Title:  Hamamelis 
Additional Names:  Witch hazel;  winter bloom;  snapping hazel;  striped alder;  spotted alder;  tobacco wood 
Literature References:  Dried leaves of Hamamelis virginiana L., Hamamelidaceae, collected in autumn.  History of hamamelis extract and distillate:  Lloyd, Lloyd, J. Am. Pharm. Assoc. 24, 220 (1935).  Habit.  North America (New England to Minnesota, southward to Louisiana).  Constit. Hamamelitannin, gallic acid, volatile oil, bitter principle. 
Therap-Cat:  Astringent. 
Therap-Cat-Vet:  Has been used as astringent, hemostatic, sedative.   |