Steinmetz:Picramnia

General Index (総索引)

Medicinal Effect (薬効一覧)

Picramnia antidesma ( and other species)

Also known as (or relevant to) Picramnia antidesma ( and other species) Family Simarubaceae English Names West-Indian (Honduras) Cascara West-Indian Snakewood Natural Habitat Central America West Indies Part(s) Used Cortex Cascarae amarae

Constituent(s) picramnin (bitter principle) picrasmin (alkaloid) Action tonic stimulant alterative anti-syphilitic used in skin diseases