- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Menispermaceae
- English Names
- Colombo root
- Calumba root
- Natural Habitat
- tropical East Africa
- Mozambique (in the forests)
- Part(s) Used
- Radix Colombo = Radix Calumbae = Radix Columbae
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- Constituent(s)
- iatrorrhizin
- palmatin
- columbin
- berberine
- calumbic acid
- mucilage
- starch
- essential oil
- bitter principle
- pectin
- gum
- nitrate of potassium
- Action
- gastric tonic
- restorative
- appetising
- intestinal disinfectant
- anthelmintic; used for the cure of dysentery
- P. S. The dried stem of Coscinium fenestratum ("Ceylon Calumba") is used as an adulterant.
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