Steinmetz:Apocynum

Apocynum androsaemifolium

Also known as (or relevant to) Apocynum androsaemifolium Family Apocynaceae English Names Bitter Root Dogsbane Canadian Hemp Natural Habitat U. S. A. Canada Part(s) Used Rhizoma Apocyni androsaemifolii

Constituent(s) cymarin (heart-poison) essential oil Action heart-tonic diuretic emetic purgative toxic

Apocynum cannabinum

Also known as (or relevant to) Apocynum cannabinum Family Apocynaceae English Names American Hemp Natural Habitat U. S. A. Canada Part(s) Used Cortex Apocyni cannabini Semen Apocyni cannabini Radix Apocyni cannabini

Constituent(s) apocyline (amorphous resin) apocynin apocynein wax resin tannin gallic acid starch milky juice cymarin (heartpoison) Action antiperiodic diuretic sudorific expectorant emetic used in cardiac dropsy; similar in action to Digitalis but it is a more powerful -diuretic and it has not the dangerous cumulative effect