Steinmetz:Caesalpinia

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Caesalpinia bonduc

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Leguminosae
English Names
  • Nicker tree
  • Bonduc tree
  • Molucca Bean
  • Nikkar nut
  • Nichol seed tree
Natural Habitat
  • tropical Asia
  • Africa
  • Indonesia
  • Brazil
Part(s) Used
  • Semen Bonducellae = Semen Guilandinae (the kernels)
Constituent(s)
  • bonducin
  • guilandina
  • fixed oil
  • bitter principle
  • sugar
  • albumen
  • starch
  • tannin
Action
  • bitter tonic
  • antiperiodic
  • febrifuge
  • diuretic
  • antispasmodic
  • vermifuge. In Jamaica the seeds are roasted
  • whereby the bitterness is partly removed
  • and made into coffee
  • which is employed in diabetes



Caesalpinia coriaria

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Leguminosae
English Names
  • Dividibi
Natural Habitat
  • South America
  • West Indies
Part(s) Used
  • Semen Divi-Divi (the pod)
Constituent(s)
  • tannin
Action
  • astringent
  • antiperiodic
  • tonic
  • febrifuge
  • used for tanning



Caesalpinia echinata (and other species)

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Leguminosae
English Names
  • Brazil wood
  • Peach-wood
  • Pernambuco wood
Natural Habitat
  • tropical America. India
  • Ceylon
Part(s) Used
  • Lignum Fernambuci = Lignum brasiliense rubrum (the heartwood)
Constituent(s)
  • brasilin (colouring matter)
  • essential oil
  • tannin
Action
  • astringent used in diarrhoea
  • dyeing and tanning material



Caesalpinia sappan

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Leguminosae
English Names
  • Sappan Wood
  • Bukkum Wood
Natural Habitat
  • India
  • Indonesia (especially the island of Sumbawa)
  • Cochin China
  • Thailand
Part(s) Used
  • heartwood
Constituent(s)
  • brasilin
  • gallic acid
  • tannic acid; sappan-red (red colouring matter) resembling haematoxylin
Action
  • wood: used as a red dye. It is an excellent substitute for Logwood
  • although weaker. Medicinally
  • an infusion is used against vomiting blood
  • as a powerful astringent in diarrhoea
  • and as an emmenagogue



Caesalpinia tinctoria

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Caesalpiniaceae
English Names
  • Tara
Natural Habitat
  • Brazil
  • Peru
Part(s) Used
  • Semen Tara (the pods)
Action
  • used for tanning and dyeing
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