Steinmetz:Arum

Arum maculatum

Also known as (or relevant to) Arum maculatum Family Araceae English Names Cuckoopint Lord-and-Ladies Starchwort Ramp Calf's foot Natural Habitat Europe (including Great Britain) Mediterranean countries Part(s) Used Herba Aronis Radix Aronis = Tubera Ari

Constituent(s) root: starch saponin bassorin fatty oil aroin aronine cyanhydric acid Action root: sudorific expectorant stomachic tonic toxic; in days of famine the roots can be made into bread (by boiling the roots the poisonous properties are destroyed). The seeds are poisonous and are nevertheless eaten by certain birds

Links

• Information in Von Esenbeck's book