Jatobá
Jatoba (scientific name Hymenaea courbaril, family Caesalpiniaceae) is a canopy tree which can reach 40 meters in height.
The sap, bark, leaves, seeds, and fruit of Jatoba are widely used for health issues, due to their expectorant, fortifying, hepatoprotective, laxative, pectoral, tonic and vermifuge properties.
Jatobá tree can be used in different ways for example, the fruit pulp can be consumed cooked or naturally, or as a flour to make breads and cakes. It is still possible make liquor, jam, tea and even wine! Jatobá has an astringent, antibacterial, antispasmodic, antifungal and anti-inflammatory effect. It is also approprited for stomachache, backache, chest pain, bones rupture, arthritis, diarrhea, asthma, bronchitis, cough, fever and others health issues.
