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

Rev.11-03-2021

Avocado

Plant

Family

Laurel family (Lauraceae)

English

Avocado, Alligator pear, Ashue, Avocado pear, Bay laurel, Butter fruit, Midshipman's butter, Vegetable marrow

Latin

Persea americana P. Mill.

Plantparts

Blossom, Bud, foliage, Fruits, Leaf, Oil, Pericarp, Seeds, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Abdominal trouble, Aids digestion, Anti-Bronchitic, Anti-diarrheic, Antidiarrhetic, Anti-diarrhoeal, Antidiarrhoeic, Anti-dysenteric, Anti-edemic, Antihaemorrhagic, Anti-hemorrhagic, Anti-hypertensive, Anti-Rheumatic, Antisyphilitic, Arterial hypertension, arthritis, Asthenia of kidney, bad digestion, benificial effect on the digestion, biliary disorders, Bilious affection, Biliousness, Bladder ailments, Bladder complaints, Bladder disease, Bladder diseases, bladder disorders, Bladder problems, bleeding, Bloody flux, Bronchial catarrh, bronchitis, Bronquite, Bubo, Calmative, Calming of nerves, Choleretic, complaints of the stomach, cough, Coughing, Coughs, diaorrhea, Diarrhea, Diarrhoea, Digestive, Digestive stimulant, digestive trouble, Digestive ulcers, Digestive weakness, Disdorders of the bile, disease of the bladder, disease of the gall, disease of the stomach, disorder of the kidneys, dispepsia, diuretic, dropsy, dysentery, dyspepsia, edema, Erectile dysfunction, Erectile function disorder, Eupeptic, Febrile response, fever, feverish condition, Fevers, fluid accumulation, Gall complaints, Gastric ulcer, Gastropathy, Good for digestion, haemorrhage, Haemorrhagic conditions, Haemorrhaging, Hair conditioner, Hair damage, Hair problems, hemorrhage, Hemorrhaging, High bloodpressure, Hydropsy, Hypertension, Hyper tensive, hysteria, impotence, impotency, improves digestion, increase the bile secretion, Indigestion, Kidney Ailments, kidney complaints, kidney disease, kidney diseases, kidney disorders, Kidney pain, kidney problem, kidney problems, Kidney tonic, Kidney treatment, kidney trouble, low back pain, Lowers bloodpressure, lumbago, Male impotence, Meteorism, Nephralgia, Nephropathy, Oedema, Poor digestion, Promotes digestion, Pyrexia, reduce blood pressure, reduce high bloodpressure, relaxes the nervous system, Renal disease, Renal disorders, renal problems, Rheumatic disorder, rheumatism, scabies, Sedative, Seven-year itch, Sexual impotence, Skin itching (scabies), soothe, soothes nerves, Soothing, Split hair endings, stimulates digestion, Stimulates the flow of bile, Stimulates the gallbladder, Stomach aliment, stomach complaints, Stomach disease, stomach disorders, stomach problems, stomach trouble, Stomach ulcers, syphilis, Tranquilizer, Tranquilliser, tranquillizer, Ulcer, Uremia, Urinary bladder disease, Used in the treatment of cough, Warming digestive

Women's diseases

Abortifacient, Abortion, Abortive, Dysmennorhoea, Dysmenorrhea, Dysmenorrhoea, induce abortion, menstrual complaints, Menstrual cramp, Menstrual cramps, menstrual disorder, menstrual disorders, menstrual pain, Pain during menstruation, Painful periods, Period pain

Other uses

Bed bugs, Cimicidae, Cosmetics, cosmetic use, driving out bedbugs, Used in cosmetics, vermin

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical used by Ribeirinhos in the North Araguaia microregion, Mato Grosso, Brazil, Phytomedical used in French Guiana, Phytomedical used in Northeastern Brazil, Phytomedical used in West Bank, Palestine, Phytomedical use in Brazil, Phytomedical use in Cyprus, Phytomedical use in the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana)

Ingredients

 Abscisic acid, Alanine, Alpha-Carotene, Alpha-Cryptoxanthin, Alpha-Tocopherol, Amino acid, anethole, arginine, ascorbic acid, ash, Aspartic acid, Beta-Sitosterol, Bitter Components, Boron, Butyric acid, caffeic acid, Calcium, Campesterol, Carbohydrates, Catechol, Chlorogenic acid, Cholesterol, Copper, Cryptoxanthin, Cystine, Dopamine, Epsilon-Carotene, essential oil, Estragole, fat, Fibres, folinic acid, Glutamic acid, glycerol, Glycine, Heptacosane, Histidine, iron, Isoleucine, lecithin, Leucine, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, lutein, Lysine, magnesium, manganese, Methionine, Monounsaturated fatty acids, Niacin, Nonacosane, Oleic acid, Palmitic acid, Palmitoleic acid, Pantothenic acid, Paraffin wax, P-Coumaric acid, Pentacosan, Phenylalanine, phosphorus, Phytic acid, Phytosterol, pinene, Polyunsaturated fat, potassium, Proanthocyanidin, Proline, Propionic acid, protein, Pyridoxine, Quercetin, salicylate, Saturated fatty acids, Serine, Serotonin, Sitosterol, sodium, Stearic acid, sterol, tannin, tartaric acid, Threonine, Tryptophan, tyramine, Tyrosine, valeric acid, Valine, violaxanthin, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B8, Vitamin D, Vitamin E, Vitamin K1, water, zinc, Β-Carotene

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn6364

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