Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.12-05-2020

American chestnut

Plant

Family

Fagaceae (Fagaceae)

English

American chestnut, American sweet chestnut, Chestnut, Toothed chestnut

Latin

Castanea dentata (MARSHALL) BORKH.

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Adstringent, Astrigent, astringent, Expectorant, Expellant of phlegm, Mucolytic agent

Foods

Coffee substitute, Substitute for coffee, used as a coffee additive

Other uses

colouring, Dye, Dyeing, Used to dye different types of fibres

Ingredients

 Alanine, arginine, ash, Aspartic acid, Calcium, Carbohydrates, Copper, Cystine, fat, Fibres, Glutamic acid, Glycine, Histidine, iron, Isoleucine, Leucine, Lysine, magnesium, manganese, Methionine, Phenylalanine, phosphorus, potassium, Proline, protein, Serine, sodium, tannin, Tanning agents, Threonine, Tryptophan, Tyrosine, Valine, Vegetable oil, zinc

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn2698

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