Steinmetz:Abrus

General Index (総索引)

Medicinal Effect (薬効一覧)

Abrus precatorius

Also known as (or relevant to) Abrus precatorius Family Leguminosae English Names Indian Liquorice Jequirity Crab's Eye Lucky Bean Love Bean Prayer Bead Natural Habitat India Indonesia West Indies Southern China Abyssinia Part(s) Used Folia Abri precatorii Radix Abri precatorii Semen Abri precatorii = Semen Jequirity

Constituent(s) root:sweet principle acid resin; leaf: sweet principle; seed: abrin (a poisonous agglutinin) abric acid Action seed: emetic irritant toxic; root: used as a substitute for Radix Liquiritiae; leaf: used in sprue