Leucaena Leucocephala (Yinhehuan)

Distribution:
Native to Mexico, but cultivated widely in the tropics and subtropics. The plants were introduced to Taiwan from Central or South America by the Dutch. 
Properties

Characteristics:
Acrid, sweet, bitter

Medical functions:
The glucoside mimosine may rid of round worms.
The leaves are high in protein and can be used as feed supplement.
  
Medical and other Uses:
Young seeds can be eaten to help rid of round worms. To rid of roundworms, eat the seeds from about 15 to 25 pods.
Its main uses are: soil preservation, as foliage for livestock, as fuel wood, or as green manure fertilizer. Wood can be used in carving, and seed can be used as coffee seed substitute and for rid of round worm.
 
Chemical ingredients:
Seeds contain the glucoside,  mimosine.