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Botanical Name |
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Ceanothus americanus L. |
English
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New Jersey Tea |
Synonym(s) |
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Ceanothus intermedius Pursh |
Family |
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Rhamnaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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A low shrub, up to approximately 3 feet tall. Bark initially green and later developing shallow splits and turning brown. Leaves alternate, simple, 2 to 4 inches long, ovate, with a serrate margin, sunken veins, pubescent below. Flower white, growing in dense rounded panicles, found in leaf axils, appearing in mid to late summer. Fruit dry rounded capsules with 3 lobes. |
| Herb Effects |
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Astingent, antispasmodic, antisyphilitic, strongly astringent (they contain 8% tannin), expectorant, haemostatic and sedative (root) |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Betulin, Betulinic acid (root bark) |
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CAS# |
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| Betulin |
Not Available |
Not Available |
C30H50O2 |
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| Betulinic acid |
4481-62-3 |
Not Available |
C30H46O3 |
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Pharmacology
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To treat fevers and problems of the mucous membranes such as catarrh and sore throats (root, root bark); for asthma, bronchitis and coughs (root); in the treatment of bronchial complaints including asthma and whooping cough, dysentery, sore throats, tonsillitis, haemorrhoids etc (plant); for cancer and venereal sores (bark) |
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