- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Droseraceae
- English Names
- Natural Habitat
- Europe (including Great Britain)
- South Africa (Cape of Good Hope)
- Russia
- Poland
- China
- Asia
- Himalayas
- North and South America
- Part(s) Used
- Herba Droserae = Herba Rorellae
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- Constituent(s)
- droseron (plumbagin)
- tannlc acid
- citric acid
- malic acid
- resin
- iron
- colouring matter (proteinase
- pepsinase)
- Action
- diuretic
- astringent
- expectorant
- pectoral
- demulcent
- sedative
- antispasmodic
- anti-asthmatic
- sudorific
- used in bronchitis and whooping cough
- anti-inflammatory
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