Steinmetz:Eupatorium

Eupatorium ayapana

Also known as (or relevant to) Eupatorium ayapana Eupatorium aromaticum Eupatorium triplinerve Family Compositae English Names Pool root White Snakeroot Natural Habitat Brazil; cultivated in the Orient U. S. A. Part(s) Used Folia Ayapanae = Folia Eupatorii ayapanae = Folia Eupatorii aromatici

Constituent(s) coumarin ayapanin essential oil Action bitter tonic sudorific haemostatic expectorant antiperiodic antirheumatic aperient stimulant antiscorbutic. The rootstock is diuretic aromatic and antispasmodic and is employed in rheumatism

Eupatorium cannabinum

Also known as (or relevant to) Eupatorium cannabinum Rustocorum panacea Family Compositae English Names Waterhemp Hemp Agrimony Natural Habitat Europe India North Africa Syria Asia Minor Caucasus Western Siberia Part(s) Used Herba Eupatorii cannabini

Constituent(s) vplati1e oil tannin eupatorin (bitter principle) resin inulin Action diuretic emetic laxative antiscorbutic sudorific alterative depurative anodyne tonic nervine appetising cholagogue vermifuge slightly febrifuge vulnerary

Eupatorium perfoliatum

Also known as (or relevant to) Eupatorium perfoliatum Family Compositae English Names Hemp weed Boneset Thoroughwort Indian Sage Natural Habitat North America South America Part(s) Used Herba Eupatorii perfoliati

Constituent(s) eupatorin (bitter principle) essential oil gum wax tannin resin sugar Action stomachic haemostatic sudorific tonic febrifuge laxative stimulant nervine antiperiodic emetic expectorant

Eupatorium purpureum

Also known as (or relevant to) Eupatorium purpureum Family Compositae English Names Gravelwort Red Gravel Joe Pye weed Jopiweed (with the American Indians) Natural Habitat North America Part(s) Used Radix Eupatorii purpurei

Constituent(s) coumarin euparin salt tannin resin Action diuretic alterative anti-acid stimulant febrifuge appetising tonic nervine The herb and the root are used as a diuretic in calculus