Herb latin name: Oil Nut,Oil Nut Extract

Latin name: Pyrularia pubera

Family: Santalaceae (Sandalwood Family)

Medicinal use of Oil Nut: The plant has been used as asalve on old sores. The seed has been chewed to cause vomiting in the treatment of colic.

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Habitat of the herb: the herb: Rich woods, where it is parasitic on the roots of deciduous trees and shrubs, most commonly on Tsuga carolina.
Edible parts of Oil Nut: Fruit. Caution is advised since the fruit is said to be permeated with an acrid oil. The pear-shaped fruit is about 25mm long. An edible oil is obtained from the seed. Is this different from the acrid poisonous oil of the fruit?
Propagation of the herb: Seed - best sown in a cold frame as soon as it is ripe into a pot containing a small host tree. Stored seed will require 3 months cold stratification before it is sown. Grow on in a cold frame until the plant is large enough to plant out and then plant it close to a mature host tree. Remove the small host tree once the plant is well established.
Cultivation of Oil Nut: Rich woods, where it is parasitic on the roots of deciduous trees and shrubs, most commonly on Tsuga carolina.
Known hazards of Pyrularia pubera: The whole plant, especially the fruit, contains an acrid poisonous oil.

Herb latin name: Oil Nut,Oil Nut Extract

Latin name: Pyrularia pubera

Family: Santalaceae (Sandalwood Family)

Medicinal use of Oil Nut: The plant has been used as asalve on old sores. The seed has been chewed to cause vomiting in the treatment of colic.

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Habitat of the herb: the herb: Rich woods, where it is parasitic on the roots of deciduous trees and shrubs, most commonly on Tsuga carolina.
Edible parts of Oil Nut: Fruit. Caution is advised since the fruit is said to be permeated with an acrid oil. The pear-shaped fruit is about 25mm long. An edible oil is obtained from the seed. Is this different from the acrid poisonous oil of the fruit?
Propagation of the herb: Seed - best sown in a cold frame as soon as it is ripe into a pot containing a small host tree. Stored seed will require 3 months cold stratification before it is sown. Grow on in a cold frame until the plant is large enough to plant out and then plant it close to a mature host tree. Remove the small host tree once the plant is well established.
Cultivation of Oil Nut: Rich woods, where it is parasitic on the roots of deciduous trees and shrubs, most commonly on Tsuga carolina.
Known hazards of Pyrularia pubera: The whole plant, especially the fruit, contains an acrid poisonous oil.