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Acacia confusa, shredded rootbark
€ 9.90 – € 77.50 incl. VAT
Acacia confusa is a perennial tree originating from Southeast Asia, botanically belongs to the legume family (Legumimosae, syn. Fabaceae). Some other common names for it are Acacia Petit Feuille, Small Philippine Acacia, Formosa Acacia (Taiwan Acacia) and Formosan Koa.
The Acacia confusa tree grows up to 15 meters high. The tree is now very common in many tropical Pacific regions, including Hawaii, where the species is invasive. Acacia confusa wood has a density of about 0.75 g/cm³. In Taiwan, they use this wood to make support beams for mines, they also convert it into charcoal. In Taiwan, people still often use Acacia confusa in traditional medicine, you can buy it in herbal shops.
Our Acacia confusa root bark comes from Taiwan. Farmers collect it from trees that fall during the rainy season. The acacia that our friendly family collects is of excellent quality.
Traditional use
The native peoples of Taiwan have traditionally used the plant as an entheogen because it contains high concentrations of remarkable alkaloids in both the root and stem bark. It is used today by practitioners of Chinese medicine. The old herbalists believed that Acacia confusa could transport you to another world, but most people prefer another similar plant, namely Mimosa hostilis, we also have it here. Do you want to try an interesting plant?
The wood and bark of Acacia confusa are very rich in tannins. People in Asia use these tannins to dye fabrics or animal skins. The bark of Acacia confusa contains 23-35% tannins. A tree with a diameter of about 30 cm at chest height yields approximately 10-20 kg of raw dried bark that can be used to extract tannin.
In Taiwan, Acacia confusa has been used as a traditional medicine for centuries. Aqueous extract of Acacia confusa leaves has been applied for wound healing and anticoagulation.
In modern times, some researchers use the root bark of Acacia confusa to prepare a drink, one of the versions of the analogue of Amazonian Ayahuasca. We do not know the recipe and dosage and do not provide information.
The product
Composition: 100% root bark of the Acacia confusa tree
Country of origin
Taiwan
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