Steinmetz:Xanthorrhoea
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Xanthorrhoea (species)
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Liliaceae
- English Names
- Jacca
- Botanybay
- Grass tree
- Black Boy
- Yacca
- Natural Habitat
- Part(s) Used
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- Constituent(s)
- paracumar-acid
- cinnamon-acid
- benzoic acid
- Action
- the yellow and the red varieties are used as a substitute for Colophonium; the red variety also in medicine against catarrhal affections. Xanthorrhoea australis and other species produce red resin
- which is used mostly in technology (shellacs
- varnishes
- etc. )
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