Steinmetz:Fagus

Fagus silvatica

Also known as (or relevant to) Fagus silvatica Family Fagaceae English Names Beech Natural Habitat Western Europe (including Great Britain) Asia Minor Armenia Palestine Japan Part(s) Used Cortex Fagi Folia Fagi Semen Fagi Oleum Fagi Oleum Fagi empyreumaticum = Pix Fagi

Constituent(s) leaf: potash; nut: fagin fatty oil; tar (obtained from the wood) Action leaf: febrifuge tonic blood-cooling; oil: antiseptic nutritive; tar: antiparasitic source of creosote; bark: astringent febrifuge tonic laxative appetising tanning material; nut: nutritive food for deer and humans; the nuts tend to become toxic in too large quantities because of the substance fagin contained in them (this substance is not found in the oil expressed from the nuts)