Steinmetz:Pterocarpus

General Index (総索引)

Medicinal Effect (薬効一覧)

Pterocarpus marsupium (and other species)

Also known as (or relevant to) Pterocarpus marsupium (and other species) Family Leguminosae English Names Indian Kino tree Natural Habitat Western Africa Ceylon West Indies India Indonesia (Amboina) Part(s) Used Gummi Kino (the inspissated juice, obtained by incisions in the trunk)

Constituent(s) tannic acid Kino-tannic acid kinoin pectin pyrocatechin (catechol) gallic acid Action astringent haemostatic colouring agent Tincture of Kino is employed in combination with chalk mixture as a remedy for diarrhoea

Pterocarpus pallidus

Also known as (or relevant to) Pterocarpus pallidus Family Leguminosae English Names Pterocarpus Natural Habitat Philippines Part(s) Used Lignum Pterocarpi pallidi

Action used against kidney stones

Pterocarpus santalinus

Also known as (or relevant to) Pterocarpus santalinus Pterocarpus soyauxii Family Leguminosae (Santalaceae) English Names Red Sandal wood Red Sanders tree Caliatur wood tree Natural Habitat Pterocarpus santalinus: India Ceylon Philippines: Pterocarpus soyauxii: tropical Africa Part(s) Used Lignum Santali rubrum (the heartwood)

Constituent(s) santalin (red colouring matter) resin tannin pterocarpin Action tonic astringent depurative colouring material