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

Rev.11-03-2021

Mayapple

Plant

English

Mayapple, American mandrake, Common may apple, Ground lemon, Indian apple, Podophylle pelt, Pomme de mai, Wild mandrake

Latin

Podophyllum peltatum L.

Plantparts

All parts, Gum-resin, Pitch, Roots, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Anti-catarrhal, aperient, Calmative, Calming of nerves, Catarrh, Catarrhal inflammation, catharic, Cathartic, Choleretic, emetic, good for the stomach, Herbal tonic, Hydrogogue, increase the bile secretion, induce vomiting, inflammation of mucous membrane, laxative, movements of the bowel, purgative, relaxes the nervous system, sedative, soothe, soothes nerves, Soothing, Stimulates the flow of bile, Stimulates the gallbladder, stomach atony, stomach debility, Stomachic, stomach lassitude, stomach tonic, Tonic, Tranquilizer, Tranquilliser, tranquillizer, verruca, vomitive, Wart, warts, weak stomach

Cancer

Anti-cancer, Anti-carcinogenic, anticarcinogenig, Anticarcinomic, Anti-carciogenic, Anti-cariogenic, Anti-neoplastic, Anti-tumor, Anti-tumor activity, Cancer, Malignant neoplasm, Malignant tumor, Neoplasm, Tumor, tumor-inhibiting, Tumor inhibition, tumor-reducing, Tumors, Tumour, Tumour inhibition

Women's diseases

All women's diseases, feminine disorders, Gynaecological, Gyneacological, Gyneacologycal, Gyneacoloical

Homoeopathically uses

homoeopathically use, Homoeopathically uses

Warnings

Poisonous to cattle, Poisonous to humans, Poisonous to pigs

Other uses

colouring, deters insects, Dye, Dyeing, Insecticidal, Insecticide, Insectifuge, Insect repellent, repels insects, 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

Ingredients

 acid, Astragalin, berberine, calcium oxalate, fat, gallic acid, hyperoside, Isorhamnetin, Kaempferol, podophyllotoxin, Quercetin, resin, starch, sugar, vitamin

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn0937

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