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Medicinal

The following notes refer to the related species Cornus mas. In traditional medicine the bark and the fruit are astringent, febrifuge and nutritive[Chiej. R. Encyclopaedia of Medicinal Plants. MacDonald 1984]. The astringent fruit is a good treatment for bowel complaints and fevers, whilst it is also used in the treatment of cholera. The flowers are used in the treatment of diarrhoea[Grieve. A Modern Herbal. Penguin 1984].
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Geographical distribution

  • Asia-Temperate, China
  • Asia-Temperate, Eastern Asia, Korea
  • Asia-Temperate, Mongolia, Mongolia
  • Asia-Temperate, Russian Far East, Amur
  • Asia-Temperate, Russian Far East, Khabarovsk
  • Asia-Temperate, Russian Far East, Primorye
  • Asia-Temperate, Russian Far East, Sakhalin
  • Asia-Temperate, Siberia
  • Europe, Eastern Europe, East European Russia

Cornus alba L. 'Aurea'

Family: CORNACEAE
Genus: Cornus
Species: alba L.
Cultivar: 'Aurea'
Common names: Golden Tartarean Dogwood
Habit: Shrub
Hardiness: H5 - Hardy; cold winter
Garden status: Currently grown
Garden location: Plants of the World (C)


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