Herb latin name: Japan Wood-Oil Tree,Japan Wood-Oil Tree Extract

Latin name: Aleurites cordata

Synonyms: Dryandra cordata, Vernicia cordata, Vernicia montanaDryandra cordata, Vernicia cordata, Vernicia montana

Family: Euphorbiaceae (Spurge Family)

Habitat of the herb: Japan Wood-Oil Tree: Rocky places to 1000 metres in W. China. Montane sparse forests below 1550 metres. Other uses of the herb: A drying o

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Habitat of the herb: Japan Wood-Oil Tree: Rocky places to 1000 metres in W. China. Montane sparse forests below 1550 metres.

Other uses of the herb: A drying oil obtained from the seed is used for treating woodwork, for lighting, soap making, varnish etc.

Propagation of Japan Wood-Oil Tree: Seed - sow March/April in a warm greenhouse. When large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on for at least the first winter in a greenhouse. Plant out in early summer and give the plants some protection from the cold for their first winter outdoors. Cuttings of mature wood in a frame.

Cultivation of the herb: Rocky places to 1000 metres in W. China. Montane sparse forests below 1550 metres.

Medicinal use of Japan Wood-Oil Tree: None known

Known hazards of Aleurites cordata: The oil from the seed is poisonous.

Herb latin name: Japan Wood-Oil Tree,Japan Wood-Oil Tree Extract

Latin name: Aleurites cordata

Synonyms: Dryandra cordata, Vernicia cordata, Vernicia montanaDryandra cordata, Vernicia cordata, Vernicia montana

Family: Euphorbiaceae (Spurge Family)

Habitat of the herb: Japan Wood-Oil Tree: Rocky places to 1000 metres in W. China. Montane sparse forests below 1550 metres. Other uses of the herb: A drying o

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Habitat of the herb: Japan Wood-Oil Tree: Rocky places to 1000 metres in W. China. Montane sparse forests below 1550 metres.

Other uses of the herb: A drying oil obtained from the seed is used for treating woodwork, for lighting, soap making, varnish etc.

Propagation of Japan Wood-Oil Tree: Seed - sow March/April in a warm greenhouse. When large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on for at least the first winter in a greenhouse. Plant out in early summer and give the plants some protection from the cold for their first winter outdoors. Cuttings of mature wood in a frame.

Cultivation of the herb: Rocky places to 1000 metres in W. China. Montane sparse forests below 1550 metres.

Medicinal use of Japan Wood-Oil Tree: None known

Known hazards of Aleurites cordata: The oil from the seed is poisonous.