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

Rev.11-03-2021

Woad

Plant

English

Woad, Common dyer's weed, Dyer’s woad, Dyer's woad, Glastum, Indigo woad, Isatis, Pastel

Latin

Isatis tinctoria L., Isatis canescens DC., Isatis indigotica Fortune ex Lindl., Isatis japonica Miq., Isatis canescens, Isatis indigotica Fortune, Isatis tinctoria

Plantparts

foliage, Plant, Root, Seed, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Abdominal bloating, Abdominal swelling, Abscess, Abscesses, Adstringent, Anti-abscess, Anti-bacterial, Antibacterial Agent, Antifebrile, Antifungal, Antifungal Agent, Antihemorrhagic, Anti-hepatitic, Antihæmorrhagic, Antiinflammatory, antiinflammatory agent, antiinflammatory agent in liver diseases, antipyretic, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Antiviral, Antiviral Agent, a sore throat, Assist healing of wounds, Astrigent, Astringent, Bactericidal, Bactericide, Bacteriostatic, baktericidal, Bleeding Stancher, Bloating, boils, check bleeding, convulsive state, cramp, cramps, Dermatitis, Disinfectant, Eczema, Enhances immune resistance, Febrifugal, febrifuge, Febrile response, Fever, feverish condition, Fevers, fungicide, Fungitoxic, fungus, General inflammation, General inflammations, haemostatic, healing, healing cuts, Healing wounds, heal wounds, Hemostat, hemostatic, hepatitis, Hæmostatic, immune enhangement, Immune weakness, Immunostimulant, Imune activation, Imune stimulant, Inflamed skin conditions, inflammation, inflammation in general, inflammation of the liver, inflammation of the skin, inflammations, Inflammations in general, inhibit bleeding, liver inflammation, Meningitis, Mumps, Neckacke, pain in the throat, Parotitis, poisoning, Poisonings, positive influence on the imune system, promotes healing of wounds, Psoriasis, Pyretic, Pyrexia, reduce fevers, reduces swellings, relax spasms, relieves fevers, skin inflammation, skin inflammations, sore skin, Sore throat, Spasm, Spasmolytic, Stanches blood, staunches bleeding, Stimulates the immune system, Stiptic, Stop bleeding, stops bleeding, styptic, Swellings, Used as an antiseptic, viral infection, Viruses, virus infection, Vulnerary, Wound healing, Wound repair, Wounds healing

Cancer

Anti-cancer, Anti-carcinogenic, anticarcinogenig, Anticarcinomic, Anti-carciogenic, Anti-cariogenic, Anti-neoplastic, Anti-tumor, Anti-tumor activity, Cancer, Malignant neoplasm, Malignant tumor, Neoplasm, Tumor, tumor-inhibiting, Tumor inhibition, tumor-reducing, Tumors, Tumour, Tumour inhibition

Foods

Preservative

Other uses

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

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

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

Ingredients

 acetic acid, Adenosine, Arsenic, benzoic acid, Beta-Sitosterol, betulin, blue dye stuff, Calcium, Copper, Daucosterol, Dyes, Erucic acid, fat, Gamma sitosterol, Gamma-aminobutyric acid, glucobrassicin, Indigo, iron, Kaempferol, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, Lupeol, magnesium, manganese, myrocin, Oleic acid, potassium, protein, Quercetin, salicylic acid, sinigrin, sodium, Stachyose, Sucrose, Tanning agents, Tryptophan, Uracil, zinc

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn0772

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