0026-6493
- Description
- A botanical journal, it includes an article on the ethnobotanical uses of the plant family Bignoniaceae. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
,
2097- Title
- Duke’s handbook of medicinal plants of Latin America
- Publication
-
- Author
- Duke J.A.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Group, LLC; Florida
- Year
- 2009
- ISBN
- 978-1-4200-4316-7
- Description
-
]
Medicinal
The plant (part not specified) is analgesic, antioxidant, antiradicular, aphrodisiac, carminative, digestive, febrifuge, orexigenic, stimulant, tonic and vermifuge[
2097- Title
- Duke’s handbook of medicinal plants of Latin America
- Publication
-
- Author
- Duke J.A.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Group, LLC; Florida
- Year
- 2009
- ISBN
- 978-1-4200-4316-7
- Description
-
].
It is used in the treatment of conditions such as anorexia, arthritis, backache, cancer, diabetes, dyspepsia, enterosis, fever, frigidity, gas, impotence, myalgia, pain, rheumatism, toothache, worms[
2097- Title
- Duke’s handbook of medicinal plants of Latin America
- Publication
-
- Author
- Duke J.A.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Group, LLC; Florida
- Year
- 2009
- ISBN
- 978-1-4200-4316-7
- Description
-
].
dosages:
Brazilians use the plant in the treatment of anorexia, arthritis, dyspepsia, enterosis, gas, impotence, rheumatism, and worms[
2097- Title
- Duke’s handbook of medicinal plants of Latin America
- Publication
-
- Author
- Duke J.A.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Group, LLC; Florida
- Year
- 2009
- ISBN
- 978-1-4200-4316-7
- Description
-
]. In Ecuador it is used in the treatmant arthritis, fever, impotence, myalgia, pain, and rheumatism, whilst in Peru it is used to treat arthritis, cancer, colds, backache, diabetes, fever, frigidity, impotence, myalgia, rheumatism, and toothache[
2097- Title
- Duke’s handbook of medicinal plants of Latin America
- Publication
-
- Author
- Duke J.A.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Group, LLC; Florida
- Year
- 2009
- ISBN
- 978-1-4200-4316-7
- Description
-
].
The traditional hydroalcoholic extract of the plant showed moderate antioxidant activity[
2097- Title
- Duke’s handbook of medicinal plants of Latin America
- Publication
-
- Author
- Duke J.A.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Group, LLC; Florida
- Year
- 2009
- ISBN
- 978-1-4200-4316-7
- Description
-
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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