Steinmetz:Hamamelis

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Hamamelis virginiana

Also known as (or relevant to) Hamamelis virginiana Hamamelis mollis Family Hamamelidaceae English Names Witch Hazel Spotted Alder Winter Bloom Natural Habitat eastern puts of U. S. A. and Canada especially Virginia Part(s) Used Cortex Hamamelidis Folia Hamamelidis

Constituent(s) pyrogalloltannin (hamamelitannin) phlobaphene bitter principle gallic acid volatile oil fat wax resin phytosterin bamamelin cholin saponin Action anodyne sedative antiseptic haemostatic astringent cooling tonic alterative used in hemorrhoids hemorrhages and in skin diseases and in cosmetics