Steinmetz:Drosera

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Drosera rotundifolia; drosera longifolia

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Droseraceae
English Names
  • Sundew
  • Youthwort
Natural Habitat
  • Europe (including Great Britain)
  • South Africa (Cape of Good Hope)
  • Russia
  • Poland
  • China
  • Asia
  • Himalayas
  • North and South America
Part(s) Used
  • Herba Droserae = Herba Rorellae
Constituent(s)
  • droseron (plumbagin)
  • tannlc acid
  • citric acid
  • malic acid
  • resin
  • iron
  • colouring matter (proteinase
  • pepsinase)
Action
  • diuretic
  • astringent
  • expectorant
  • pectoral
  • demulcent
  • sedative
  • antispasmodic
  • anti-asthmatic
  • sudorific
  • used in bronchitis and whooping cough
  • anti-inflammatory
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