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Cordia salicifolia
Leaves of Cordia salicifolia are used for weight loss, as a mild diuretic to tone and balance. To strengthen heart function and used for herpes simplex. The latest research on Cordia salicifolia states its anticancerous, antiviral and a cardiotonic. Used traditionally by Brazilian tribes as a appetitive suppressant, diuretic, febrifuge, stimulant and as a wound healer. Cordia salicifolia contains naturally occurring caffeine.
Indigenous to Brazil and is also found in tropical forest of Argentine and Paraguay its a small tree growing 8- 12 meters in height. Botanically classified in Brazil as Cordia salicifolia but in Paraguay its classified as Cordia ecalyculata.
In Brazil its commonly called caf do mato (coffee of the woods) because it produces a red fruit similar in appearance to a coffee bean which is roasted and brewed into tea as a coffee substitute. Commonly found in Pharmaceutical shops in Brazil, tea bags are produced and sold as a weight loss aids, believed to help prevent or reduce fatty deposits and cellulite. Cordia salicifolia gives one the sense of being full after eating a small portion of food.
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