Steinmetz:Peucedanum

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Peucedanum officinale

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Umbelliferae
English Names
  • Hog's Fennel
  • Sulphur-wort
Natural Habitat
  • Central- and Southern Europe
  • India
Part(s) Used
  • Radix Peucedani
Constituent(s)
  • peucedanine
  • gum-resin
  • essential oil
Action
  • emmenagogue
  • stomachic
  • diuretic
  • antiscorbutic
  • sudorific



Peucedanum oreoselinum

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Umbelliferae
English Names
  • Athamanta
Natural Habitat
  • Europe
Part(s) Used
  • Herba Oreoselini (the whole plant with the root)
Constituent(s)
  • root: athamantin
  • peucedanin
  • essential oil

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Peucedanum ostruthium

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Umbelliferae
English Names
  • Masterwort
  • Fellon grass
  • Fellonwort
  • False Pellitory of Spain
Natural Habitat
  • mountains of Europe
Part(s) Used
  • Herba Imperatoriae
  • Rhizoma Imperatoriae = Rhizoma Ostruthii
Constituent(s)
  • root: volatile oil
  • bitter principle
  • tannic acid
  • gum
  • starch
  • resin
  • peucedanin
  • ostruthine-osthol
  • imperatorin
Action
  • herb: stomachic; root: diuretic
  • carminative
  • sudorific
  • antispasmodic
  • febrifuge
  • tonic
  • stimulant
  • stomachic; recommended in menstrual complaints
  • asthma and apoplexy
  • toxic

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