Plant |
Family | Borage Family (Boraginaceae) |
English |
Common bugloss, Alkanet, Bugloss, Common, Common alkanet, Oxtongue, True bugloss |
Latin |
Anchusa officinalis L. |
Plantparts | Roots, Unspecified |
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Ungrouped Diseases & Uses |
Alleviating, Antidepressant, Antidepressive, Anti-diarrheic, antidiarrhetic, Anti-diarrhoeal, Antidiarrhoeic, aperient, Bechic, cardiac, cardiac stimulant, Cardiac tonic, Cardiac trophorestorative, Cardiotonic, catharic, Cathartic, Demulcent, Depression, diaorrhea, Diarrhea, diarrhoea, diuretic, expectorant, Expellant of phlegm, eye bath, eye lotion, eye wash, good for the heart, Heart restorative, heart stimulant, heart tonic, Laxative, Melancholia, melancholy, mitigating, movements of the bowel, Mucolytic agent, palliative, Plague, purgative, Relieving a cough, strenghten heartbeat |
Homoeopathically uses |
homoeopathically use, Homoeopathically uses |
Other uses |
colouring, cosmetic colouring of skin, Cosmetics, cosmetic use, Dye, Dyeing, Used in cosmetics, Used to dye different types of fibres |
TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine |
TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin |
Local (Geographical) use |
Phytomedical use in the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana) |
Ingredients |
| | alkaloid, allantoin, choline, consolidine, cynoglossine, lithospermic acid, mucilage, red dye stuff, Tannic acid, Tanning agents |
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