Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Calumba

Plant

Family

- (Menispermaceae)

English

Calumba, Calumba root, Jateorhiza

Latin

Jateorhiza palmata (Lam.) Miers, Chasmanthera columba (Roxb.) Baill., Cocculus palmatus Hook., Jateorhiza columba Miers, Menispermum columba Roxb., Menispermum palmatum Lam., Jateorhiza palmata MIERS, Chasmanthera columba Baill., Cocculus palmatus D.C, Jateorhiza calumba MIERS, Jateorhiza columba, Jateorrhiza columba Miers., Jateorrhiza palmata Miers., Jatrorhiza columba Miers., Jatrorhiza miersii Oliv., Jatrorhiza palmata Miers., Jatrorrhiza palmata (Lam.) Miers.

Plantparts

Roots, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Abdominal trouble, Aids digestion, Amoebozoa infections, Anaemia, Anemia, Anorexia, Anorexy, Anthelmintic, Anthelmintics, Anti-anemic, Anti-bacterial, Antibacterial Agent, Anti-Bronchitic, Anti-diarrheic, antidiarrhetic, Anti-diarrhoeal, Antidiarrhoeic, Anti-dysenteric, Anti-emetic, Anti-fatigue, Antifungal, Antifungal Agent, Anti-helminthic, Antihelminthics, Antihelmintic, Anti-hypertensive, Antihypotensive agent, antiparasite, Antiparasitic, Anti-scorbutic, antiseptic, Antivomitive, aperient, Appetite stimulant, Appetizer, Appetizing, Arsenic poisoning, Arterial hypertension, Bactericidal, Bactericide, Bacteriostatic, bad digestion, baktericidal, benificial effect on the digestion, blood building, blood formation, Bloodforming, Bloody flux, Bronchial catarrh, Bronchitis, Bronquite, Carminative, Carminativum, catharic, Cathartic, Clears gas, complaints of the stomach, diaorrhea, diarrhea, diarrhoea, Digestive, Digestive stimulant, digestive trouble, Digestive weakness, disease of the stomach, disinfectant, dispel worms, dispepsia, dysentery, dyspepsia, emesis, Erectile dysfunction, Erectile function disorder, Eupeptic, exhaustion, expel worms, faintness, Fart, Fatigue, feebleness, flatulence, flatulency, Flatus, Fungicide, Fungitoxic, fungus, Gas, Gastropathy, Good for digestion, haematopoiesis, helmint, hematopoiesis, Herbal tonic, high blood pressure, hypertension, Hyper tensive, Hypotension, Hypotensive, impotence, impotency, improves appetite, improves digestion, inappetence, Increases the appetite, Indigestion, Intermittent fever, intestinal gas, lack of appetite, Languidness, Languor, Lassitude, Laxative, Listlessness, loss of appetite, loss of blood, low blood pressure, Lowers bloodpressure, Male impotence, movements of the bowel, parasite, parasites, Parasiticide, Poor appetite, Poor digestion, Pressor, Promotes digestion, Puking, Purgative, reduce blood pressure, reduce high bloodpressure, Restores the blood, scorbutus, Scrofula, Scrofulosis, Scurvy, Sexual impotence, Stimulant to increase appetite, stimulates digestion, stimulate the appetite, Stomach aliment, stomach complaints, Stomach disease, stomach disorders, stomach problems, stomach trouble, stopping vomiting, Throwing up, Tiredness, Tonic, treatment for worms, Used as an antiseptic, Used in the treatment of anaemia, Used in the treatment of anemia, Vasopressor, Vasopressor agent, Vermicide, vermifugal, vermifuge, Vomit, vomiting, Warming digestive, weakness, weariness, wind, worm, worms

Other uses

colouring, Dye, Dyeing, Used to dye different types of fibres

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical use in Brazil

Ingredients

 alkaloid, berberine, bitter glycoside, Columbamine, diosgenin, essential oil, Isokinolinalkaloides, jatrorrhizine, mucilage, palmatine, phenol, starch, tannin, thymol

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn0635

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