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

Rev.11-03-2021

Milkworts

Plant

Family

Polygalaceae

English

Milkworts, Milkwort, Polygala, Snakeroots

Latin

Polygala Tourn. ex L., Polygala sp.

Plantparts

creeping rootstalks, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Anthelmintic, Anthelmintics, Anti-flu, Anti-helminthic, Antihelminthics, antihelmintic, Assist healing of wounds, Blood cleanser, blood cleansing, Blood-purifier, Cleanses the blood, depurant, Depurative, dispel worms, expel worms, flu, Gripe, Grippe, healing, healing cuts, Healing wounds, heal wounds, helmint, influenza, promotes healing of wounds, purify blood, purify the blood, sores, the flue, to cleanse the blood, Traumatic injury, treatment for worms, Vermicide, vermifugal, vermifuge, Vulnerary, worm, worms, Wound, wound care, wound healing, Wound repair, Wounds, Wounds healing, wound treatment

Women's diseases

Regulates menstrual cycle, Regulates the menstrual cycle

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical used by Ribeirinhos in the North Araguaia microregion, Mato Grosso, Brazil

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn11187

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