TROM TREE -  THE MEDICINE FOR LAXATIVE, REDUCING FEVER, COOLING THE LIVER AND IMPROVING HEALTH

 Written by: Tran Sy Herb Doctor

The Trom tree has the science name Sterculia foetida L..  (no name in English) , belonging to Trom family (Sterculiaceac).

The Trom tree has 25 types in Vietnam:

The fan Trom tree (sterculia hypochrea Pierre) gives the yellow and green gum in Bien Hoa. The slim Trom tree (sterculia lanceolata) is called Sang, Sang Se tree, grown from Hoa Binh province to Cana. The smelly Trom tree (sterculia foetida L.) usually blossoms in April. The flowers are often smelly, so people call the smelly Trom tree. The smelly Trom tree is about 15 -20 meters tall with about 1 meter diameter. We can grow it from the seeds. The leaves often fall in February or March every year.

The smelly Trom tree can grow  a desolate and waste areas or we can grow it to get the gum or the shadow. The tree is very strong, not affected by the worm or insects. The Trom tree has the fatty acid (cyclopropenoid) which effects to support the tree from fungus. People often to take off the bark of the tree – trunk to make medicine. The place where the bark is taken off will be recovered with a scar. The smelly Trom tree can grow from Da Nang city to the south of Vietnam, especially in Binh Thuan pronvince, mainly in Vinh Hao village – Tuy Phong district – Binh Thuan province.

The Trom tree seed has 35.6% water, 11.4% mulberry material, and the minerals such as: Calci, phospho,  magnesi, kali, acid nicotinic, sulfur, , vit C… Especially the smelly Trom tree seed has the sterculic acid  which treats the intestine deaseases.

In 100g of the gum of the smelly Trom tree has Calci 100mg, Zn 30mg, Na 5,27mg, Ka297mg, Mg 43mg, Fe 0,91m and multi-vitamins.

- The bark has enough nutrition facts as the gum and seed, especially with the slimy material to make the skin strong.
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The smelly Trom tree gum helps your body fresh, good sleep and anti-Stress

Daily use – good for your health and beautiful skin.

Especially, the smelly Trom tree helps you  cure  diarrhoea and  constipation