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Browneopsis ucayalensis     Family: Caesalpinaceae    Kichwa: Cruz Kaspi   Wao Tededo: Gadetaweaceae

The new leaves of cruz caspi are bright red with a dark spotted pattern.  The bark is used  to stop excessive postpartum bleeding.  Women who no longer want to have children drink a strong tea made from the bark believed to permanently stop menstruation.  

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"The Use of Cruz Kaspi to Terminate Fertility " Tod Swanson interview with Luisa Cadena on the use of Cruz Kaspi to terminate fertility.  YouTube video.  2:43.  February 8, 2019  

https://youtu.be/ODrojx5Maro

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