Steinmetz:Senecio

Senecio aureus

Also known as (or relevant to) Senecio aureus Family Compositae English Names American Ragwort Life-root Squaw weed Golden Groundsel Natural Habitat North America Part(s) Used Herba Senecionis aurei

Action emmenagogue tonic diuretic astringent pectoral vulnerary

Senecio hieracifolius

Also known as (or relevant to) Senecio hieracifolius Erechtites hieracifolia Erechtites praealta Cineraria canadense Family Compositae English Names Fireweed Broomweed Mares-Tail Pilewort Natural Habitat Canada U. S. A. South America Part(s) Used Herba Senecio hieracifoliae Semen Senecio hieracifoliae

Constituent(s) essential oil (possessing the taste of pure oil of peppermint) Action astringent antispasmodic emetic alterative tonic anodyne

Senecio jacobaea

Also known as (or relevant to) Senecio jacobaea Family Compositae English Names Ragwort St. James'wort Staggerwort Natural Habitat Europe (including Great Britain) temperate Asia Part(s) Used Herba Senecionis Jacobaeae

Constituent(s) lime senecine senecionine senecifolidin inulin resin essential oil Action sudorific purifying aromatic detergent pectoral antispasmodic haemostatic emmenagogue laxative used in cramps and colic

Senecio maritimus

Also known as (or relevant to) Senecio maritimus Senecio cineraria Cineraria maritima Family Compositae English Names Dusty Miller Silver Groundsel Natural Habitat Mediterranean countries introduced in North America Part(s) Used Herba Cinerariae maritimae

Action used in ophthalmic practice especially cataract

Senecio vulgaris

Also known as (or relevant to) Senecio vulgaris Family Compositae English Names Ragwort Common Groundsel Natural Habitat Europe (including Great Britain) Russian Asia North America introduced in South Africa Part(s) Used Herba Senecionis vulgaris

Constituent(s) senecine senecionine senecifolidin inulin resin Action emetic diuretic sudorific emmenagogue purgative anti-scorbutic vermifuge vulnerary haemostatic; used in dysmenorrhoea and amenorrhoea and said to have a soothing effect on the female genital system. The action is said to resemble that of Ergot