Steinmetz:Epilobium

Epilobium angustifolium

Also known as (or relevant to) Epilobium angustifolium Epilobium spicatum Family Onagraceae English Names Willow herb Rose-Bay Natural Habitat Europe (including Great Britain) North America Part(s) Used Herba Epilobii angustifolii Radix Epilobii, angustifolii

Constituent(s) leaf: tannin mucilage; root: tannin mucilage sugar Action leaf: tonic astringent; much used in Russia to adulterate ordinary tea and called by the Russians Kaporie tea; it is also used to flavour ale and eaten like Asparagus; root: astringent

Epilobium palustre

Also known as (or relevant to) Epilobium palustre Family Oenotheraceae English Names Water-Willow Marsh Willow herb Natural Habitat Europe North America Part(s) Used Radix Epilobii