Steinmetz:Rhus
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Latest revision as of 21:00, 8 June 2009
[edit] Rhus aromatica
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Anacardiaceae
- English Names
- Sweet Sumach
- Fragrant Sumach
- Natural Habitat
- Atlantic North America
- Mexico
- Part(s) Used
- Cortex radicis Rhois aromaticae
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- Constituent(s)
- free malic acid
- malates
- acid calcium
- essential oil
- fixed oil
- tannin
- resin
- red colouring matter
- Action
- astringent
- antiseptic
- tonic
- diuretic
- used in enuresis
- in kidney- and bladder diseases
- and in diarrhoea
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[edit] Rhus coriaria
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Anacardiaceae
- English Names
- Natural Habitat
- Southern Europe (mainly Sicily)
- Part(s) Used
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- Constituent(s)
- leaf
- bark: tannin
- myricetin
- oxyquercetin
- Action
- astringent
- haemostatic
- aromatic. Tannic acid is largely obtained from the bark. The fresh fruits are toxic
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[edit] Rhus cotinus
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Anacardiaceae
- English Names
- Natural Habitat
- Europe (especially Southern Europe)
- Balkan
- Part(s) Used
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- Constituent(s)
- Action
- astringent
- haemostatic
- antiseptic
- tonic
- febrifuge; employed to dye leather a yellow colour
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[edit] Rhus glabra
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Anacardiaceae
- English Names
- Smooth Sumach
- Pennsylvania Sumach
- Natural Habitat
- Part(s) Used
- Cortex Rhois glabrae
- Fructus Rhois glabrae
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- Constituent(s)
- Action
- bark: anti-diabetic
- astringent
- alterative
- tonic; berry: refrigerant
- diuretic
- febrifuge
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[edit] Rhus semialata
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Anacardiaceae
- English Names
- Natural Habitat
- China
- Japan
- Hawaii
- Southern Asia
- Part(s) Used
- Gallae sinensis (which see)
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[edit] Rhus succedanea
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Anacardiaceae
- English Names
- Japanese vegetable wax tree
- Japan lacquer tree
- Natural Habitat
- China
- Japan
- California
- India
- Part(s) Used
- Cera Japonica, Lacca Japonica (obtained from the fruits - It is a fat, not a wax)
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- Constituent(s)
- glycerine
- acids
- alcohol
- laccol (verniciferol)
- essential oil
- hydrocarbon
- tannin
- Action
- cholagogue
- expectorant
- astringent; used for making candles
- varnishes
- etc.
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[edit] Rhus toxicodendron (quercifolia)
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Anacardiaceae
- English Names
- Poison Oak
- Joy tree
- Poison Ivy
- Poison Vine
- Poison Sumach
- Natural Habitat
- North America
- Mexico
- North- and Eastern Asia
- especially Japan; cultivated in Central Europe
- Part(s) Used
- Herba Rhois toxicodendri = Folia Toxicodendri
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- Constituent(s)
- toxicodendron
- cardol
- gum
- resin
- tannin
- Action
- narcotic
- irritant
- stimulant
- nerve-sedative
- rubefacient
- vesicatory
- toxic
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[edit] Rhus typhina
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Anacardiaceae
- English Names
- Buck's horn
- Staghorn Sumach
- Natural Habitat
- North America; cultivated in Europe
- Part(s) Used
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- Action
- used for manufacturing vinegar
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[edit] Rhus venenata
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Anacardiaceae
- English Names
- Natural Habitat
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- Action
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