Plant |
Family | Borage Family (Boraginaceae) |
English |
Purple gromwell, Lithospermum, Red gromwell, Red-root gromwell, Redroot lithospermum |
Latin |
Lithospermum erythrorhizon Siebold & Zucc. |
Plantparts | Roots, Unspecified |
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Ungrouped Diseases & Uses |
Antifebrile, Antipyretic, blood cleanser, blood cleansing, Blood purifier, Cleanses the blood, Contraception, contraceptive, depurant, Depurative, Febrifugal, febrifuge, inspissated faeces, Oleaginous, purify blood, purify the blood, Pyretic, reduce fevers, relieves fevers, Salve, to cleanse the blood |
Other uses |
colouring, Dye, Dyeing, Used to dye different types of fibres |
TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine |
TCM MERIDIAN: Heart, TCM MERIDIAN: Liver, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin |
Local (Geographical) use |
Phytomedical used in Japan, Used in Traditional Japanese Kampo Medicine |
Ingredients |
| | 11-Eicosenoic-Acid |
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