Steinmetz:Vitis

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Vitis vinifera

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Vitaceae
English Names
  • Grape-Vine
  • Raisin (Sultanas are the dried fruits of a seedless variety largely cultivated in Greece.)
Natural Habitat
  • Southern Europe
  • Caucasus
  • Asia
  • Himalayas
  • Greece
  • California
  • Africa
  • Australia
Part(s) Used
  • Folia Vitis viniferae
  • Fructus Vitis viniferae = Fructus Uvae passae
  • Semen Vitis viniferae
  • Oleum Vini
Constituent(s)
  • leaf: saccharose
  • levulose
  • inosit
  • tannin
  • quercitrin
  • vitin
  • cholin; fruit pulp: grape-sugar (dextrose)
  • levulose
  • cream of tartar
  • malic acid
  • gum
  • inosit
  • lecithin
  • quercitrin
  • quercetin; seed: fixed oil (consisting of the glycerides of erucic acid
  • stearic acid and palmatic acid)
  • phytosterin
  • tannic acid
Action
  • leaf: haemostatic
  • astringent; fruit: cooling
  • diuretic
  • laxative
  • demulcent
  • refrigerant
  • tonic
  • restorative
  • nutritive; seed: anti-tuberculous; oil: aromatic - used in making brandy

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