Steinmetz:Viburnum

Viburnum lantana

Also known as (or relevant to) Viburnum lantana Family Caprifoliaceae English Names Wayfaring tree Mealy Guelder Rose Hobble Bush (by the Indians of North America) Natural Habitat Europe (including Great Britain) Himalayas North America Part(s) Used Fructus Viburni lantanae

Constituent(s) valerianic acid Action astringent

Viburnum opulus

Also known as (or relevant to) Viburnum opulus Family Caprifoliaceae English Names Water-Elder Snowball Guelder Rose Cramp bark High Cranberry Wayfaring tree Natural Habitat temperate parts of Europe (including Great Britain) North America Asia Part(s) Used Herba Viburni opuli Cortex Viburni opuli

Constituent(s) bark: viburnin resin citric acid malic acid oxalic acid sugar carbonates phosphates; herb: bitter principle Action herb: purgative emetic; bark: antispasmodic sedative nervine used in painful menstruation cramps hysteria

Viburnum prunifolium

Also known as (or relevant to) Viburnum prunifolium Family Caprifoliaceae English Names American Black Haw American Snowball American Guelder Rose American Sloe Stagbush Natural Habitat Eastern and Southern parts of U. S. A. Part(s) Used Cortex arboris Viburni prunifolii Cortex radicis Viburni Prunifolii Fructus Viburni Prunifolii

Constituent(s) viburnin tannin resin valeric acid starch dextrin sugar Action treebark rootbark: uterine tonic sedative nervine antispasmodic anti-asthmatic