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

Rev.11-03-2021

Bitter milkwort

Plant

Family

Polygalaceae

English

Bitter milkwort, Dwarf milkwort

Latin

Polygala amara L., Polygala amarella*

Plantparts

Root, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Abdominal trouble, Anti-asthmatic, Anti-Bronchitic, Anti-catarrhal, asthma, Bitter, Bitter Tonic, blood cleanser, blood cleansing, Blood purifier, Bronchial catarrh, Bronchitis, Bronquite, catarrh, Catarrhal inflammation, Cleanses the blood, complaints of the stomach, Cough, Coughing, Coughs, depurant, Depurative, Diaphoretic, disease of the stomach, Diuretic, emollient, Emollients, enlargement of the lungs, expectorant, Expellant of phlegm, Gastropathy, good for the stomach, hidrotic, indigestion, Induce sweating, inflammation of mucous membrane, Intestinal affections, intestinal complaints, intestinal diseases, intestinal disorders, intestinal problem, intestinal problems, Moisturizers, Mucolytic agent, pulmonary emphysema, Pungent, purify blood, purify the blood, smoker's cough, Stomach aliment, stomach atony, stomach complaints, stomach debility, Stomach disease, stomach disorders, stomachic, stomach lassitude, stomach problems, stomach tonic, Stomach trouble, sudorific, sweat-inducing, throat catarrh, to cleanse the blood, Used in the treatment of cough, weak stomach

Women's diseases

Aids milk flow in nursing mothers, Encourages breast milk, Ensures good milk supply, Galactagogue, Galactopoietic, increase milk sekretion in women, Lactagogue, Milk production stimulant, promotes the flow of milk, stimulate milk production, stimulate the flow of milk

Veterinary uses

Veterinary: promotes the flow of milk in cattle

Ingredients

 albumin, Bitter Components, essential oil, Polygalacic-Acid, saponin, Tanning agents

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn12309

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