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

Rev.03-10-2019

Perennial cornflower

Plant

English

Perennial cornflower, Bachelor's button, Montane knapweed, Montane star-thistle, Mountain bluet, Mountain bluets, Mountain cornflower, Mountain knapweed, Mountain starthistle

Latin

Centaurea montana L.

Plantparts

Blossom

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Adstringent, Aids digestion, anorexia, Anorexy, Anti-edemic, Anti-inflammatory, Antiphogistic, Antitussive, Aperient, Appetite stimulant, Appetizer, Appetizing, Astrigent, Astringent, bad digestion, benificial effect on the digestion, care of the skin, catharic, Cathartic, conjunctivitis, conjunctvitis, constipation, Costive, Costiveness, cough depressing, Cough suppressant, Digestive, Digestive disorders, digestive problems, Digestive stimulant, Digestive System Disorders, digestive trouble, Digestive weakness, disease of the digestive organs, disease of the eye, disorders of the digestive system, dispepsia, diuretic, dropsy, Dyschezia, dyspepsia, Dyssynergic defaecation, Edema, Eupeptic, Eye complaints, Eye disease, eye diseases, eye infections, eye inflammation, fluid accumulation, Good for digestion, Good for skin, Herbal tonic, Hydropsy, improves appetite, improves digestion, inappetence, Increases the appetite, Indigestion, inflamed eyes, inflammation of the eyes, lack of appetite, Laxative, Loss of appetite, movements of the bowel, Oedema, Ophthalmia, ophthalmic disease, Ophthalmic problems, opthalmic disease, Perfect skin, Poor appetite, Poor digestion, Promotes digestion, purgative, reduce inflammation, septic opthalmitis, Skin-care, skin tonic, Sore and inflamed eyes, Sore eyes, Stimulant to increase appetite, stimulates digestion, stimulate the appetite, Tonic, Warming digestive

Women's diseases

Absence of a menstrual period, Amenorrhea, Amenorrhœa, Amenorrhoea, Amenorrhœa, Amenorrhoea, encourages menstruation, promote the onset of menstruation

Other uses

hair lotion, hair tonic, hair wash

Ingredients

 Bitter Components, Dyes, mucilage, Tannic acid

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn1356

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