Steinmetz:Caesalpinia
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Latest revision as of 21:00, 8 June 2009
[edit] Caesalpinia bonduc
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Leguminosae
- English Names
- Nicker tree
- Bonduc tree
- Molucca Bean
- Nikkar nut
- Nichol seed tree
- Natural Habitat
- tropical Asia
- Africa
- Indonesia
- Brazil
- Part(s) Used
- Semen Bonducellae = Semen Guilandinae (the kernels)
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- Constituent(s)
- bonducin
- guilandina
- fixed oil
- bitter principle
- sugar
- albumen
- starch
- tannin
- Action
- bitter tonic
- antiperiodic
- febrifuge
- diuretic
- antispasmodic
- vermifuge. In Jamaica the seeds are roasted
- whereby the bitterness is partly removed
- and made into coffee
- which is employed in diabetes
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[edit] Caesalpinia coriaria
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Leguminosae
- English Names
- Natural Habitat
- South America
- West Indies
- Part(s) Used
- Semen Divi-Divi (the pod)
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- Constituent(s)
- Action
- astringent
- antiperiodic
- tonic
- febrifuge
- used for tanning
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[edit] Caesalpinia echinata (and other species)
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Leguminosae
- English Names
- Brazil wood
- Peach-wood
- Pernambuco wood
- Natural Habitat
- tropical America. India
- Ceylon
- Part(s) Used
- Lignum Fernambuci = Lignum brasiliense rubrum (the heartwood)
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- Constituent(s)
- brasilin (colouring matter)
- essential oil
- tannin
- Action
- astringent used in diarrhoea
- dyeing and tanning material
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[edit] Caesalpinia sappan
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Leguminosae
- English Names
- Natural Habitat
- India
- Indonesia (especially the island of Sumbawa)
- Cochin China
- Thailand
- Part(s) Used
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- Constituent(s)
- brasilin
- gallic acid
- tannic acid; sappan-red (red colouring matter) resembling haematoxylin
- Action
- wood: used as a red dye. It is an excellent substitute for Logwood
- although weaker. Medicinally
- an infusion is used against vomiting blood
- as a powerful astringent in diarrhoea
- and as an emmenagogue
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[edit] Caesalpinia tinctoria
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Caesalpiniaceae
- English Names
- Natural Habitat
- Part(s) Used
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- Action
- used for tanning and dyeing
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