The Juazeiro is a tree indigenous to the dry areas of the northeast of Brazil, native from the center of Bahia to the south of Piaui. It grows 5-10 meters in height with a trunk that is 30-50 cm in diameter and produces small yellow flowers and small yellow round fruits, about 3-4 cm in size. It is one of the most respected trees in these area due to its numerous uses. The trunk and branches give local people the bark for different cleaning services and medicinal applications where it is widely used as a cleanser. The bark contains a large amount of natural foaming saponins which are responsible for the formation of lather and its high cleansing power. For this reason bark prepartions have been used locally in shampoos, soaps and antidandruff lotions. The bark is also used medicinally in Brazil for dyspepsia, fevers and urogenital disorders. Although it's mechanism is still unknown, scientists have documented Juazeiro's antipyretic and febrifuge properties in an in vivo experiment with rabbits. (See clinical abstract following)