SCIENTIFIC NAME:
– Doliocarpus dentatus (Aublet) Standley
– Tetracera spp.
– Pinzona sp.
COMMON NAMES: Capadula, Kabuduli, Kapadula, Sah-kah-ti-to, Liane Rouge.
HABITAT:
PATTERN: Dolicarpus dentatus flowers throughout the dry season, from December to April, but parhttps://italisvital.info/capadulla/?preview=trueticularly in February. In central Panama the fruits mature from March to May (possibly later), chiefly in April. (Flora of Barro)
PARTS USED: Whole plant – leaves, stem, root, bark, sap
USES: Whole plant: Decoction for venereal disease. Mixed, for a tonic, with Philodendron fragrantissimum, Strychnos sp., Smilax schomburgkiana, Clusia grandiflora and Bauhinia scala-simiae.
Stem and Bark: Used to make an aphrodisiac tea, or used to make an infusion when chopped and soaked in wine.
Leaf: Used to disinfect the umbilical cord of newborn babies in Guyana.
Sap of the stem: Used to relieve stricture or as a thirst quencher. Sap is also used as an abortive, for coughs and colds, and to treat snakebites.
Tonics
Capadulla Tonic #1: the roots and stems are boiled together with the Devil-doer stem, Cockshun, Kupa-rope and Granny Backbone to make a very powerful aphrodisiac.
Capadulla Tonic #2: Capadulla stem/bark, Sarsparilla root (Dioscorea trichanthera), kufa root (Clusia spp.), Locust bark (Hymenaea courbaril), Granny Backbone wood. (Curarea candicans), and Devil-doer wood (Strychnos spp.). The pieces may be boiled to make a decoction or soaked in rum or high wine to make a tonic.
TO BUY CAPADULLA: Contact Emmerson Inniss at [email protected].
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Sources:
Dilleniaceae. In: Flora of the Guianas. Ser. A, Phanerogams, Fascicle 31
Guyana Chronicle: Viagra Goes Local
Medicinal Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana)
Dillenia Family
Flora of Barro Colorado Island
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