Steinmetz:Galla

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Galla halepensis

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Capuliferae
English Names
  • Oak galls
  • Aleppo galls
  • Turkey galls
  • Oak apples
  • Nutgalls
Natural Habitat
  • see: Quercus tinctoria
Part(s) Used
  • Gallae Halepensis, an excrescence caused by the gall, wisp (Cynips tinctoria) on Oak species, especially Quercus infectoria (which see)
Constituent(s)
  • gallo-tannic acid
  • gallic acid
  • starch
  • resin
  • sugar
  • ellagic acid
  • wax
  • gum
  • essential oil
Action
  • astringent; used in dyeing and tanning



Galla sinensis

Also known as (or relevant to)
English Names
  • China galls
  • Japan galls
Natural Habitat
  • Eastern Asia (especially China
  • Japan)
  • Northern India
Part(s) Used
  • Gallae sinensis seu japonicae (an excrescence caused by certain insects (Schlecteudalia sinensis), sucking the young twigs of some Sumach species, especially Rhus semialata
Constituent(s)
  • astringent; used in dyeing and tanning
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