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

Rev.11-03-2021

Jalap ↔ Cathartic

Plant

Family

Bindweed Family / Morning glory family (Convolvulaceae)

English

Jalap

Latin

Ipomoea purga (Wender.) Hayne, Convolvulus purga Wender., Ipomoea schiedeana Zucc., Ipomoea purga Hayne., Exogonium purga Benth., Ipomoea jalapa* Pursh non Cox., Ipomoea schiedeana Schlecht.

Plantparts

Corm, Resin, Root, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Cathartic, laxative, aperient, catharic, movements of the bowel, purgative

Plantparts

Methods of Preparation

Methods of Use

--Not specified
Corm-Not specified
Source: LiberHerbarum/XPn0741Sn0018

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