🌿 Gumbo Limbo (Bursera simaruba) | Skin Healing & Anti-Inflammatory Aid | NYCherbs®

The Remedy:

🌱 Other Names: Turpentine tree, Naked Indian, Jiote, Carate, Jinocuabo, Mulatto Stick, Chaka, Mastic, Copperwood, Almácigo, Chaca, West Indian Birch, Aloe of the Caribbean

✨ Key Benefits:
🦠 Anti-inflammatory support for arthritis & joint pain relief
🌿 Promotes skin healing for burns, rashes, & irritations
🛡️ Natural antimicrobial properties for wound protection
🍃 Supports digestion & mild gastrointestinal relief
💧 Gentle detoxifying & protective tonic

📌 Traditional & Modern Uses:

• Used in Caribbean and Central American medicine for inflammatory conditions

• Bark poultices applied to rashes, sunburns, and insect bites (traditional “Caribbean Aloe”)

• Decoctions consumed for digestive and laxative support

• Resin applied as an antimicrobial wound dressing

🌼 Herbal Combinations:

• 🌱 Aloe Vera → enhances skin-soothing and burn-healing effects

• 🍃 Chamomile → strengthens anti-inflammatory and digestive relief

• 🌿 Neem Leaf → boosts antimicrobial synergy for skin and wound care

🧴 Available Forms:

• Bark (cut & sifted)

• Powder

• Resin extract

• Infusion / Decoction