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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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Cornus alba L. 'Kesselringii'
Family: CORNACEAEGenus: Cornus
Species: alba L.
Cultivar: 'Kesselringii'
Distribution summary: Siberia, N. China, Korea
Habit: Shrub
Hardiness: H5 - Hardy; cold winter
Garden status: Currently grown
Garden location: Plants of the World (C), Plants of the World (D)
