Steinmetz:Polyporus
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Latest revision as of 21:00, 8 June 2009
[edit] Polyporus fomentarius
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Polyporaceae
- English Names
- German Tinder
- Surgeon's Agaric
- Natural Habitat
- woods of Northern and Central Europe (mainly Hungary); it is a parasite growing on trees
- especially beeches
- Part(s) Used
- Fungus Chirurgorum = Fungus Ignarius = Boletus ignarius
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- Constituent(s)
- Action
- styptic; used to arrest local haemorrhages. It is also employed for treating ingrown toe-nails by inserting it between mail and flesh
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[edit] Polyporus officinalis
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Polyporaceae
- English Names
- Agaric of the Larch
- White Agaric
- Bamboo Mushroom
- Worm Mushroom
- Natural Habitat
- Siberia
- Northern Russia
- Alps; it is a parasite growing on Larix decidua and Larix sibirica
- Part(s) Used
- Fungus Laricis = Boletus Laricis = Agaricus albus
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- Constituent(s)
- resin (containing agaricin and other acids)
- alcohol
- Action
- purgative
- astringent
- cholagogue
- emetic
- anti-sudorific
- used in tuberculosis
- night sweats
- oedema
- rheumatism
- gout
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