Manna
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Botanical Name |
Fraxinus ornus |
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Family |
Oleaceae |
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Native to |
Southern Europe, Asia |
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Parts Used |
Exudation, bark |
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Actions |
Mild laxative, nutritive |
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Constituents |
Exudate: mannitol, oligosaccharides of mannitol, glucose, fructose Bark: Coumarins: esculin, esculetin, fraxin, fraxetin Secoiridoids –ligustrolide, isularoside, hydroxyirnoside, oleuropein, framoside, hydroxyframosides A and B Caffeic acid esters: calceolaroside B, verbascoside, isoaceteoside, lugrandoside, isolugrandoside. Flavonoids: quercetin |