Erythrinae Cortex 110g
Description
Details
The bark contains a range of bio-active constituents, including saponins, flavonoids and lignans[279]. It has antifungal and liver protecting properties[279]. It is used in Korea in the treatment of contusions, beri-beri, lumbago, neuralgia and pleurisy[279]. An infusion of the leaves is used to make a stomachic tea[218]. The root is expectorant[218]. A decoction of the wood is used for skin diseases[178, 218].
Other Uses
Insecticide.
The bark and the leaves are used as an insecticide[178]. Wood[266].
Cultivation details
Requires a deep fertile moisture-retentive soil in sun or part shade[200]. Young shoots, especially on young plants, can die back over winter if they are not fully ripened[11]. Young plants are slow-growing[200]. The tree is widely cultivated for timber in China[266]. A polymorphic species[11].
Propagation
Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in the autumn in a cold frame[200]. Stored seed probably requires a period of cold stratification and should be sown as soon as possible. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. Cuttings of half-ripe wood, July/August in a frame[200]. Root cuttings in late winter.