Cascarilla Bark - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 43877 | |||||
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| No Image | Plant Name | 151.01 EUPHORBIACEAE Croton eluteria | Entry Book Number | 50.1935 | |
| Artefact Name | Cascarilla Bark | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | Nicaragua | TDWG Region | Nicaragua | ||
| Parts Held | Cascarilla Bark | Geography Description | Nicaragua | ||
| Uses | Cascarilla BarkUse: MEDICINES User: Man | TDWG use | MEDICINES | ||
| Storage | Bottles, boxes etc | Related Items | |||
| Donor | Lacayo J & Son Ltd | Donor No | |||
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| Notes: | Opuscular source: Dr Howes, The Cascarilla or 'Peruvian Bark' appears to be the product of Croton eleuteria or a closely related species. According to Gilg-Brant-Schurhoff 'Pharmakognosie' the chief ingredients of this bark are 1. A bitter substance know, n as Cascarilla. 2. An ethereal oil 1-3%. 3. Resin 15%. 4. A tanning material. 5. Starch. 6. A dye. 7. Not more than 12% of mineral constituents. CRM 12.9.35. From J Lacayo & Sons, 86 Princes St. Manchester 1. | ||||