Action: Leaves—decoction is given in fevers; applied externally to swollen joints, also as a paste for headache. (Due to stringing hair, the plant causes dermatitis and is known as Bichhuu.)
The leaves contain 5-OH-trypta- mine and histamine, also AC-choline.The plant gave beta-sitosterol.... girardinia heterophylla
Habitat: Northwestern Himalaya at 1,200-3,000 m, also grown in avenues.
English: White Poplar.Folk: Safedaa, Jangali Fraas.
Action: Bark—antirheumatic, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antipyretic, diuretic, febrifuge, stimulant, antiseptic. Used for arthritis, rheumatic affections, cystitis and other urinary diseases, stomach and liver disorders, anorexia and debility.
Key application: Unopened leaf- buds externally for haemorrhoids, frostbite and sunburn. (German Commission E.)The bark contains glycosides, salicin and populin, erisin and tannin (5-9%). Salicin, a bitter tonic and antiperiod- ic, is used like quinine in intermittent fever, also in rheumatism.... populus alba
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