Steinmetz:Calluna
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Calluna vulgaris
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Ericaceae
- English Names
- Broom-Heather
- Common Heath
- Ling
- Natural Habitat
- Europe (including Great Britain)
- temperate parts of Russia
- Asia Minor
- Morocco
- Part(s) Used
- Flores Ericae
- Herba Ericae
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- Constituent(s)
- arbutin
- tannin
- ericinol
- ericodonin
- ericolin
- acids
- quercetin
- inulin
- Action
- antiseptic
- depurative
- diuretic
- astringent
- anti-inflammatory (for urinary passages)
- sedative
- slightly narcotic
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