Steinmetz:Aleurites
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Aleurites cordata
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- English Names
- Tung tree
- Chinese Wood oil tree
- Natural Habitat
- Part(s) Used
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- Constituent(s)
- Action
- irritant; used as substitute for linseed oil
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Aleurites moluccana
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- English Names
- Candle-nut tree
- Indian Walnut tree
- Varnish tree
- Belgaum
- Walnut tree
- Chinese Chestnut
- Natural Habitat
- India
- Pacific islands
- tropical countries (especially Moluccas)
- Southern China
- Japan
- Part(s) Used
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- Constituent(s)
- kernel: fatty oil
- cellulose
- minerals; oil: oleine
- palmitin
- stearin
- myristin
- acrid resin
- Action
- kernel: aphrodisiac
- purgative; oil: aperient
- slightly toxic. In the Hawaiian countries
- the entire kernels are strung on a stick
- and lightened as a candle
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