Steinmetz:Asarum

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Asarum canadense (and other species)

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Aristolochiaceae
English Names
  • Canadian Hazelwort
  • Wild Ginger
  • Canadian Snakeroot
  • Indian Ginger
Natural Habitat
  • North America
Part(s) Used
  • Rhizoma Asari canadense
Action
  • diuretic
  • carminative
  • sudorific
  • aromatic
  • expectorant
  • stimulant



Asarum europaeum

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Aristolochiaceae
English Names
  • Hazelwort
  • Wild Spikenard
  • Asarabacca
  • Wild Nard
Natural Habitat
  • Europe (including Great Britain)
  • Eastern Europe
  • Asia Minor
  • Siberia
Part(s) Used
  • Herba Asari
  • Rhizoma Asari
Constituent(s)
  • essential oil containing asaron (a camphor-like substance) and asarin (bitter principle)
  • resins
  • tannic
  • gum
  • acids
  • starch
Action
  • emetic
  • purgative
  • sudorific
  • stimulant
  • febrifuge
  • diuretic
  • emmenagogue
  • sternutatory
  • toxic. Used as a substitute for Radix Ipecacuanhae

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Asarum sieboldi

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Aristolochiaceae
English Names
  • Japanese Hazelwort
  • Japanese Birthwort
  • Japanese Wild Ginger
Natural Habitat
  • Japan
  • Northern China
  • Korea
  • Manchuria
Part(s) Used
  • Rhizoma Asari japonicum
Action
  • diuretic
  • emetic
  • sudorific
  • expectorant
  • purgative; used in the rheumatism and apoplexy. - The powdered root is an active sternutatory and is employed in the treatment of nasal polypus
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