Steinmetz:Pterocarpus
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Latest revision as of 21:00, 8 June 2009
[edit] Pterocarpus marsupium (and other species)
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Leguminosae
- English Names
- Natural Habitat
- Western Africa
- Ceylon
- West Indies
- India
- Indonesia (Amboina)
- Part(s) Used
- Gummi Kino (the inspissated juice, obtained by incisions in the trunk)
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- Constituent(s)
- tannic acid
- Kino-tannic acid
- kinoin
- pectin
- pyrocatechin (catechol)
- gallic acid
- Action
- astringent
- haemostatic
- colouring agent
- Tincture of Kino is employed in combination with chalk mixture as a remedy for diarrhoea
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[edit] Pterocarpus pallidus
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Leguminosae
- English Names
- Natural Habitat
- Part(s) Used
- Lignum Pterocarpi pallidi
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- Action
- used against kidney stones
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[edit] Pterocarpus santalinus
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Leguminosae (Santalaceae)
- English Names
- Red Sandal wood
- Red Sanders tree
- Caliatur wood tree
- Natural Habitat
- Pterocarpus santalinus: India
- Ceylon
- Philippines: Pterocarpus soyauxii: tropical Africa
- Part(s) Used
- Lignum Santali rubrum (the heartwood)
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- Constituent(s)
- santalin (red colouring matter)
- resin
- tannin
- pterocarpin
- Action
- tonic
- astringent
- depurative
- colouring material
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