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

Rev.11-03-2021

Woodruff

Plant

Family

Rubiaceae

English

Woodruff, Hay plant, Star grass, Sweet grass, Sweetscented bedstraw, Sweet woodruff, Waldmeister, Wild baby's breath

Latin

Galium odoratum (L.) Scop., Asperula odorata Linne, Galium odoratum Scop.

Plantparts

Blossom, Flowering herb, foliage, Grass, Plant, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Abdominal cramp, Abdominal cramps, Abdominal disease, Abdominal diseases, abdominal disorders, Abdominal spasms, Abscess, Abscesses, Affections of the liver, Aids digestion, Anti-abscess, Anti-eczemic, Anti-edemic, Anti-inflammatory, Anti-Migraine, Anti-neuralgic, Antiphogistic, Antispasmodic, Asthenia of liver, bad digestion, benificial effect on the digestion, biliary disorders, Bilious affection, Biliousness, Bladder stone, blockages in the liver, blood cleanser, blood cleansing, Blood purifier, Boil, Boils, Calmative, Calming of nerves, cardiac, cardiac atony, cardiac conditions, cardiac debility, Cardiac diseases, cardiac lassitude, cardiac problems, Cardiac tonic, Cardiac trophorestorative, Cardiac troubles, Cardiotonic, Cardiovascular, Cardiovascular disease, Cardiovascular diseases, Cephalagia, Cephalalgia, circulation disorder, circulation problems, circulatory disorders, circulatory disturbance, circulatory problems, Cleanses the blood, complaints of urinary system, convulsive state, Cramp, Cramps, Cutaneous Eruptions, Cystolith, cystolithiasis, depurant, Depurative, Diaphoretic, Digestive, Digestive stimulant, digestive trouble, Digestive weakness, Disdorders of the bile, disease of the gall, disease of the liver, Diseases of circulatory system, Diseases of the circulatory system, disorder of the heart, disorders of the liver, disorders of the urinary passage, dispepsia, diuretic, dropsy, dyspepsia, Eczema, edema, eruption, Eupeptic, excema, fit of hysterics, fluid accumulation, Furuncle, Furuncles, Gall complaints, Good for digestion, good for the heart, good for the liver, Gravel, headache, Headaches, head pains, heart complaints, heart conditions, heart disease, Heart diseases, heart disorder, heart disorders, heart problems, Heart restorative, heart tonic, heart trouble, heart weakening, hepatic disease, Hepatic disorders, hepatic problems, hidrotic, Hydropsy, hysterical fit, improves digestion, indigestion, Indolent ulcers, Induce sweating, Intestinal affections, intestinal complaints, intestinal diseases, intestinal disorders, intestinal problem, intestinal problems, kidney gravel, kidney sand, Kidney stone, Kidney stone disease, Kidney Stones, Liver ailments, liver complaints, Liver diseases, Liver disorders, Liverishness, liver problems, Megrin, migraine, Migraine Headache, mild sleeping medicine, Nephrolith, Nerve pains, Nervous insomnia, Neuralgia, oedema, Persistant sores, Poor digestion, poorly healing sores, problems in the urinary system, Promotes digestion, promoting metabolism, purify blood, purify the blood, rash, Rashes, reduce inflammation, relaxes the nervous system, relax spasms, Renal Calculi, renal calculus, Renal stones, sedative, skin eruption, Skin Eruptions, skin rashes, sleeping medicine, slow-healing sores, slow-healing wounds, Slow-to-heal wounds, soothe, soothes headaches, soothes nerves, Soothing, spasm, Spasmolytic, stimulates digestion, Stones in kidney, sudorific, sweat-inducing, tiret feet, to cleanse the blood, tranquilizer, Tranquilliser, tranquillizer, Urinary diseases, urinary disorders, urinary problems, Urinary tract ailments, Urinary-tract diseases, Urolithiasis, Used in the treatment of liver disorders, vascular disorder, vascular disorders, venous disorders, Venous trophorestorative, vesical calculi, Vesical calculus, Warming digestive

Women's diseases

Abdominal inflammation, Difficult menstruation, ease childbirth, Erratic periods, inflammation of the internal female sexual organs, Irregular cycles, irregular menstruation, irregular period, Irregular periods, Menstrual problems, menstruation, menstruation problems, Monthly, Period, Regulate menstruation

Homoeopathically uses

homoeopathically use, Homoeopathically uses

Warnings

can cause internal bleeding, Poison, Poisonous, Toxic

Foods

Condiment, culinary, Culinary herb, liqueur production, spice, spice in aquavit, spice in wine, tea substitute

Other uses

colouring, Cosmetics, cosmetic use, deters insects, Dye, dyeing, Insecticidal, Insecticide, Insectifuge, insect repellent, Pot-pourri, repels insects, Used in cosmetics, 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 Brazil

Ingredients

 alizarin, anthraquinone, Anthraquinone compound, asperuloside, Bitter Components, caffeic-Acid-derivates, citric acid, coumarin, coumarin glycosides, Emulsin, fat oil, glycosides which in the dried plant are hydrolyzed to coumarin, malic acid, menthone, Niacin, Nicotinamide, purpurin, Tannic acid, tannin, Tanning agents

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn0310

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