Liber Herbarum Minor (English)

Rev.18-07-2008

Ash

Plant names
Oleaceae
English Ash, Common ash, European ash, Weeping ash
Latin Fraxinus excelsior L.
Plant partsKey, Leaf, Rind / Bark / Cortex, Seed
Diseases & Uses
Diseases Aching joints, adder bite, Anthelmintic, Anticatarrhal, Antiedemic, Antigout, AntiRheumatic, Astringent, bites, Carminative, constipation, Diabetes mellitus, disease of the bladder, disorder of the kidneys, diuretic, dropsy, emetic, fever, Hypertension, inflammation, inspissated faeces, laxative, Loss of appetite, lowering the blood sugar, malaria, Nerve problems, Peritonitis, Pickmeup, rheumatic diseases, scabies, slimming remedy, substitute for cinchona bark, sweatinducing, Syphilis, Tonic, Tuberculosis, wound healing, Wounds
Foods caper substitute, tea substitute
Other uses colouring, magic power
Contents
 bitter essence, coumarin, coumarin derivate, essential oil, flavonoid, fraxidin, fraxin, fraxinol, Glucoside, Malic acid, Mannitol, Oil, rutin, Tannic acid, tannin, Tanning agents

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