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

Rev.11-03-2021

Common box

Plant

Family

Buxaceae

English

Common box, Box, Boxwood, Buxus, Caspian box, Caucasian boxwood, Common boxwood, European box

Latin

Buxus sempervirens LINN., Buxus hyrcana Pojark., Buxus sempervirens, Buxus argentea, Buxus hyrcana

Plantparts

Bark, Entire plant, Essential oil, Leaf, Tree, Unspecified, Wood

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Ague, Alopecia, Alterative, Anthelmintic, Anthelmintics, Antianginal, Anti-asthmatic, Antifebrile, Anti-gout, Anti-helminthic, Antihelminthics, antihelmintic, Antimalarial, Anti-Paludic, Anti-pyretic, Anti-Rheumatic, Antisyphilitic, Aperient, arthritis, Asthma, Baldness, blood cleanser, blood cleansing, Blood purifier, Calmative, Calming of nerves, catharic, Cathartic, Choleretic, Cleanses the blood, Dental Analgesic, Dental pain, depurant, Depurative, Diaphoretic, dispel worms, emetic, expel worms, Febrifugal, febrifuge, Febrile response, Fever, feverish condition, Fevers, Gout, Hair loss, helmint, Herbal tonic, hidrotic, improve the complexion, increase the bile secretion, Induce sweating, induce vomiting, laxative, loss of hair, malaria, malarial fever, Marsh fever, movements of the bowel, Oxytocic, purgative, purify blood, purify the blood, Pyretic, Pyrexia, reduce fevers, relaxes the nervous system, relieves fevers, Rheumatic arthralgia, Rheumatic disorder, Rheumatism, sedative, soothe, soothes nerves, Soothing, Stimulates the flow of bile, Stimulates the gallbladder, sudorific, sweat-inducing, syphilis, to cleanse the blood, Tonic, toothache, Tooth problems, tranquilizer, Tranquilliser, tranquillizer, treatment for worms, Vermicide, vermifugal, vermifuge, vomitive, worm, worms

Women's diseases

Anti-periodic, Interrupts menstruation, stops menstrual periods

Homoeopathically uses

gout, homoeopathically use, Homoeopathically uses

Foods

Condiment, culinary, Culinary herb, spice

Other uses

colouring, Dye, Dyeing, hair lotion, hair tonic, hair wash, Narcotic, narcotic effect, Used to dye different types of fibres

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

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

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical use in Brazil, Phytomedical use in Cyprus

Ingredients

 alkaloid, Buxine, essential oil, fat, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, Oleic acid, Poison, protein, Tannic acid, tannin

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn0421

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