Calumba is a vine that creeps and has a perennial rootstock. It may grow very tall and frequently reaches the tops of trees. It possesses broad palm-like leaves, tiny greenish-white blooms with separate male and female plants, and round, meaty fruit.
Habitat & Cultivation
Calumba is a plant indigenous to the tropical woods of eastern Africa, particularly those in Mozambique and Madagascar. However, it is also grown in other low areas. During a dry spell, the roots are dug up and dried in March.
Uses
Weakened digestion may help produce stomach acid and increase the appetite.
Anorexia can be useful to help the absorption of food.
Digestive infection Since it may help produce stomach acids it is hostile to pathogens and helps the breaking down of food.
Parts used
Bark
Key Actions
Stimulates stomach acid
Increases appetite
Constituents
Isoquinoline
Palmatine
Columbamine
Jatrorrhizine
Diterpene bitter principles
Mucilage
Volatile oil
References
- 224
- Chevallier, Andrew, FNIMH; Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine - 550 Herbs and Remedies for Common Ailments; 3. Edition 2016; ISBN: 978-0-2412-2944-6; Page 224.
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