Piru or Tree of Peru (Schinus molle Linnaeu).
From the Anacardiaceae family. It is a species widely used in the center and north of the country, where it is recommended for digestive ailments such as colic, bile, stomach pain and constipation. It is also used for toothache, pitted teeth and wound healing, in which the resin is applied. It is used for the discomfort of rheumatism, using the branches macerated as mush or boiled for local application or soaked in alcohol to rub the affected part. When conditions such as coughs, flu, asthma and tuberculosis occur, the infusion is taken. In diseases such as gonorrhea, as well as in cases of irritated eyes, conjunctivitis and cataracts, the leaves are used in cooking or crushed for washing. On the other hand, it is used for bad air, fright and fright, which are commonly called clean or sweeps.
Tree that is up to 15 m tall, has cracked bark and is always green with hanging branches. The flowers are tiny and produce bunches of globose fruits. It is native to America and inhabits warm, semi-warm, semi-dry and temperate climates. It grows wild along roadsides and is associated with xerophilic scrub, grassland, mesophilic mountain forests, oak and mixed pine.
