Tonka Beans - Dipteryx odorata Willd

Tonka Beans Aphrodisiac and other Health Benefits Tonka Beans - Dipteryx odorata Willd Origin: Brazil Used part: Seeds Description: The cumaru is a native plant of the Brazilian Amazon that is quite fragrant, from the seeds to its bark. For this reason, it is widely known as an ingredient for fava-tonka, which is a widely used flavoring in the pharmaceutical industry but is currently in disuse. From the scientific name dipteryx odorata , the plant can also be known as cumaru of scent, cumarujo, champagne, muimapagé, tonka fava of Amazonia, amburana, cumaru of big leaf, cumaru yellow, cumarurana, cumaru real and cumaru of Amazonas, among other names , and belongs to the family of the fabaceae, leguminosae. The plant is large, can reach 30 meters in height when natural, but when cultivated is a little smaller. Its bark is smooth and yellow, its flowers quite aromatic, small in white tones with pink tips and drupe fruit is yellow-green with a bitter taste. Its seeds have wine coloration,