Plant |
Family | Spurge Family (Euphorbiaceae) |
English |
Chinese tallow, Candleberry tree, Chicken tree, Chinese tallowtree, Florida aspen, Gray popcorn tree, Vegetable tallow |
Latin |
Triadica sebifera (L.) Small, Sapium sebiferum (L.) Dum.Cours., Triadica sebifera, Sapium sebiferum Roxb. |
Plantparts | foliage, Root cortex, Unspecified |
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Ungrouped Diseases & Uses |
Alexiteric, Antidote, Antidotes, Anti-edemic, Anti-hepatitic, antiinflammatory agent in liver diseases, aperient, Blistering, blood cleanser, blood cleansing, Blood-purifier, care of the skin, catharic, Cathartic, Cleanses the blood, depurant, Depurative, diuretic, dropsy, edema, emetic, fluid accumulation, Good for skin, hepatitis, Hydrogogue, Hydropsy, induce vomiting, inflammation of the liver, irritates the skin, laxative, liver inflammation, movements of the bowel, oedema, Perfect skin, Poison Antidote, purgative, purify blood, purify the blood, raises blisters, Rubefacient, Skin-care, skin tonic, to cleanse the blood, vesicant, vomitive |
Other uses |
colouring, Dye, Dyeing, hair preparations, Used to dye different types of fibres |
TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine |
TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin |
Local (Geographical) use |
Phytomedical used in Chaoshan, China |
Ingredients |
| | tannin, Vegetable oil, wax |
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