Steinmetz:Delphinium

Delphinium consolida

Also known as (or relevant to) Delphinium consolida Family Ranunculaceae English Names Field Larkspur Natural Habitat Central Europe Asia Minor Armenia Ural Part(s) Used Flores Calcatrippae Folia Calcatrippae Semen Calcatrippae

Constituent(s) flower: delphinine (anthocyan) tannin bitter principle; seed: delsolin = delcosin Action flower: diuretic vermifuge astringent; leaf: astringent haemostatic; seed: narcotic anodyne antispasmodic antiparasitic insecticidal toxic

Delphinium staphisagria

Also known as (or relevant to) Delphinium staphisagria Family Ranuuculaceae English Names Stavesacre Licebane Natural Habitat Southern Europe Greece North Africa Canary Islands Azores Asia Minor Part(s) Used Semen Staphisagriae (Staphidis agriae)

Constituent(s) staphisagrine delphinine delphinoidine delphisine fatty oil Action narcotic antispasmodic emetic purgative nervine vermifuge toxic: used for the destruction of lice and other pediculicide of the human body and in cattle. Internally it is not to be made use of without great caution!

Links

• Information in Von Esenbeck's book

Delphinium zalil (and other species)

Also known as (or relevant to) Delphinium zalil (and other species) Family Ranunculaceae English Names Yellow Larkspur Natural Habitat Orient (especially Iran) Part(s) Used Flores Delphlnii flavae

Constituent(s) yellow colouring matter Action tonic anodyne diuretic; used In jaundice and dropsy