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

Rev.11-03-2021

Beggar sticks

Plant

English

Beggar sticks, Blackjack, Beggar's-tick, Beggar's ticks, Beggar tick, Beggar-ticks, Black fellows, Blackjack, Blanket-stabbers, Bur marigold, Cobbler's-pegs, Hairy beggarsticks, Hairy beggarticks, Ki, Ki nehe, Ki pipili, Nehe, Spanish needle, Spanish-needles, Sweethearts, Tickseed

Latin

Bidens pilosa Linn

Plantparts

Aerial part, Entire plant, foliage, Fresh leaves, Root, Seeds, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Abdominal pain, abscess, Abscesses, Acrid, Acute coryza, Acute viral nasopharyngitis, Adstringent, Affections of the liver, Ague, Aids digestion, Alterative, Amygdalitis, anaemia, Anemia, Angina, Anorexia, Anorexy, Anthelmintic, Anthelmintics, Anti-abscess, Anti-anemic, Antianginal, Antiarthritic, Anti-bacterial, Antibacterial Agent, Anti-biotic, Anti-catarrhal, Anti-diabetic, Antidiabetic activity, Anti-diarrheic, antidiarrhetic, Anti-diarrhoeal, Antidiarrhoeic, Anti-dysenteric, Anti-edemic, Anti-emetic, Anti-fatigue, Anti-flu, Antifungal, Antifungal Agent, Anti-gonorrhea, Anti-helminthic, Antihelminthics, antihelmintic, Antihemorrhagic, Anti-hemorrhoidal, Anti-hepatitic, Anti-hepatotoxic, Anti-hypertensive, Antihypotensive agent, Antihæmorrhagic, antiinfective, Anti-inflammatory, antiinflammatory agent, antiinflammatory agent in liver diseases, Anti-malarial, Antimicrobial, anti-microbial action, Antimicrobial Agent, Anti-Migraine, Anti-Paludic, Anti-Rheumatic, Anti-scorbutic, antiseptic, Anti-spasmodic, Antiulcer, Antivomitive, Appendicitis, Appetite stimulant, Appetizer, Appetizing, Arterial hypertension, arthritis, Arthrosis, Assist healing of wounds, Asthenia of liver, Astrigent, Astringent, baby colic, Bactericidal, Bactericide, Bacteriostatic, bad digestion, baktericidal, Bellyache, Bellypain, benificial effect on the digestion, Bleeding Stancher, blood building, blood cleanser, blood cleansing, Blood formation, Bloodforming, Blood-purifier, Blood tonic, Bloody flux, Boils, Calmative, Calming of nerves, Carminative, Carminativum, catarrh, Catarrhal inflammation, Cephalagia, Cephalalgia, check bleeding, Children's colic, chill, Chills, cholesterol, cholesterol in blood vessels, Cholesterol Reducer, Cholesterol reduction, Clap, Cleanses the blood, Clears gas, cold, colds, Colic, colic in children, common cold, Communicable disease, conjunctivitis, convulsive state, cramp, cramps, Cutaneous conditions, Dengue, Dengue fever, Dental Analgesic, Dental pain, depurant, Depurative, dermatological, dermatological complaints, Dermatosis, diabetes, Diabetes mellitus, diaorrhea, Diarrhea, diarrhoea, Dieting, Digestive, Digestive stimulant, digestive trouble, Digestive weakness, disease of the liver, Disinfectant, disorders of the liver, dispel worms, dispepsia, Diuretic, Dropsy, dysentery, Dyslipidemia, dyspepsia, edema, emesis, emollient, Emollients, Epityphlitis, Esophagus Pain, Eupeptic, exhaustion, expectorant, Expellant of phlegm, expel worms, faintness, Fart, Fatigue, Febrile response, feebleness, fever, feverish condition, Fevers, flatulence, flatulency, flatus, flu, fluid accumulation, Fungal infections, fungicide, Fungitoxic, fungus, Gas, gastralgia, Gastroduodenal ulcer, Gastroenteritis, General infection, General inflammation, General inflammations, gonorrhea, Gonorrhoea, Good for digestion, Gripe, Grippe, haematopoiesis, haemorrhoids, haemostatic, headache, Headaches, Head colds, head pains, healing, healing cuts, Healing wounds, heal wounds, helmint, hematopoiesis, Hemorrhoid, Hemorrhoids, Hemostat, hemostatic, hepatic disease, Hepatic disorders, hepatic problems, hepatitis, Hepatoprotective, high blood pressure, High cholesterol, High levels of cholesterol in the blood, Hydropsy, Hypercholesterolemia, Hypertension, Hyper tensive, Hypotension, Hypotensive, Hæmostatic, Icterus, improves appetite, improves digestion, improve the complexion, inappetence, Increases the appetite, Indigestion, Infant's trush, Infected sore throats, Infection, infection in general, infections, infections in general, Infectious disease, Infectious diseases, inflammation, inflammation in general, inflammation of mucous membrane, Inflammation of the larynx, inflammation of the liver, Inflammation of the pharynx, Inflammation of the throat, Inflammation of the tonsils, inflammations, Inflammations in general, Inflammed joints, Influenza, inhibit bleeding, intestinal gas, jaundice, Joint inflammation, Joint inflammations, lack of appetite, Languidness, Languor, Laryngitis, Lassitude, Listlessness, Liver ailments, liver complaints, liver diseases, Liver disorders, liver inflammation, Liverishness, liver problems, Lose weight, Loss of appetite, loss of blood, Low blood pressure, lower cholesterol levels in the blood, Lowers bloodpressure, malaria, malarial fever, Marsh fever, Megrin, migraine, Migraine Headache, Moisturizers, Mucolytic agent, mycosis, oedema, pharyngitis, Pick-me-up, Piles, pinkeye, poisoning, Poisonings, Poor appetite, Poor digestion, Pressor, Promotes digestion, promotes healing of wounds, Psychostimulants, Ptyalagogue, Ptysmagogue, Puking, purify blood, purify the blood, Pyrexia, quinsy, reduce blood cholesterol, reduce blood fat level, reduce blood pressure, reduce high bloodpressure, relaxes the nervous system, relax spasms, Restores the blood, Rheumatic disorder, rheumatism, scorbutus, Scurvy, sedative, Sialagogue, Sialogogue, skin disease, skin diseases, skin disorders, skin problems in general, slimming remedy, soothe, soothes headaches, soothes nerves, Soothing, sores, sore throat, spasm, Spasmolytic, Stanches blood, staunches bleeding, Stimulant, Stimulants, Stimulant to increase appetite, stimulates digestion, stimulate the appetite, stimulating, Stiptic, Stomach ache, Stomach aches, Stomach pain, stomach pains, stomach problem, Stop bleeding, stopping vomiting, Stops bleeding, styptic, sugar diabetis, the flue, throat infection, throat infections, throat inflammation, Throat pain, Throwing up, thrush, Tiredness, to cleanse the blood, Tonic for blood, tonsilitis, Tonsillitis, Toothache, tranquilizer, Tranquilliser, tranquillizer, Transmissible disease, Traumatic injury, treatment for worms, trush, Ulcerous sores, ulcers, Used as an antiseptic, Used as a stimulant, Used in the treatment of anaemia, Used in the treatment of anemia, Used in the treatment of liver disorders, Vasopressor, Vasopressor agent, Vermicide, vermifugal, Vermifuge, Vomit, vomiting, Vulnerary, Warming digestive, weakness, weariness, weight-reducing, wind, worm, worms, Wound, wound care, Wound healing, Wound repair, wounds, Wounds healing, wound treatment

Cancer

Anti-carcinogenic, anticarcinogenig, Anticarcinomic, antineoplastic, Anti-tumor, Anti-tumor activity, Neoplasm, tumor, tumor-inhibiting, Tumor inhibition, tumor-reducing, Tumors, Tumour, Tumour inhibition

Women's diseases

Aids milk flow in nursing mothers, Dysmennorhoea, Dysmenorrhea, Dysmenorrhoea, Emmenagogue, Encourages breast milk, Ensures good milk supply, Galactagogue, Galactopoietic, increase milk sekretion in women, Lactagogue, Lactation, Leucorrhea, Leucorrhoea, Leukorrhea, menstrual complaints, Menstrual cramp, Menstrual cramps, menstrual disorder, menstrual disorders, Menstrual pain, Milk production stimulant, Pain during menstruation, Painful periods, Period pain, promotes the flow of milk, stimulate milk production, stimulates menstruation, stimulate the flow of milk

Foods

tea substitute

Other uses

Bed bugs, Cimicidae, driving out bedbugs, vermin

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical used by Ribeirinhos in the North Araguaia microregion, Mato Grosso, Brazil, Phytomedical used in Northeastern Brazil, Phytomedical used in Tamil Nadu, India, Phytomedical use in Brazil, Phytomedical use in the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana)

Ingredients

 Acetylene, Aesculetin, Alpha-Pinene, amine, Behenic acid, Beta-Sitosterol, borneol, caffeine, Calcium, Caryophyllene, chalcone, Daucosterol, Decanoic acid, Elaidic acid, essential oil, flavonoid, Friedelin, glycoside, Isoquercetin, Lauric acid, limonene, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, Lupeol, mucilage, Myristic acid, Niacin, Organic acid, Palmitic acid, Palmitoleic acid, P-Coumaric acid, phosphorus, Phytosterol, Polyacetylene, Potassic salt, Quercetin, salicylic acid, Silicon dioxide, Squalene, sterol, Stigmasterol, succinic acid, Tannic acid, tannin, thymol, Vanillic acid, Α-Phellandrene, Β-amyrin

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn2612

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