Steinmetz:Salvadora

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Salvadora persica

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Salvadoraceae
English Names
  • Mustard tree
  • Toothbrush tree
Natural Habitat
  • India
  • Persia
  • Arabia
  • Sahara
Part(s) Used
  • Semen
  • Folia
  • Radix
  • Flores
  • Oleum
Constituent(s)
  • seed: fat
  • colouring matter; rootbark: salvadorine (alkaloid)
  • resin
  • colouring matter
  • trimethylamine; fruit: sugar
  • fat
  • colouring matter
Action
  • leaf
  • rootbark: alterative
  • tonic
  • febrifuge
  • nerve-stimulant; fruit: carminative
  • diuretic
  • deobstruent
  • edible
  • used to reduce an enlarged spleen; flower: laxative
  • stimulant; oil: rubefacient
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