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

Rev.12-05-2020

Green wandering jew

Plant

Family

Dayflower family (Commelinaceae)

English

Green wandering jew, Small-leaf spiderwort, Wandering-jew, Wandering sailor, White-flowered wandering jew, White spiderwort

Latin

Tradescantia fluminensis Velloso, Tradescantia albiflora Kunth, Tradescantia fluminensis

Plantparts

Entire plant, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Anti-catarrhal, Anti-edemic, Anti-Rheumatic, arthritis, catarrh, Catarrhal inflammation, constipation, Costive, Costiveness, diuretic, dropsy, Dyschezia, Dyssynergic defaecation, edema, fluid accumulation, gravel, Hydropsy, inflammation of mucous membrane, kidney gravel, kidney sand, oedema, Renal Calculi, renal calculus, Rheumatic disorder, rheumatism

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical use in Brazil

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn8915

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