Red Root Constituents: "Leaves; Nonacosane, 1-hexacosanol, velutin, traces of caffeine in several species. Bark and Root, Betulinic acid, ceanothic acid, ceanothenic acid, methyl-salicylate (several species) and the alkaloids, ceanothine, ceanothamine, integerresine, integerrenine, integerrine, and americine. Other constituents are tannins, phlobaphenes, resins, and oils, with succinic, oxalic, malonic, malic, or orthphosphoric, and pyro-phosphoric acids. " Ref. A p.100. |