Steinmetz:Haematoxylon
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Haematoxylon campechianum
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- 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)
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- Constituent(s)
- haematoxylin
- essential oil
- resin
- fat
- tannin
- acids
- Action
- haemostatic
- astringent
- dyeing material
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