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Myrcia sphaerocarpa
Myrcia sphaerocarpa is native to the Amazon Basin of Latin America. The root extract, known as "Pedra Hume de Kaá" is used by the natives as a powerful healing poultice. Research has been conducted on it in Brazil as an anti-diabetic drug, calling it the "insulin plant".
Pedra hume caá is a medium-sized shrub that grows in drier regions of the Amazon and other parts of Brazil. In Brazil, the common name pedra hume caá refers to three species of myrcia plants that are used interchangeably-Myrcia salicifolia, Myrcia uniflorus, and Myrcia sphaerocarpa. It is unknown if reports on pedra hume caá can be applied to other species in the myrcia genus.
Myrcia brevispicata · Myrcia peduncularis · Myrcia clarendonensis · Myrcia asperorum · Myrcia chionantha · Myrcia acutissima · Myrcia adunca · Myrcia albobrunnea · Myrcia almasensis · Myrcia arenicola · Myrcia ascendens · Myrcia attenuata
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