Steinmetz:Haematoxylon

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Medicinal Effect (薬効一覧)

Haematoxylon campechianum

Also known as (or relevant to) Haematoxylon campechianum Family Leguminosae English Names Logwood Poachwood Peachwood Bloodwood tree Natural Habitat tropical central America; cultivated in West Indies especially Jamaica Mexico Part(s) Used Lignum Haematoxyli = Lignum Campechianum (the heart of the wood)

Constituent(s) haematoxylin essential oil resin fat tannin acids Action haemostatic astringent dyeing material