- 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
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- 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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