Roots – Drugs From Underground Organs
Many crude drugs are derived from the underground or subterranean organs or structures of plants. These include some roots and …
Guaiacum: Uses, Botanical Source, Characters, and Chemical Constituents
Synonyms: Guaiacum Wood, Lignum Guaiaci, Lignum Vitae Botanical source: Guaiacum consists of the wood (both heartwood and sapwood) of Guaiacum …
Sandalwood: Uses, Botanical Source, Characters, and Chemical Constituents
Synonyms: Yellow Sandal Wood, Santali Lignum. Botanical Source Sandalwood consists of the heartwood of the stems and roots of Santalum album …
Deal: Uses, Botanical Source, Characters, and Chemical Constituents
Synonyms Rect Deal, Yellow Deal, White Deal Botanical Source Red or Yellow Deal consists of the wood of Pinus sylvestris …
Quassia: Uses, Botanical Source, Characters, and Chemical Constituents
Synonym Quassia Wood, Quassia Lignum, Jamaka Quassia Botanical source Quassia is the stem wood of Acraena excelsa (Sw.) Lindl. (Picrasma …
Quillaia: Uses, Botanical Source, Characters, and Chemical Constituents
Synonyms Quillaia Bark, Soap Bark, Cortex Quillaiae Botanical source Quillaia consists of the dried bark of Quillaja Saponaria Mol. and …
Cascara Sagrada: Uses, Botanical Source, Characters, and Chemical Constituents
Synonyms Cascara Bark, Sacred Bark, Chittem Bark Botanical source Cascara Sagrada consists of the dried bark of Rhamnus purshiana D.C The …
Nutmeg: Uses, Botanical Source, Characters, and Chemical Constituents
Synonyms Nux Moschata, Myristicae Semina, Jaiphal Botanical source Nutmegs consist of the dried kernels of the seeds of Myristica fragrans …