Steinmetz:Mallotus
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Mallotus philippinensis
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- English Names
- Kamala tree
- Monkey Face tree
- Natural Habitat
- India
- South-Eastern China
- Malaya
- Philippines
- Ceylon
- Abyssinia
- Southern Arabia
- North-Eastern Australia
- Part(s) Used
- Glandulae Rottlerae (the red powder by which the capsular fruit is covered), also known as "Wurrus" and "Waras"
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- Constituent(s)
- rottlerin
- resins
- albumen
- tannin
- sugar
- gum
- wax
- starch
- cellulose
- Action
- vermifuge
- laxative
- aphrodisiac
- lithontriptic
- dyeing material for silk
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