Steinmetz:Sanguisorba

Sanguisorba minor

Also known as (or relevant to) Sanguisorba minor Poterium sanguisorba (officinale) Family Rosaceae English Names Salad-Burnet Small Pimpernel Natural Habitat Central- and Southern Europe China Part(s) Used Herba Sanguisorbae minor

Constituent(s) tannin sanguisorbin (saponin) Action astringent haemostatic appetising aromatic

Sanguisorba officinalis

Also known as (or relevant to) Sanguisorba officinalis Family Rosaceae English Names Great Burnet Salad-Burnet Natural Habitat Central and Southern Europe China Part(s) Used Herba Sanguisorbae officinalis Radix Sanguisorbae officinalis

Constituent(s) herb: tannin essential oil bitter principie; sugar saponin (sanguisorbin) and sapogenin sanguisorbigenin); root: tannin Action herb: cordial diuretic stomachic appetising sudorific febrifuge tonic astringent aromatic; root: astringent styptic anodyne vulnerary