''Angostura'' is a genus of
medicinal plant
Medicinal plants, also called medicinal herbs, have been discovered and used in traditional medicine practices since prehistoric times. Plants synthesize hundreds of chemical compounds for various functions, including Plant defense against her ...
native to
South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the southe ...
. Its bark is sometimes used in
bitters
Bitters (plural also ''bitters'') is traditionally an alcoholic preparation flavored with botanical matter for a bitter or bittersweet flavor. Originally, numerous longstanding brands of bitters were developed as patent medicines, but now are ...
.
Species
It includes the following species (this list may be incomplete):
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Angostura alipes''
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Angostura trifoliata
''Angostura trifoliata'' is a plant native to South America. It is an evergreen, growing tall. The leaves are composed of three ovoid lanceolate leaflets. The flowers are purplish-white.
Angostura bark is used in the treatment of fevers, where ...
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References
Zanthoxyloideae genera
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