Steinmetz:Apocynum

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Apocynum androsaemifolium

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Apocynaceae
English Names
  • Bitter Root
  • Dogsbane
  • Canadian Hemp
Natural Habitat
  • U. S. A.
  • Canada
Part(s) Used
  • Rhizoma Apocyni androsaemifolii
Constituent(s)
  • cymarin (heart-poison)
  • essential oil
Action
  • heart-tonic
  • diuretic
  • emetic
  • purgative
  • toxic



Apocynum cannabinum

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Apocynaceae
English Names
  • American Hemp
Natural Habitat
  • U. S. A.
  • Canada
Part(s) Used
  • Cortex Apocyni cannabini
  • Semen Apocyni cannabini
  • Radix Apocyni cannabini
Constituent(s)
  • apocyline (amorphous resin)
  • apocynin
  • apocynein
  • wax
  • resin
  • tannin
  • gallic acid
  • starch
  • milky juice
  • cymarin (heartpoison)
Action
  • antiperiodic
  • diuretic
  • sudorific
  • expectorant
  • emetic
  • used in cardiac dropsy; similar in action to Digitalis
  • but it is a more powerful -diuretic and it has not the dangerous cumulative effect
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