Plant |
Family | Borage Family (Boraginaceae) |
English |
Viper's-bugloss, Blue devil, Blue echium, Blueweed, Common echium, Common viper’s-bugloss, Common vipersbugloss, Common viper's-bugloss, Viper’s bugloss, Vipers-bugloss |
Latin |
Echium vulgare L. |
Plantparts | Grass, Root, Unspecified |
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Ungrouped Diseases & Uses |
Alleviating, Antidote for snake bite, antidote to snakebites, Antitussive, Aphrodisiac, Assist healing of wounds, Boil, Bruise, Bruises, Cephalagia, Cephalalgia, Contusion, contusions, Cough, cough depressing, Coughing, Coughs, Cough suppressant, Demulcent, Diaphoretic, diseases of the respiratory tract, disorders in the respiratory passages, Diuretic, emollient, Emollients, Febrile response, Fever, feverish condition, Fevers, Furuncle, Furuncles, headache, headaches, head pains, healing, healing cuts, Healing wounds, heal wounds, hidrotic, Increases sexual desire, Induce sweating, injuries, injury, Love drug, mitigating, Moisturizers, Neutralizes snake poison, palliative, Pectoral, Poisonous snake bites, promotes healing of wounds, Pyrexia, Respiratory affections, Respiratory ailments, respiratory complaints, Respiratory disease, Respiratory diseases, respiratory disorders, respiratory illness, snakebite, Snake bites, Snake Poison Antidote, soothes headaches, sores, Sprain, Sprains, sudorific, sweat-inducing, Torn ligament, Traumatic injury, Used in the treatment of cough, Used in the treatment of snake bites, Vulnerary, Wound, wound care, wound healing, Wound repair, wounds, Wounds healing, wound treatment |
Other uses |
colouring, Dye, Dyeing, 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 Cyprus |
Ingredients |
| | allantoin, consolidine, lithospermic acid |
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