Origin

Native to North America; found in the Himalayas and the Nilgiri hills up to 2,100 m.

Action:

Bark—anti-in?ammatory, stimulant, diaphoretic.

Wood— toxic.

Plant is used against cold, headache and stomach-ache.

Leaf extract—fungitoxic.

Toxicity:

Wood— toxic.

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Toxicity:
Avoid in pregnancy
Origin:
Mexico
Medicinal  properties:
- Cardiac problems
- Nerves
- Seizures

1) Khare, C.P./ Indian Medicinal Plants. -- Nueva Dheli: Springer, 2007 . - p 396.

2) Armando González Stuart/ Plants Used in Mexican Plants Used in Mexican Traditional Medicine Traditional Medicine: Their Application and Effects In Traditional Healing Practices. - p. 116.