MIMOSA TENUIFLORA ROOT BARK: AN ETHNOBOTANICAL PERSPECTIVE

The branches of the species Mimosa tenuiflora, commonly known as quebracho blanco, have been employed for time immemorial in indigenous medicine across the Americas. Ethnobotanical studies demonstrate the power of M. tenuiflora compounds in treating a wide range of ailments, including inflammation. Indigenous practitioners administer the root ba