Names: Blue sandalwood, Brazilian ebony, West Indian blood tree. Pharmacy name: logwood (red heartwood trunk) – Haematoxyli lignum (formerly: Lignum Haematoxyli).
Botanical description. Gnarled tree up to 16 m in height, with paired leaves and prickly stipules. Its homeland is Central America, it is bred there and on some islands of the West Indies (in particular, in Jamaica), also in the tropics of Asia.
Active ingredients: hematoxylin, tannins, resins.
Application. Due to the content of tannins, logwood was previously used in pediatrics as a remedy for diarrhea. After ingestion, urine turns red.
Common Names: Blue sandalwood, Brazilian ebony, West Indian blood tree. Pharmacy name: logwood (red heartwood trunk) – Haematoxyli lignum (formerly: Lignum Haematoxyli).
Botanical description. Gnarled tree up to 16 m in height, with paired leaves and prickly stipules. Its homeland is Central America, it is bred there and on some islands of the West Indies (in particular, in Jamaica), also in the tropics of Asia.
Active ingredients: hematoxylin, tannins, resins.
Application. Due to the content of tannins, logwood was previously used in pediatrics as a remedy for diarrhea. After ingestion, urine turns red.