Steinmetz:Succisa

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Succisa pratensis

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Dipsaceae
English Names
  • Devil's Bit
  • Ofbit
  • Blue Buttons
  • Garden-Scabious
Natural Habitat
  • Central and Southern Europe
  • North Africa
Part(s) Used
  • Herba Morsus diaboli = Herba Scabiosae succisae (pratensis)
  • Radix Morsus diaboli = Radix Scabiosae succisae (pratensis)
Constituent(s)
  • root: tannin
  • scabiosin
  • saponin
  • bitter principle
  • starch
  • sugar
Action
  • herb: diuretic
  • febrifuge
  • sudorific
  • pectoral
  • demulcent; root: astringent
  • depurative
  • expectorant
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