Energetics play an important role in local herbal traditions, and some features—like bitterness—are considered therapeutically important. Gavilana (also called tres puntas, “three points,” or Jackass bitters) is a great example of a bitter, cooling herb that is used here for a range of health concerns, particularly those affecting the liver. People also take a tea made of the leaves as an anti-parasitic cleanse of the digestive system, and its dried, powdered leaves are commonly mixed with other herbs (such as bush basil) and used topically for infection.