Steinmetz:Cistus

Cistus incanus var. creticus

Also known as (or relevant to) Cistus incanus var. creticus Cistus villosus var. creticus Cistus ladaniferus Cistus polymorphus (and other species) Family Cistaceae English Names Ladanum Sweet Cistus Cretan Rock Rose Natural Habitat Spain Portugal Candia Cyprus Greece Southern France North Africa Part(s) Used Herba Cisti Gummi Ladanum (mainly exuded by Cistus creticus and Cistus ladanifems)

Constituent(s) resin (containing ladene ladaniol gumand a bitter principle) wax Action purgative nervine stimulant astringent haemostatic revulsive; the gum is chiefly used by the Turcs for fumigation. The gum is also employed in making plasters