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

Rev.12-05-2020

Common milkwort

Plant

Family

Polygalaceae

English

Common milkwort, Milkwort

Latin

Polygala vulgaris L.

Plantparts

Aerial parts, Flowering herb, Grass, Root, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Anorexia, Anorexy, Anti-bacterial, Antibacterial Agent, Anti-Bronchitic, Anti-diarrheic, antidiarrhetic, Anti-diarrhoeal, Antidiarrhoeic, antiseptic, Anti-Tubercular, aperient, Appetite stimulant, Appetizer, Appetizing, Bactericidal, Bactericide, Bacteriostatic, baktericidal, Bronchial catarrh, Bronchitis, Bronquite, catharic, Cathartic, Consumption, Cough, Coughing, Coughs, diaorrhea, Diaphoretic, diarrhea, diarrhoea, discharge of urine, disinfectant, diuretic, Dysphonia, expectorant, Expellant of phlegm, Gastric catarrh, Gastritis, good for the stomach, hidrotic, hoarse, Hoarseness, Hoarse voice, improves appetite, inappetence, Increases the appetite, Induce sweating, lack of appetite, laxative, Loss of appetite, movements of the bowel, MTB, Mucolytic agent, Phthisis, Phthisis pulmonalis, Phthysis, Pick-me-up, Poor appetite, Psychostimulants, purgative, respiratory catarrh, Stimulant, Stimulants, Stimulant to increase appetite, stimulate the appetite, stimulating, stomach atony, stomach debility, Stomachic, stomach lassitude, stomach tonic, sudorific, sweat-inducing, TB, tuberculosis, Used as an antiseptic, Used as a stimulant, Used in the treatment of cough, weak stomach

Women's diseases

Aids milk flow in nursing mothers, Encourages breast milk, Ensures good milk supply, Galactagogue, Galactopoietic, increase milk sekretion in women, Lactagogue, Milk production stimulant, promotes the flow of milk, stimulate milk production, stimulate the flow of milk

Foods

tea substitute

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

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

Veterinary uses

Veterinary: promotes the flow of milk in cattle

Ingredients

 alcohol, Bitter Components, essential oil, saponin, senegin, sugar

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn0113

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