Steinmetz:Lycopus
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Lycopus europaens
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Labiatae
- English Names
- Gipsywort
- Water Horehound
- Natural Habitat
- Europe (including Great Britain)
- Part(s) Used
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- Constituent(s)
- oxalate of calcium
- lycopin (resinous matter)
- essential oil
- malic acid
- tannin
- colouring matter
- Action
- astringent
- febrifuge; used by gypsies to stain their skin brown
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Lycopus virginicus
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Labiatae
- English Names
- American Bugleweed
- Sweet Bugle
- Water Bugle
- Gipsywort
- Natural Habitat
- Part(s) Used
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- Constituent(s)
- essential oil
- gallic acid
- tannin
- bitter principle
- Action
- digestive
- appetising
- astringent
- sedative
- slightly narcotic
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