Steinmetz:Quercus

General Index (総索引)

Medicinal Effect (薬効一覧)

Quercus alba

Also known as (or relevant to) Quercus alba Family Cupuliferae English Names White Oak Natural Habitat North America Part(s) Used Cortex Quercus albae

Constituent(s) tannin Action used for the same purposes as Cortex Quercus robur

Quercus ballota (and other species)

Also known as (or relevant to) Quercus ballota (and other species) Family Cupuliferae English Names Ballote Natural Habitat Western Mediterranean countries Part(s) Used Semen Quercus ballotae

Action strengthening. Nutritive

Quercus ilex

Also known as (or relevant to) Quercus ilex Family Cupuliferae English Names Stone Oak Black Oak Eveergreen Oak Holm Oak Holly Limousin bark tree Natural Habitat Europe (including Great Britain) especially Southern Europe Cochin China Part(s) Used Cortex Quercus viridis Folia Quercus viridis

Constituent(s) illicine; bark: tannin Action diuretic stimulant febrifuge astringent

Quercus robur var. pedunculata

Also known as (or relevant to) Quercus robur var. pedunculata Family Cupuliferae English Names Common red Oak Natural Habitat North America Europe (including Great Britain) Caucasus Asia Minor North Africa all over the world especially Eastern Europe Hungary Jugoslavia Part(s) Used Semen Quercus = Glandes Quercus Cortex Quercus robur Folia Quercus

Constituent(s) bark: quercitannic acid and other acids quercit quercin pectin catechin resin starch oak red; leaf: tannin quercetrin mannite inosit; acorns: tannin starch fat sugar albumen quercin quercit Action acorn: astringent emmenagogue; used for preparing coffee-substitute (Semen Quercus tostum = Glandes Quercus tostae) which is antiscrofulous; dyeing agent (as a substitute for galls); bark: astringent febrifuge haemostatic styptic tonic tanning agent; leaf: depurative astringent

Quercus robur var. sessiliflora

Also known as (or relevant to) Quercus robur var. sessiliflora Quercus petraea Family Cupuliferae English Names Stone Oak Winter Oak Natural Habitat same as Quercus robur Part(s) Used Semen Quercus = Glandes Quercus Cortex Quercus robur Folia Quercus

Constituent(s) same as Quercus robur Action same as Quercus robur

Quercus suber

Also known as (or relevant to) Quercus suber Family Cupuliferae English Names Cork tree Cork Oak Natural Habitat Western Mediterranean countries Part(s) Used Cortex Suberis = Lignum suberinum

Constituent(s) tannin Action from this bark cork for bottles life belts etc. is obtained

Quercus tinctoria (velutina)

Also known as (or relevant to) Quercus tinctoria (velutina) Quercus infectoria (lusitanica) Family Cupuliferae English Names Tinctory Oak Staining Oak Natural Habitat Q. infectoria: Greece Asia Minor Syria Persia; Q. tinctoria: North America Part(s) Used Cortex Quercus tinctoriae Gallae halepensis

Constituent(s) bark: quercetin (colouring matter) quercitannic acid Action astringent colouring agent