Steinmetz:Apocynum
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Latest revision as of 21:00, 8 June 2009
[edit] Apocynum androsaemifolium
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- English Names
- Bitter Root
- Dogsbane
- Canadian Hemp
- Natural Habitat
- Part(s) Used
- Rhizoma Apocyni androsaemifolii
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- Constituent(s)
- cymarin (heart-poison)
- essential oil
- Action
- heart-tonic
- diuretic
- emetic
- purgative
- toxic
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[edit] Apocynum cannabinum
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- English Names
- Natural Habitat
- Part(s) Used
- Cortex Apocyni cannabini
- Semen Apocyni cannabini
- Radix Apocyni cannabini
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- Constituent(s)
- apocyline (amorphous resin)
- apocynin
- apocynein
- wax
- resin
- tannin
- gallic acid
- starch
- milky juice
- cymarin (heartpoison)
- Action
- antiperiodic
- diuretic
- sudorific
- expectorant
- emetic
- used in cardiac dropsy; similar in action to Digitalis
- but it is a more powerful -diuretic and it has not the dangerous cumulative effect
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