Ucuchu Sanango
Brunfelsia uniflora
About Ucuchu Sanango
Ucuchu Sanango (Brunfelsia uniflora) is a herb used in the Amazonian Plant Medicine tradition to help with Rheumatism, Arthritis, Fever, and Nerve Support. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, taken internally.
Botanical background
Brunfelsia uniflora (syn. Brunfelsia hopeana), the manac, is a species of flowering plant in the family Solanaceae. It is native to Monos island of Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, the Venezuelan Antilles, Guyana, Brazil, and northwest Argentina, and has been introduced to eastern Tropical Africa, Réunion, Mauritius, India, and Assam. A poisonous evergreen shrub typically 0.5 to 3 m (2 to 10 ft) tall, it is commonly cultivated as an ornamental, and as an ingredient in ayahuasca and other...
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist