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

Rev.11-03-2021

Lady's bedstraw

Plant

Family

Rubiaceae

English

Lady's bedstraw, Cheese-rennet, Cheese-running, Lady’s bedstraw, Lady's, Maid's-hair, Our lady's bedstraw, Petty mugget, True bedstraw, Yellow bedstraw, Yellow lady's bedstraw, Yellow spring bedstraw

Latin

Galium verum L.

Plantparts

Flower, Grass, Leaf, Plant, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

abscess, Abscesses, Acne, Acne vulgaris, Acute coryza, Acute viral nasopharyngitis, Adstringent, Affections of the liver, Aids digestion, All diseases, all kinds of illnesses, Anaemia, Anemia, Anti-abscess, Anti-acne, Anti-anemic, Anticonvulsant, Anti-diarrheic, antidiarrhetic, Anti-diarrhoeal, Antidiarrhoeic, Anti-edemic, Anti-epileptic, Antifebrile, Anti-flu, Antihaemorrhagic, Anti-hemorrhagic, antiinflammatory agent in digestive tract diseases, Antipyretic, Anti-spasmodic, Antiulcer, Assist healing of wounds, Asthenia of kidney, Asthenia of liver, Astrigent, Astringent, bad digestion, benificial effect on the digestion, Blackhead, Bladder ailments, Bladder complaints, Bladder disease, Bladder diseases, bladder disorders, Bladder problems, Bleeding, blood building, Blood cleanser, blood cleansing, Blood formation, Bloodforming, Blood purifier, Boils, Calmative, Calming of nerves, catarrh of the bladder, chill, Chills, Cleanses the blood, Cold, Colds, Coloenteritis, common cold, complaints of urinary system, Convulsion, Convulsions, convulsive state, Cramp, cramps, cureall, Cutaneous conditions, depurant, Depurative, dermatological, dermatological complaints, Dermatosis, diaorrhea, Diaphoretic, Diarrhea, diarrhoea, Digestive, Digestive stimulant, digestive trouble, Digestive weakness, disease of the bladder, disease of the liver, disorder of the kidneys, disorders of the liver, disorders of the urinary passage, dispepsia, Diuretic, dropsy, dyspepsia, edema, Enteritis, enterocolitis, Epilepsy, Eupeptic, expectorant, Expellant of phlegm, Febrifugal, febrifuge, Flu, fluid accumulation, Foot care, gastric catarrh, Gastritis, Good for digestion, good for the stomach, Gripe, Grippe, haematopoiesis, haemorrhage, Haemorrhagic conditions, Haemorrhaging, Head colds, Heal-all, healing, healing cuts, Healing wounds, heal wounds, hematopoiesis, hemorrhage, Hemorrhaging, hepatic disease, Hepatic disorders, hepatic problems, hidrotic, Hydropsy, hysteria, improves digestion, indigestion, Induce sweating, Inflammation of the digestive tract, influenza, intestinal catarrh, Kidney Ailments, kidney complaints, kidney disease, kidney diseases, kidney disorders, kidney problem, kidney problems, Kidney tonic, Kidney treatment, kidney trouble, Liver ailments, liver complaints, Liver diseases, Liver disorders, Liverishness, liver problems, loss of blood, miracle drug, Mucolytic agent, Nephropathy, oedema, panacea, Persistant sores, pimples, Poor digestion, poorly healing sores, problems in the urinary system, Promotes digestion, promotes healing of wounds, purify blood, purify the blood, Pyretic, reduce fevers, relaxes the nervous system, relax spasms, relieves fevers, Renal disease, Renal disorders, renal problems, Restores the blood, sedative, skin disease, Skin diseases, skin disorders, skin problems in general, soothe, soothes nerves, Soothing, sores, spasm, Spasmolytic, Spots, stimulates digestion, stitch, stomach atony, stomach debility, stomachic, stomach lassitude, stomach tonic, sudorific, sweat-inducing, the flue, to cleanse the blood, tranquilizer, Tranquilliser, tranquillizer, Traumatic injury, Ulcerous sores, ulcers, Urinary bladder disease, Urinary diseases, urinary disorders, urinary problems, Urinary tract ailments, Urinary-tract diseases, Used in the treatment of anaemia, Used in the treatment of anemia, Used in the treatment of liver disorders, Vulnerary, Warming digestive, weak stomach, Wound, wound care, wound healing, Wound repair, wounds, Wounds healing, wound treatment

Cancer

Anti-cancer, Anti-carciogenic, Anti-cariogenic, cancer, cancerous lesions, Cancerous sore, Cancerous ulcer, Cancerous Ulcers, Malignant neoplasm, Malignant tumor

Women's diseases

Diseases of uterus, Womb Ailments

Foods

cheese production, coffee substitute, Soil Improvers, Substitute for coffee, used as a coffee additive

Other uses

against lice, colouring, Dye, Dyeing, Lice, Louse, Pediculicide, Used to dye different types of fibres, Used to treat lice (Pediculus humanus capitus)

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

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

Religion, Magic & Witchcraft

Magic, magic power, magic use, Witchcraft, Witchery

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical use in Brazil

Ingredients

 anthraquinone, anti-coagulant properties, asperuloside, aucubin, Chlorogenin, citric acid, Diosmetin, essential oil, flavonoid, glycoside, Iridoid, Isorhamnetin, Piperonal, Rubichloric-Acid, saponin, Silicic acid, Tannic acid, tannin, Tanning agents, Ursolic acid, Vanillin, Vegetable rennet

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn0130

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