Wunuu
(Divi-divi, Guascalote, Guaracabuya, Guatapana, Natascol, Watapana, Ichii, Babán, Agallo, Garrobilla, Lividivi, Cascalote, Guatapán, Guatapanare, Guatapanal, Huatapana, Nacascolo, Tara del Caribe)
Occurrence
Central America, Caribbean Antilles, North South America.
Historical background
In the Guajira Peninsula of Colombia, it was a great source of commerce because of its commercial uses of dye. Yearly in this department a festival was celebrated for the tree. The For the Wayuu people of the Guajira Peninsula, it is a very important tree that is widely used for its medicinal benefits.
Economical uses
Dividivi is used to create hair dyes, soaps as well as dental pastes, it is also used to feed farm animals. It is a tree that adjusts well to dry climates and changing climates.
Medicinal uses
Roots, fruits, leafs and cortex of the tree are all used medicinally.
Dividivi is used to treat several health conditions. Helps with heart diseases. For Hemorrhoids, 12 pods of divi-divi are boiled in 2 liters of water and it is used in sit-in baths and washes. For hair, a tincture is used as a wash for hair growth and shine. It is said to help in the treatment of breast cancer. For tonsilitis and sore throat, 4 to 6 pods are boiled in half a liter of water and gargled 3 times a day.
"Dividivi" by Froskeland is marked with CC BY-SA 2.0.