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

Rev.12-05-2020

Fireweed

Plant

English

Fireweed, Blood vine, Bloomi, Blooming sally, Great willow-herb, Mare's tail, Narrowleaved fireweed, Rosebay willowherb, Rosebay willowherbepilobium conspersum, Wickup, Willow herb, Willow weed

Latin

Epilobium angustifolium L., Chamaenerion angustifolium (L.) Scop., Chamerion angustifolium (L.) Holub, Epilobium spicatum Lam., Chamerion angustifolium, Chamaenerium angustifolium (L.)Scop, Chamaenerion angustifolium, Chamænerium angustifolium (L.)Scop, Epilobium angustifolium

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Adstringent, Alleviating, Antiinflammatory, antiinflammatory agent, Anti-spasmodic, aperient, Astrigent, Astringent, Cataplasm, catharic, Cathartic, compress, convulsive state, cramp, Cramps, Demulcent, emollient, Emollients, fomentation, General inflammation, General inflammations, Herbal tonic, Hypnotic, Inflammation, inflammation in general, inflammations, Inflammations in general, Laxative, lulling, mitigating, Moisturizers, movements of the bowel, palliative, poultice, Purgative, relax spasms, soporific, Spasm, Spasmolytic, Tonic

Foods

tea substitute

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Ingredients

 1-Hexacosanol, Alpha-Amyrin, Beta-Sitosterol, Campesterol, Chlorogenic acid, Decanoic acid, fructose, glucose, Kaempferol, Lauric acid, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, Myristic acid, N-Nonacosane, Oleanolic acid, Oleic acid, Palmitic acid, Quercetin, Quercetin glycosides, quercitrin, Stearic acid, Stigmasterol, Sucrose, tannin, Ursolic acid, Β-amyrin

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn0712

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