Steinmetz:Linum
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Latest revision as of 21:00, 8 June 2009
[edit] Linum catharticum
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Linaceae
- English Names
- Purging Flax
- Mountain Flax
- Natural Habitat
- Part(s) Used
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- Constituent(s)
- linin (bitter principle)
- colouring matter
- linarin
- resin
- saponin
- tannin
- Action
- purgative
- diuretic
- vermifuge
- used in liver diseases
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[edit] Linum usitatissimum
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Linaceae
- English Names
- Natural Habitat
- temperate countries
- Southern Europe
- Russia
- Egypt
- Central Asia
- India
- China
- North Africa
- Argentine
- Brazil
- U. S. A.
- Canada
- Part(s) Used
- Semen Lini
- Oleum Lini
- Placenta seminis Lini = Farina Lini
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- Constituent(s)
- seed: fixed fatty oil
- mucilage
- amygdalin
- proteins
- resin
- wax
- sugar
- albumen
- linamarin
- lecithin
- enzymes
- Action
- seed: antispasmodic
- anodyne
- healing laxative; oil: demulcent
- emollient
- expectorant; cake: emollient
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