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

Rev.11-03-2021

Contrayerva root?

Plant

Family

Mulberry family (Moraceae)

English

Contrayerva root?

Latin

Dorstenia brasiliensis Lam., Dorstenia pernambucana Arruda, Dorstenia brasiliensis

Plantparts

Underground stem, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Ague, Aids digestion, Anaemia, Anemia, Anti-anemic, Anti-bacterial, Antibacterial Agent, Anti-Bronchitic, Anti-diarrheic, antidiarrhetic, Anti-diarrhoeal, Antidiarrhoeic, Anti-dysenteric, Anti-fatigue, Anti-malarial, Anti-Paludic, Anti-Rheumatic, Antiseptic, Aperient, arthritis, Bactericidal, Bactericide, Bacteriostatic, bad digestion, baktericidal, benificial effect on the digestion, Bladder infection, Bladder infections, Bladder inflammation, blood building, blood formation, Bloodforming, Bloody flux, Bronchial catarrh, Bronchitis, Bronquite, catharic, Cathartic, Chlorosis, chronic diarrhoea, cough, Coughing, Coughs, cystitis, Cystitis acuta, diaorrhea, Diaphoretic, Diarrhea, Diarrhoea, Digestive, Digestive stimulant, digestive trouble, Digestive weakness, disinfectant, dispepsia, Diuretic, dysentery, Dyspepsia, emetic, Eupeptic, exhaustion, faintness, Fatigue, Febrile response, feebleness, Fever, feverish condition, Fevers, Good for digestion, haematopoiesis, hematopoiesis, Herbal tonic, hidrotic, improves digestion, Indigestion, Induce sweating, induce vomiting, inflammation of the bladder, Languidness, Languor, Lassitude, laxative, Listlessness, loss of blood, malaria, malarial fever, Marsh fever, movements of the bowel, Orchitis, Poor digestion, Promotes digestion, purgative, Pyrexia, Restores the blood, Rheumatic disorder, Rheumatism, snakebite, Snake bites, stimulates digestion, sudorific, sweat-inducing, testicle inflammations, tiredness, Tonic, Urinary bladder inflammation, Used as an antiseptic, Used in the treatment of anaemia, Used in the treatment of anemia, Used in the treatment of cough, Used in the treatment of snake bites, vomitive, Warming digestive, weakness, weariness

Women's diseases

Dysmennorhoea, Dysmenorrhea, Dysmenorrhoea, Emmenagogue, Erratic periods, Irregular cycles, irregular menstruation, irregular period, Irregular periods, Leucorrhea, Leucorrhoea, Leukorrhea, menstrual complaints, Menstrual cramp, Menstrual cramps, menstrual disorder, menstrual disorders, Menstrual pain, Pain during menstruation, Painful periods, Period pain, Regulate menstruation, stimulates menstruation

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical use in Brazil

Ingredients

 albumin, alkaloid, bergapten, Carbohydrates, cellulose, chalcone, coumarin, essential oil, fatty acid, Flavin, flavonoid, flavonols, furanocoumarins, psoralen, saponin, starch, Steroid, Styrene, tannin, terpene

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn6933

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