Chondrodendron

Chondrodendron, Pareira Curare, Velvet Leaf. Ice VineNan Mei Fang Ji (TCM) Chondrodendron tomentosumBentley and Trimen, Medicinal Plants, Vol 2, 1875 Cross-section of the rootManual of Organic Materica Medica, Sayre, 1879 Botanical name: Chondrodendron tomentosum (syn. C. scabrum)A number of related plants were available as varieties of Pareira Parts used: Root, Stem Temperature & Taste: Bitter,…