Steinmetz:Petasites
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Petasites officinalis (and other species)
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Compositae
- English Names
- Butterbur
- Lagwort
- Pestilencewort
- Butter Dock
- Natural Habitat
- Part(s) Used
- Herba Petasites
- Radix Petasites
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- Constituent(s)
- inulin
- sugar
- essential oil
- minerals
- mucilage
- resin
- tannin
- bitter principle
- pectin
- cholin
- synanthrin
- helianthenin
- Action
- herb: depurative
- emmenagogue
- appetising; root: appetising
- diuretic
- sudorific
- stimulant
- astringent
- vermifuge
- cardiac-tonic
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