Brucea javanica

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Brucea javanica
Juni 14, 2025
Aceh, Indonesia

Makasar fruit (Brucea javanica) also called amber pepper is a perennial upright shrub that grows wild in the forest. This plant is bitter and poisonous. All parts of this plant are used for medicine, especially to prevent dysentery, diarrhea, and malaria. source

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https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/290336806
Latitude
4.610607,95.627511



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Thank very much :)
Much Apreciated!

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This is truly informative 🌿
I had never heard of Brucea javanica before thank you for introducing such a unique medicinal plant. Nature really is full of healing wonders🍃
Great post and well presented🙌

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