Steinmetz:Erythrophleum
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Erythrophleum guineense (and other species)
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Leguminosae
- English Names
- Red-Water tree
- Casca tree
- Sassy tree
- Natural Habitat
- Central- and Western Africa
- especially Senegambia
- Upper Guinea
- Part(s) Used
- Cortex Erythtophloei = Cortex Sassy
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- Constituent(s)
- erythrophleine
- erythrophloeinae
- hydrochloridum
- tannin
- resin
- cassidine
- Action
- febrifuge
- laxative
- diuretic
- hydragogue
- astringent
- cardiac tonic
- analgesic
- stimulant
- sedative
- narcotic
- toxic; used as a substitute for Digitalis
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