Steinmetz:Caltha
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Caltha palustris
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- English Names
- Natural Habitat
- Europe (including Great Britain)
- Northern Asia
- North America
- Part(s) Used
- Flores Calthae
- Herba Calthae
- Radix Calthae
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- Constituent(s)
- anemonol
- cholin
- saponin
- berberin
- helleborin
- veratrine
- flavon
- carotin
- quercetin
- Action
- flowerbud: used as a substitute for capers = (slightly toxic); root: toxic; herb: anodyne
- antispasmodic
- used in jaundice and pemphigus; juice of the flowers: will dye a good yellow
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