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

Rev.11-03-2021

European ash

Plant

Family

Olive family (Oleaceae)

English

European ash, Ash, Ash ornus, Common ash, European ash, Fraxinus excelsior, Weeping ash

Latin

Fraxinus excelsior LINN.

Plantparts

Bark, Bark of small branches, Cortex, Dried leaves, foliage, Fruit, Key, Leaf, Seed, Twigs, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Aching joint, Aching joints, Adder bite, Adstringent, Ague, anorexia, Anorexy, Anthelmintic, Anti-catarrhal, Anti-diabetic, Antidiabetic activity, Anti-edemic, Anti-gout, Anti-hypertensive, Anti-inflammatory, antiinflammatory agent, Anti-malarial, Anti-Paludic, Anti-Rheumatic, Antisyphilitic, Anti-Tubercular, Aperient, Appetite stimulant, Appetizer, Appetizing, Arterial hypertension, Arthralgia, arthritis, Asthenia of kidney, Astrigent, astringent, Bite, Bladder ailments, Bladder complaints, Bladder disease, Bladder diseases, bladder disorders, Bladder problems, blood cleanser, blood cleansing, Blood purifier, BloodSugar Reducer, Carminative, Carminativum, Catarrh, Catarrhal inflammation, catharic, Cathartic, Cleanses the blood, Clears gas, Constipation, Consumption, Costive, Costiveness, depurant, Depurative, Diabetes, diabetes mellitus, Diaphoretic, Dieting, Disease of the bladder, disorder of the kidneys, Diuretic, dropsy, Dyschezia, Dyssynergic defaecation, Edema, emetic, Fart, Febrile response, fever, feverish condition, Fevers, Flatulence, flatulency, flatus, fluid accumulation, Gas, General inflammation, General inflammations, Gout, Herbal tonic, hidrotic, high blood pressure, High blood sugar, Hydropsy, Hyperglycaemia, Hyperglycemia, Hyperglycæmia, hypertension, Hyper tensive, improves appetite, inappetence, Increases the appetite, Induce sweating, induce vomiting, Inflammation, inflammation in general, inflammation of mucous membrane, Inflammation of the peritoneum, inflammations, Inflammations in general, insect bite, insect bites, Insect bites and stings, inspissated faeces, intestinal gas, intestinal worm, Intestinal worms, joint pain, joints pain, Kidney Ailments, kidney complaints, kidney disease, Kidney diseases, kidney disorders, kidney problem, kidney problems, kidney stone, Kidney stone disease, Kidney Stones, Kidney tonic, Kidney treatment, kidney trouble, lack of appetite, Laxative, Lose weight, Loss of appetite, lowering the blood sugar, Lowers bloodpressure, Malaria, malarial fever, Marsh fever, movements of the bowel, MTB, Nephrolith, Nephropathy, Nerve problems, Nervous disease, nervous disorders, neurosis, oedema, Painfull joints, pain in the joints, peritonitis, Persistant sores, Phthisis, Phthisis pulmonalis, Phthysis, Pick-me-up, Poor appetite, poorly healing sores, Psychostimulants, purgative, purify blood, purify the blood, Pyrexia, Quinine Substitute, reduce blood pressure, reduce high bloodpressure, Renal calculus, Renal disease, Renal disorders, renal problems, Renal stones, Rheumatic arthralgia, rheumatic diseases, Rheumatic disorder, rheumatism, Scabies, Seven-year itch, Skin itching (scabies), slimming remedy, sores, Stimulant, Stimulants, Stimulant to increase appetite, stimulate the appetite, stimulating, stings, Stones in kidney, substitute for cinchona bark, sudorific, sugar diabetis, sweat-inducing, Syphilis, TB, to cleanse the blood, Tonic, Traumatic injury, Tuberculosis, Urinary bladder disease, Urolithiasis, Used as a stimulant, vomitive, weight-reducing, wind, Wound, wound care, wounds, wound treatment

Women's diseases

Anti-periodic, Interrupts menstruation, stops menstrual periods

Foods

caper substitute, tea substitute

Other uses

colouring, Dye, Dyeing, Used to dye different types of fibres

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

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

Religion, Magic & Witchcraft

Magic, magic power, magic use, Witchcraft, Witchery

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical use in Cyprus, Phytomedical use in Greece

Ingredients

 Bitter Components, coumarin, Coumarin derivates, essential oil, flavonoid, fraxidin, fraxin, fraxinol, glycoside, malic acid, mannitol, Quercetin, rutin, sugar, Tannic acid, tannin, Tanning agents, Vegetable oil

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn0065

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