I already posted this in the acacia info thread, and was not sure if I should post this here or in the plant and substance testing section.. though as this would be a collaboration, it should be right at home in here ..
I just thought I'd bring Acacia Confusa into topic ... i've noticed over the past couple months that there seems to be an ever increasing amount of people discovering and using these trees in the wild ... and the assumption is still running high that it is imperative to use the bark (especially rootbark) for alkaloids.. vendours are following this assumption too and in some cases putting up misleading and dangerous information about harvesting..It should be said again that harvesting rootbark often kills acacia trees and is not a sustainable form of harvest. I think for anybody reading this who is considering working the with trees growing in their area , it would be very beneficial for the future well being of the species if they could do some experiments with the phyllodes and post their results up here. I have heard very little mention of confusa phyllode extractions and I think this area is in dire need of exploration before things get out of hand with wild harvesting..
As is the case with most active acacia, the phyllodes should be perfectly active.. and are a good alternative to using rootbark, trunk or branch - which especially in the case of root and trunk bark can be quite harmful to the tree when harvested. Phyllodes will likely be a slightly lower yield, though this shoudn't really be an issue as they are far more plentiful than the bark.. in fact fallen ones should be ok too. I urge people to start experimenting.. I fear that the rising popularity of Acacia Confusa could condemn it to a similar fate to that of acacia obtusifolia in the wild..
if we can get some good research done on the phyllodes of this plant, hopefully the general consensus about its active areas will become more up to date and less harm will be seen to this tree. this will also hopefully have an effect on the entheo-vendors and their "need" for marketing rootbark.
.. hope to see some people posting up results soon
I just thought I'd bring Acacia Confusa into topic ... i've noticed over the past couple months that there seems to be an ever increasing amount of people discovering and using these trees in the wild ... and the assumption is still running high that it is imperative to use the bark (especially rootbark) for alkaloids.. vendours are following this assumption too and in some cases putting up misleading and dangerous information about harvesting..It should be said again that harvesting rootbark often kills acacia trees and is not a sustainable form of harvest. I think for anybody reading this who is considering working the with trees growing in their area , it would be very beneficial for the future well being of the species if they could do some experiments with the phyllodes and post their results up here. I have heard very little mention of confusa phyllode extractions and I think this area is in dire need of exploration before things get out of hand with wild harvesting..
As is the case with most active acacia, the phyllodes should be perfectly active.. and are a good alternative to using rootbark, trunk or branch - which especially in the case of root and trunk bark can be quite harmful to the tree when harvested. Phyllodes will likely be a slightly lower yield, though this shoudn't really be an issue as they are far more plentiful than the bark.. in fact fallen ones should be ok too. I urge people to start experimenting.. I fear that the rising popularity of Acacia Confusa could condemn it to a similar fate to that of acacia obtusifolia in the wild..
if we can get some good research done on the phyllodes of this plant, hopefully the general consensus about its active areas will become more up to date and less harm will be seen to this tree. this will also hopefully have an effect on the entheo-vendors and their "need" for marketing rootbark.
.. hope to see some people posting up results soon
