Steinmetz:Cereus

General Index (総索引)

Medicinal Effect (薬効一覧)

Cereus grandiflorus

Also known as (or relevant to) Cereus grandiflorus Selenicereus grandiflorus Cactus grandiflorus Family Cactaceae English Names Vanilla Cactus Night-blooming Cereus Sweet scented Cactus Natural Habitat tropical America Mexico West Indies Part(s) Used Flores Cacti grandiflorus (fresh flowers only, dried flowers are inert)

Constituent(s) alkaloids and glucosides Action stimulant tonic diuretic cardiac nervine used against exophthalmic goitre