Steinmetz:Gypsophila

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Gypsophila struthium (and other species)

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Caryophyllaceae
English Names
  • White Soapwort
  • White Soaproot
  • Egyptian Soapwort
  • Levantine Soaproot
Natural Habitat
  • Mediterranean countries
  • Egypt
  • Asia Minor
  • Southern Russia
  • U. S. A.
Part(s) Used
  • Radix Saponariae albae (Levanticae)
Constituent(s)
  • saponin
  • sapotoxin
Action
  • expectorant
  • diuretic
  • sudorific
  • irritant
  • depurative
  • sternutatory; used for washing clothes
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