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

Rev.11-03-2021

Kingcup

Plant

Family

Buttercup family (Ranunculaceae)

English

Kingcup, Caltha palustris, Common marsh marigold, Cowflock, Cowslip, Giant kingcup, Golden kingcups, King cups, Marsh-marigold, Mayflower, Yellow marsh marigold

Latin

Caltha palustris L., Caltha polypetala Hochst., Caltha palustris, Caltha cornuta Schott, Nym. et Kotschy, Caltha laeta Schott, Nym. et Kotschy, Caltha polypetala, Caltha palustris ssp. palustris

Plantparts

Entire plant, Flowering herb, Grass, Unspecified, Whole herb, Whole plant

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Ache, Aches, Analgesic, Anodyne, Anorexia, Anorexy, Antalgic, Anti-Bronchitic, Anticonvulsant, Anti-epileptic, Anti-flu, Anti-Migraine, Anti-Rheumatic, Antispasmodic, aperient, Appetite stimulant, Appetizer, Appetizing, arthritis, Assist healing of wounds, Bronchial catarrh, Bronchitis, Bronquite, catharic, Cathartic, Chronic pain, Convulsion, Convulsions, convulsive state, cough, Coughing, Coughs, cramp, Cramps, Diaphoretic, diuretic, epilepsy, Expectorant, Expellant of phlegm, Flu, Gripe, Grippe, have weak nerves, healing, healing cuts, Healing wounds, heal wounds, hidrotic, improves appetite, inappetence, Increases the appetite, Induce sweating, influenza, Irritant, irritates the skin, lack of appetite, laxative, Loss of appetite, Megrin, migraine, Migraine Headache, movements of the bowel, Mucolytic agent, Nerve problems, Nervine, Nervous atony, Nervous debility, nervous disease, Nervous disorders, Nervous lassitude, Nervous trophorestorative, Neurasthenia, Neurosis, Pain, painful disorders, painkiller, pain relief, pain-relieving, Pains, pains in general, pain stilling, Poor appetite, promotes healing of wounds, purgative, relax spasms, Rheumatic disorder, rheumatism, Rubefacient, sluggish stomach, spasm, Spasmolytic, Stimulant to increase appetite, stimulate the appetite, sudorific, suffering from a nervous disorder, sweat-inducing, the flue, Used in the treatment of cough, verruca, Vulnerary, Wart, Warts, weak nerves, Weakness of the liver, Wound healing, Wound repair, Wounds healing

Women's diseases

Difficult menstruation, Menstrual problems, menstruation problems

Homoeopathically uses

Anti-Bronchitic, blisters on the skin, blistery rashes, Bronchial catarrh, bronchitis, menstrual disorders, menstrual pains, menstrual problems, skin disease, skin disorders, whopping cough

Warnings

do not self-administer, No folk medical use, no folk medicinal use, Poison, Poisonous, Toxic

Foods

caper substitute

Other uses

colouring, Dye, Dyeing, Used to dye different types of fibres

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

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

Ingredients

 anemonin, Carotene, choline, Daucosterol, Dyes, flavonoid, Gamma sitosterol, Magnoflorine, Niacin, protoanemonin, saponin, Scopoletin, Scopolin, Umbelliferone

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn0349

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