Steinmetz:Alkanna
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Alkanna tinctoria
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Borraginaceae
- English Names
- Alcanna
- Dyer's Alkanet
- Dyer's Bugloss
- Natural Habitat
- Southern Europe (especially Hungary)
- Asia Minor
- Part(s) Used
- Radix Alkannae = Radix Anchusae tinctoriae
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- Constituent(s)
- anchusin
- alkannin
- alkanna acids
- tannin
- resin
- Action
- astringent
- emollient
- colouring agent for oily toilet preparations
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