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| | Peppertree - Schinus molle is used for many ailments too many to list here |
 | | Brazilian Peppertree is a medium to small shrubby tree growing 4-8 meters in height with a trunk 25-35 cm in diameter and narrow spiky leaves. |
 | | Brazilian Peppertree has a long history of uses throughout South and Central America and is reported to be astringent, balsamic, collyrium, diuretic, emmenagogue, masticatory, piscicide, purgative, stomachic, tonic, antiviral and vulnerary. |
 | | The essential oil, present in the leaves, bark and fruit, are a rich source of triterpenes, sesquiterpenes and monoterpenes and many of the plant's documented biological activities are attributed to the essential oils found in the plant. |
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