Steinmetz:Populus

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Populus alba

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Salicaceae
English Names
  • White Poplar
  • Abbey
  • White Asp
  • Abele
Natural Habitat
  • China
  • America; cultivated in Europe
Part(s) Used
  • Cortex Populi albae
  • Folia Populi albae
  • Gemmae Populi albae
Constituent(s)
  • salicin
  • populin
  • essential oil
  • wax
  • resin
  • gum
  • tannic acid
  • chrysin
  • mannite
  • fat
  • acids
Action
  • diuretic
  • stimulant
  • tonic
  • febrifuge (the bark is usually the part preferred; the leaves have the same properties in a lesser degree)



Populus nigra

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Salicaceae
English Names
  • Black Poplar
Natural Habitat
  • Europe
  • especially Hungary
Part(s) Used
  • Cortex Populi nigrae
  • Folia Populi nigrae
  • Gemmae Populi nigrae
Constituent(s)
  • bud: essential oil
  • wax
  • balsamic resin
  • salicin
  • populin
  • mannite
  • fat
  • colouring matter (chrysin
  • tectochrysin)
  • gum
  • tannic acid
Action
  • bud: diuretic
  • febrifuge
  • sudorific
  • tonic. Used in hypertrophy of the prostate and in affections of the bladder (especially for elderly men) and employed in healing ointments; bark: diuretic
  • febrifuge
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