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

Rev.12-05-2020

Wild basil

Plant

English

Wild basil, Common savory, Cushion-calamint, Dog mint, Field basil

Latin

Clinopodium vulgare L., Calamintha vulgaris (L.) Druce, Satureja vulgaris (L.) Bég., Clinopodium vulgare, Satureja vulgaris (L.) Fritsch, Calamintha clinopodium Spenn., Calamintha vulgaris, Satureja clinopodium*, Satureja vulgare (L.) Fritsch

Plantparts

foliage, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Adstringent, Aids digestion, anorexia, Anorexy, Appetite stimulant, Appetizer, Appetizing, Astrigent, Astringent, bad digestion, benificial effect on the digestion, cardiac, Cardiac tonic, Cardiac trophorestorative, Cardiotonic, Carminative, Carminativum, Clears gas, Diaphoretic, Digestive, Digestive stimulant, digestive trouble, Digestive weakness, dispepsia, Dyspepsia, Eupeptic, expectorant, Expellant of phlegm, Fart, Flatulence, flatulency, Flatus, Gas, Good for digestion, good for the heart, good for the stomach, Heart restorative, heart tonic, hidrotic, improves appetite, improves digestion, inappetence, Increases the appetite, indigestion, Induce sweating, intestinal gas, lack of appetite, loss of appetite, Mucolytic agent, Poor appetite, Poor digestion, Promotes digestion, Stimulant to increase appetite, stimulates digestion, stimulate the appetite, stomach atony, stomach debility, stomachic, stomach lassitude, stomach tonic, sudorific, sweat-inducing, Warming digestive, weak stomach, wind

Foods

Aromatic, Condiment, culinary, culinary herb, Flavor, flavouring, Spice, tea substitute

Other uses

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

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical use in Cyprus

Ingredients

 betulin, Caryophyllene, essential oil

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn0794

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