Plukenetia volubilis
Categories: Amazon Rainforest Medicine, Andean Ancestral Medicine, Food, Medicinal Plant, Oil, Powder, Tea, Tincture
Sacha Inchi (Wiktionary)
English
Etymology
From Quechua sacha (“tree, forest, wild”) + inchi (“peanut”).
Noun
sacha inchi (uncountable)
- Plukenetia volubilis, a euphorbiaceous perennial plant endemic to the Amazon rainforest in Peru.
See also
- Plukenetia volubilis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
