- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Gentianaceae
- English Names
- Bogbean Buckbean
- Marsh Trefoil
- Natural Habitat
- temperate and northern Europe (including Great Britain)
- Asia
- North America
- Part(s) Used
- Folia Trifolii fibrini = Folia Menyanthidis
- Radix Trifolii fibrini = Radix Menyanthidis
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- Constituent(s)
- volatile oil
- menyanthin (bitter principle)
- meliatin
- tannin
- acids
- saponin
- phytosterin
- fatty oil
- wax
- manganese
- invert sugar
- cholin
- vitamin A
- vitamin C
- carotin
- iron
- iodine
- Action
- antirheumatic
- anti-acrid
- appetising
- stomachic
- antiscorbutic
- diuretic
- depurative
- cholagogue
- emetic
- tonic
- deobstruent
- cathartic
- febrifuge
- hypnotic
- nervine
- sedative
- slightly narcotic.
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