Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.12-05-2020

Chinese tallow

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

Diseases & Uses

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

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn4462

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