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

Rev.11-03-2021

Fishpoison

Plant

English

Fishpoison, Native tephrosia, Purple tephrosia, Wild indigo

Latin

Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers.

Plantparts

Fresh root, Plant, Roots, Unspecified, Whole herb

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Aids digestion, Anthelmintic for children, Aperient, bad digestion, benificial effect on the digestion, Bitter, Bitter Tonic, blood cleanser, blood cleansing, Blood purifier, catharic, Cathartic, Children's Vermifuge, Children with worm, chronic diarrhoea, Cleanses the blood, depurant, Depurative, Digestive, Digestive stimulant, digestive trouble, Digestive weakness, dispepsia, Dyspepsia, Eupeptic, Good for digestion, Herbal tonic, improves digestion, Indigestion, Inflamation of the inner ear, Laxative, movements of the bowel, Obstinate colic, Poor digestion, Promotes digestion, Pungent, purgative, purify blood, purify the blood, stimulates digestion, to cleanse the blood, Tonic, Tympanitis, Warming digestive

Other uses

Fish poison, fish poisons, Piscicide, Poisonous to fish, toxic to fish, Used as fish poisons

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical used in Northeastern Brazil, Phytomedical use in Nepal, Phytomedical use in the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana)

Ingredients

 ash, Beta-Sitosterol, Betulinic acid, Calcium, Carbohydrates, Dehydroabietic-Acid, fat, Fibres, Lupeol, magnesium, Nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, protein, Pseudo-Strychnine, rutin, Silicon dioxide, sodium

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn6695

Copyright Erik Gotfredsen