Steinmetz:Linum

General Index (総索引)

Medicinal Effect (薬効一覧)

Linum catharticum

Also known as (or relevant to) Linum catharticum Family Linaceae English Names Purging Flax Mountain Flax Natural Habitat Central Europe Part(s) Used Herba Lini cathartici

Constituent(s) linin (bitter principle) colouring matter linarin resin saponin tannin Action purgative diuretic vermifuge used in liver diseases

Linum usitatissimum

Also known as (or relevant to) Linum usitatissimum Family Linaceae English Names Linseed Flax Natural Habitat temperate countries Southern Europe Russia Egypt Central Asia India China North Africa Argentine Brazil U. S. A. Canada Part(s) Used Semen Lini Oleum Lini Placenta seminis Lini = Farina Lini

Constituent(s) seed: fixed fatty oil mucilage amygdalin proteins resin wax sugar albumen linamarin lecithin enzymes Action seed: antispasmodic anodyne healing laxative; oil: demulcent emollient expectorant; cake: emollient

Links

• Information in Von Esenbeck's book