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

Rev.11-03-2021

Common sowthistle

Plant

English

Common sowthistle, Annual sowthistle, Cerraja, Common milk-thistle, Hare's colwort, Hare's thistle, Milk sowthistle, Milk-thistle, Milky tassel, Small sow thistle, Smooth saw-thistle, Smooth sowthistle, Smoth sow-thistle, Soft thistle, Sow thistle, Swinies

Latin

Sonchus oleraceus L.

Plantparts

Entire plant, Latex, Leaf, Seed, Unspecified, Whole plant

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Abdominal bloating, Abdominal swelling, Acid indigestion, Anti-diarrheic, antidiarrhetic, Anti-diarrhoeal, Antidiarrhoeic, Anti-eczemic, Antifebrile, Anti-heartburn, Anti-hemorrhoidal, Anti-hepatitic, antiinflammatory agent in liver diseases, Anti-pyretic, Bloating, blood cleanser, blood cleansing, Blood-purifier, Breathing difficulties, Breathing problems, Breathlessness, Cardialgia, Cataplasm, Cleanses the blood, compress, Cutaneous Eruptions, depurant, Depurative, dermatitis, diaorrhea, Diarrhea, diarrhoea, difficulty in breathing, dyspnea, dyspnoea, eczema, eruption, excema, Febrifugal, febrifuge, Febrile response, fever, feverish condition, Fevers, fomentation, Haemorrhoids, heartburn, Hemorrhoid, Hemorrhoids, Hepatic, hepatitis, Herbal tonic, Hydrogogue, Icterus, Inflamed skin conditions, inflammation of the liver, inflammation of the skin, Jaundice, liver inflammation, Liver pain, Pick-me-up, Piles, poultice, Psychostimulants, purify blood, purify the blood, Pyretic, Pyrexia, pyrosis, Rash, Rashes, reduce fevers, reduces swellings, relieves fevers, respiratory distress, Respiratory problems, respiratory problems in general, Shortness of breath, short of breath, skin eruption, Skin Eruptions, skin inflammation, skin inflammations, skin rashes, snakebite, Snake bites, sore skin, Stimulant, Stimulants, stimulating, Swellings, to cleanse the blood, Tonic, Used as a stimulant, Used in the treatment of snake bites, verruca, Wart, warts, weakness of the eyes, Weakness of the liver

Cancer

Anti-cancer, Anti-carciogenic, Anti-cariogenic, Cancer, Malignant neoplasm, Malignant tumor

Women's diseases

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

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical used in La Paz and El Alto, Bolivia, Phytomedical used in the south of Kerman, Iran, Phytomedical use in Brazil, Phytomedical use in Cyprus

Ingredients

 ascorbic acid, ash, Calcium, Carbohydrates, fat, Fibres, iron, Natural rubber, Niacin, phosphorus, protein, Scopoletin, taraxasterol, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin C, water, Β-Carotene

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn4574

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