Title: Hamamelis
Additional Names: Witch hazel; winter bloom; snapping hazel; striped alder; spotted alder; tobacco wood
Literature References: Dried leaves of Hamamelis virginiana L., Hamamelidaceae, collected in autumn. History of hamamelis extract and distillate: Lloyd, Lloyd, J. Am. Pharm. Assoc. 24, 220 (1935). Habit. North America (New England to Minnesota, southward to Louisiana). Constit. Hamamelitannin, gallic acid, volatile oil, bitter principle.
Therap-Cat: Astringent.
Therap-Cat-Vet: Has been used as astringent, hemostatic, sedative. |