Pharmacy name: Koto bark – Goto cortex (formerly: Cortex Goto).
Botanical description: Evergreen tree up to 20 m in height, grows in Brazil and Bolivia.
Active ingredients: cotine and its derivatives, alkaloids, tannins, essential oil, resins.
Application. The bark of the koto tree is used as a remedy for diarrhea, as well as to reduce the excitability of the gastrointestinal tract.
Laurel – Lauraceae.
Pharmacy name: Koto bark – Goto cortex (formerly: Cortex Goto).
Botanical description: Evergreen tree up to 20 m in height, grows in Brazil and Bolivia.
Active ingredients: cotine and its derivatives, alkaloids, tannins, essential oil, resins.
Application. The bark of the koto tree is used as a remedy for diarrhea, as well as to reduce the excitability of the gastrointestinal tract.