Steinmetz:Alkanna

General Index (総索引)

Medicinal Effect (薬効一覧)

Alkanna tinctoria

Also known as (or relevant to) Alkanna tinctoria Anchusa tinctoria Lithospermum tinctorium Family Borraginaceae English Names Alcanna Dyer's Alkanet Dyer's Bugloss Natural Habitat Southern Europe (especially Hungary) Asia Minor Part(s) Used Radix Alkannae = Radix Anchusae tinctoriae

Constituent(s) anchusin alkannin alkanna acids tannin resin Action astringent emollient colouring agent for oily toilet preparations