Steinmetz:Castanea

General Index (総索引)

Medicinal Effect (薬効一覧)

Castanea vulgaris

Also known as (or relevant to) Castanea vulgaris Castanea vesca Castanea sativa (and other species) Family Cupuliferae (Fagaceae) English Names Sweet Chestnut Natural Habitat Greece Italy Europe Asia Minor and other parts of Asia (including India) China; Castanea dentata: North America Part(s) Used Folia Castaneae vescae Fructus Castaneae vescae

Constituent(s) bark: tannin; nut: vitamin B and C starch proteids sugar fat; leaf: tannic acid gallic acid fat resin gum albumen pectin Action nut: astringent tonic sedative nutritive; leaf: tonic febrifuge used against whooping cough astringent