Steinmetz:Succisa
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Succisa pratensis
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Dipsaceae
- English Names
- Devil's Bit
- Ofbit
- Blue Buttons
- Garden-Scabious
- Natural Habitat
- Central and Southern Europe
- North Africa
- Part(s) Used
- Herba Morsus diaboli = Herba Scabiosae succisae (pratensis)
- Radix Morsus diaboli = Radix Scabiosae succisae (pratensis)
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- Constituent(s)
- root: tannin
- scabiosin
- saponin
- bitter principle
- starch
- sugar
- Action
- herb: diuretic
- febrifuge
- sudorific
- pectoral
- demulcent; root: astringent
- depurative
- expectorant
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