Steinmetz:Ceratonia

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Ceratonia siliqua

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Leguminosae
English Names
  • Carob tree
  • Johnsbread tree
  • Locust Bean tree
Natural Habitat
  • Eastern Mediterranean countries
  • Asia Minor
  • Syria
  • Arabia
Part(s) Used
  • Fructus Ceratoniae
  • Semen Ceratoniae = Semen Carobae
Constituent(s)
  • pod: carubin
  • acids
  • tannin
  • fat
  • sugar; seed: gum
  • mucilage
  • fatty oil
Action
  • pod: astringent
  • purgative
  • pectoral
  • nutritive
  • used in making Sherry; seed: substitute for Gummi Tragacantha

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