Steinmetz:Periploca

General Index (総索引)

Medicinal Effect (薬効一覧)

Periploca indica

Also known as (or relevant to) Periploca indica Hemidesmus indicus Asclepias pseudosarsa var. latifolia Family Asclepiadaceae English Names False Sarsaparilla Indian Sarsaparilla Nunnari shrub Natural Habitat India Ceylon Part(s) Used Radix Hemidesmi indici Cortex Hemidesmi indici

Constituent(s) coumarin essential oil hemidesmine smilasperic acid saponin an enzyme Action tonic diuretic sudorific alterative demulcent blood-cooling depurative used as substitute for Radix Sarsaparillae

Periploca graeca

Also known as (or relevant to) Periploca graeca Family Asclepiadaceae English Names Silkweed Grecian Silk Vine Natural Habitat Eastern Europe Greece Asia Minor Part(s) Used Herba Periplocae Lignum Periplocae

Constituent(s) periplocin resin Action cardiac