Steinmetz:Ceanothus

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Ceanothus americanus

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Rhamnaceae
English Names
  • Yersey tea
  • New Yersey tea
  • Red root
  • Mountain Sweet
  • Blue Tea bush
  • Wild Snowball
Natural Habitat
  • North America
  • Mexico
Part(s) Used
  • Folia Ceanothi
  • Radix Ceanothi
Constituent(s)
  • flower: saponin
Action
  • leaf: substitute for tea ("New Jersey tea"); root: astringent
  • stimulant
  • antispasmodic
  • alterative
  • expectorant
  • haemostatic; flower: used by American Indians as a substitute for soap
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