(1) The Hapsburg Charles V also controlled Spain and, consequently, all shipping to and from Hispaniola, where the guaiacum tree grew.(2) In the early 16 th-century a ‘wonder drug’, guaiacum , from the Americas, was discovered, and thought to cure syphilis.(3) In 1519 the German humanist Ulrich von Hutton wrote a treatise on guaiacum , a new wonder drug from the Americas that was believed to cure syphilis.(4) And guaiacum is used by herbalists today.(5) In the United States the guaiacum is grown for decorative purposes in Florida and California.(6) There are natural concentrations of white and red fern leaf acacias in this Province, along with guaiacums , locust trees, itínes and white sages.(7) There are natural groupings of white and red fern leaf acacias in this Province, along with guaiacums , itínes, locust trees and white sages.(8) But all this is part of the past, and now Villahermosa awakens with the delicate murmur of the river and the fresh aroma of the flowers of the guaiacums .
