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

Rev.11-03-2021

Buckthorn

Plant

Family

Rhamnaceae

English

Buckthorn, Common buckthorn, European buckthorn, Hart's thorn, Purging buckthorn

Latin

Rhamnus cathartica Linnaeus, Rhamnus catharticus L., Rhamnus cathartica

Plantparts

Cortex, Fruit, Leaf, Matured Fruits, Unspecified, Wood

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Anorexia, Anorexy, Anti-eczemic, Anti-edemic, Anti-gout, Antihaemorrhagic, Anti-hemorrhagic, Anti-Rheumatic, aperient, Aperitive, Appetite stimulant, Appetizer, Appetizing, arthritis, Bleeding, blood cleanser, blood cleansing, Blood purifier, catharic, Cathartic, chronically constipation, Chronic constipation, Cleanses the blood, Constipation, Costive, Costiveness, Cutaneous Eruptions, depurant, Depurative, Dieting, disorder of metabolism, Diuretic, dropsy, Dyschezia, Dyssynergic defaecation, Eczema, edema, eruption, excema, fluid accumulation, gout, haemorrhage, Haemorrhagic conditions, Haemorrhaging, hemorrhage, Hemorrhaging, Hydropsy, improves appetite, inappetence, Increases the appetite, lack of appetite, Laxative, Lose weight, loss of appetite, metabolic derangement, Metabolic disorder, Metabolic Disorders, metabolic disturbance, mild laxative, Mildly laxative, movements of the bowel, oedema, Poor appetite, purgative, purify blood, purify the blood, Rash, Rashes, Rheumatic arthralgia, Rheumatic disorder, Rheumatism, skin eruption, Skin Eruptions, skin rashes, slimming remedy, Stimulant to increase appetite, stimulate the appetite, to cleanse the blood, weight-reducing

Warnings

can cause vomiting, do not self-administer, May cause Vomiting, Poison, Poisonous, Toxic

Other uses

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

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

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

Ingredients

 Anthracene, anthraquinone, Anthraquinone compound, ascorbic acid, Chelidonic acid, Chrysophanic acid, Dyes, emodin, flavo-Glycoside, flavonoid, Frangulaemodin, frangulin, fructose, glycoside, pectin, protein, sugars, Tanning agents

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn0146

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