Polvo Gierro (Higuero, or Calabash Tree)

Polvo Gierro (Higuero, or Calabash Tree)

Common in America and American islands. The unripe fruit of the Calabash tree was preserved, pounded into a powder and mixed with sugar to treat fevers. The pulp of the ripened fruit was used to treat diarrhea and as remedy for burns.

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