- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Celastraceae
- English Names
- Spindle
- Prickwood
- Indian Arrowroot
- Bitter Ash
- Cat tree
- Dog tree (known in America as Burning Bush)
- Natural Habitat
- the species europaea in Europe
- Part(s) Used
- Cortex radicis Euonymi atropurpureae
- Fructus Euonymi europaeae
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- Constituent(s)
- bark: euonymin (resin)
- atropurpurin
- euonic acid
- wax
- fixed oil
- albumen
- starch
- bitter principle
- asparagin
- tannin
- sugar; berry: euonymin (resin)
- oil
- triacetin
- phytosterol
- Action
- bark: laxative
- cholagogue
- alterative
- tonic
- emetic
- hepatic-stimulant
- diuretic
- antiperiodic
- antiparasitic; berry; emetic
- toxic
- P. S. Some botanists call the shrub "Evonymus"
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