Steinmetz:Saponaria

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Saponaria officinalis

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Caryophyllaceae
English Names
  • Soapwort
  • Soapweed
  • Red Soaproot
Natural Habitat
  • Central- and Southern Europe (including Great Britain)
  • Asia Minor
  • Balkan
Part(s) Used
  • Herba Ssponariae
  • Radix Saponariae rubra
Constituent(s)
  • root: saponin (saporubin)
  • saponarin
  • gum
  • resin
  • acids
  • mucilage
Action
  • herb: expectorant
  • sudorific
  • emetic
  • laxative
  • detergent
  • depurative; root: diuretic
  • laxative
  • irritant
  • sudorific
  • expectorant
  • depurative
  • alterative
  • stimulant
  • sternutatory
  • used for washing clothes

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