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

Rev.03-10-2019

Algerian tea

Plant

Family

Pink family (Caryophyllaceae)

English

Algerian tea, Mountain-knot-grass, Paronychia, Silvery paronychia, Silvery whitlow-wort, Whitloewort

Latin

Paronychia argentea Lam., Illecebrum paronychia L., Paronychia argentea

Plantparts

Blossom, foliage, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Anti-diabetic, antidiabetic activity, Anti-Tubercular, aphrodisiac, cardiac conditions, Cardiac diseases, cardiac problems, Cardiac troubles, Cardiovascular, Cardiovascular disease, Cardiovascular diseases, Consumption, Diabetes, diabetes mellitus, disorder of the heart, Diuretic, heart complaints, heart conditions, heart disease, Heart diseases, heart disorder, heart disorders, heart problems, heart trouble, Increases sexual desire, kidney stone, Kidney stone disease, Kidney Stones, Love drug, MTB, Nephrolith, Phthisis, Phthisis pulmonalis, Phthysis, Renal calculus, Renal stones, Stones in kidney, sugar diabetis, TB, Tuberculosis, Urolithiasis

Foods

tea substitute

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical used in Israel, the Golan Heights and the West Bank region, Phytomedical use in Cyprus

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn3863

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