Steinmetz:Peucedanum

Peucedanum officinale

Also known as (or relevant to) Peucedanum officinale 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) Peucedanum oreoselinum 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

Links

• Information in Von Esenbeck's book

Peucedanum ostruthium

Also known as (or relevant to) Peucedanum ostruthium Imperatoria ostruthium 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

Links

• Information in Von Esenbeck's book