Podophyllum peltatum

Last updated on: 16.07.2021

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About 50 cm tall plant with horizontally creeping, up to 2 m long, dark brown rootstock.

Origin: Nova Scotia, Ontario, Canada along the east coast of the USA to Florida, Louisiana and Texas.

The dried underground parts of Podophyllum peltatum are used phytotherapeutically, see under: Podophyllii Rhizoma.

Constituents: Podophyllin, podophyllotoxin,

Last updated on: 16.07.2021