Steinmetz:Eryngium

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Eryngium campestre

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Umbelliferae
English Names
  • Field Eryngo
  • Eringo
  • Eringia
Natural Habitat
  • Europe (including Great Britain)
  • Balkan (especially Rumania)
  • North Africa
Part(s) Used
  • Herba Eryngii
  • Radix Eryngii
Constituent(s)
  • herb: tannin
  • saponin; root: essential oil
  • saponin
  • tannin
  • sugar
Action
  • herb: expectorant
  • stimulant
  • diuretic
  • aphrodisiac
  • aromatic; root: expectorant
  • diuretic
  • sudorific
  • aperient
  • - Herb and root of Eryngium planum (growing in Eastern Europe) are a specific against whooping cough.

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