Steinmetz:Spigelia
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Spigelia marylandica
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Loganiaceae
- English Names
- American Wormgras (Wormroot)
- Carolina Pinkroot
- Maryland Pinkroot
- Natural Habitat
- Southern parts of U. S. A.
- Brazil
- West Indies (in the woods)
- Part(s) Used
- Herba Spigellae
- Radix Spigeliae
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- Constituent(s)
- spigelein (poisonous alkaloid)
- bitter principle
- tannin
- resin
- wax
- myrisin
- volatile oil
- mucilage
- albumen
- potassium
- calcium
- sodium
- starch
- Action
- vermifuge
- cardiac
- tonic
- sedative
- soporific
- narcotic
- toxic
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