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Food additive: flavouring/materials: wood
Toxic to mammals and insects probably due to saponin content.
Professor Anthony Dayan, 2022
'Humans/Pets: Fruits are ornamental, not to be eaten.' HTA guidelines
HTA Guide to Potentially Harmful Plants, 3rd Edition (2022)
In traditional herbal medicine: A resinous gum obtained from the bark has been used in folk medicine to treat digestive disorders[229]. A purgative known as 'American Mastic' is obtained from the tree[245].
http://www.pfaf.org, https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=schinus+molle
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