Quassia Wood Chips :
Latin Name : Quassia amara
Origin : India
Other names : Amargo, Bitter-Ash, Bitter Wood, Bitterwood, Bois Amer, Cuasia, Écorce de Quassia, Jamaican Quassia, Palo de Cuasia, Pao Tariri, Picrasma, Picrasma excelsa, Quassia amara, Quassia Amer, Quassia Bark, Quassia de Jamaïque, Quassia de Surinam, Ruda, Surinam Quassia, Surinam Wood.
Amargo comes from Spanish name & in Spanish amara means Bitter – said to be 50 times bitter than quinine. Thus it is said to be very effective as natural insecticides
Precautions : Do not use during Pregnancy or Breast – Feeding. Quassia may increase stomach acids & thus be careful if using antacids