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

Rev.04-11-2019

Ortela

Plant

English

Ortela

Latin

Marsypianthes chamaedrys (Vahl) Kuntze

Plantparts

Branch with leaves and flowers, foliage, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Abdominal pain, Aids digestion, Antiarthritic, Anti-asthmatic, Antiblennorrhagic, Anti-Rheumatic, aperient, Arthritis, Arthrosis, Assist healing of wounds, Asthma, bad digestion, Bellyache, Bellypain, benificial effect on the digestion, Blennorrhagia, catharic, Cathartic, Cephalagia, Cephalalgia, Digestive, Digestive stimulant, digestive trouble, Digestive ulcers, Digestive weakness, dispepsia, dyspepsia, Eupeptic, Febrile response, fever, feverish condition, Fevers, Gastralgia, Gastric ulcer, Gastritis, Good for digestion, Headache, Headaches, head pains, healing, healing cuts, Healing wounds, heal wounds, improves digestion, indigestion, inflammation in stomach, inflammation of stomach, Inflammed joints, Joint inflammation, Joint inflammations, Laxative, Meteorism, movements of the bowel, Pick-me-up, Poor digestion, Promotes digestion, promotes healing of wounds, Psychostimulants, purgative, Pyrexia, Rheumatic disorder, rheumatism, soothes headaches, Stimulant, Stimulants, stimulates digestion, stimulating, Stomach ache, Stomach aches, Stomach inflammation, Stomach pain, stomach pains, Stomach ulcers, Ulcer, Used as a stimulant, Uterine and ovarian inflammation, vaginal discharge, Vulnerary, Warming digestive, wound healing, Wound repair, Wounds healing

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical used by Ribeirinhos in the North Araguaia microregion, Mato Grosso, Brazil, Phytomedical use in Brazil, Phytomedical use in the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana)

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn8246

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