Steinmetz:Daphne

General Index (総索引)

Medicinal Effect (薬効一覧)

Daphne gnidrum

Also known as (or relevant to) Daphne gnidrum Daphne paniculata Family Thymelaeaceae English Names Cinque-foil (of the racemose type) Spurge Flax Natural Habitat Mediterranean countries Asia Minor Part(s) Used Cortex Gnidii

Constituent(s) mezerein (acrid resin) fixed oil Action violently purgative

Daphne laureola

Also known as (or relevant to) Daphne laureola Family Thymelaeaceae English Names Spurge Laurel Natural Habitat Central and Southern Europe Part(s) Used Lignum Fructus

Constituent(s) mezerein (acrid resin) fixed oil daphnin Action same as Daphne Mezereum but less pronounced. The berries are poisonous

Links

• Information in Von Esenbeck's book

Daphne mezereum

Also known as (or relevant to) Daphne mezereum Family Thymelaeaceae English Names Eaglewood Mystery bush Mezereon Spurge Olive Spurge Laurel Dwarf Bay Wild Pepper Natural Habitat hilly regions of Southern Europe Algeria Part(s) Used Cortex Mezerei Semen Mezerei = Semen Coccognidii

Constituent(s) seed: coccognin daphnin volatile oil fatty oil resin; bark: daphnin mezerein (acrid resin) mezereinic acid umbelliferone fixed oil Action bark: stimulant sudorific abortive alterative diuretic antisyphilitic liniment toxic; seed: purgative diuretic toxic

Links

• Information in Von Esenbeck's book