Economic Botany Herbarium Details

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Economic Botany Herbarium Details

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Barcode: CAL0000003446

Family: ANACARDIACEAE

Scientific Name: Rhus hookeri K.C.Sahni & Bahadur

Collector: Major F.E. Younghusband

Country: China

Uses: Galls on the branch are astringent, tonic, expectorant, and stimulant, used in diarrhoea and dysentery. Extract of leaves shows anti-cancer and anti-viral action. Juice powerful vesicant; also used in colic.