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 Scorzonera hispanica
- Also known as (or relevant to)
  
- Family
 - Compositae
 - English Names
  
-  Black Salsify
 -  Viper's grass
  
- Natural Habitat
  
-  Central- and Southern Europe
 -  Levant
 -  Siberia
  
- Part(s) Used
  
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- Constituent(s)
  
-  starch
 -  mucilage
 -  sugar
 -  inulin
 -  asparagin
 -  mannit
 -  cholin
  
- Action
  
-  pectoral
 -  sudorific
 -  calming
 -  diuretic
 -  stomachic
 -  appetising
 -  febrifuge; used as a vegetable and as a substitute for coffee
  
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