Steinmetz:Gratiola

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Gratiola officinilis

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Scrophulariaceae
English Names
  • Hedge-Hyssop
  • Poor Man's herb
Natural Habitat
  • Europe
  • Orient
  • China
  • South America
  • Southern parts of North America
Part(s) Used
  • Herba Gratiolae
  • Radix Gratiolae
Constituent(s)
  • fatty oil
  • malic acid
  • potash salts
  • resin
  • tannin
  • calcium salts
  • gratiolin
  • gratiolegenin
  • gratiotoxin
  • bitter principle
Action
  • diuretic
  • purgative
  • emetic
  • toxic; especially indicated in enlarged spleen. Its use can cause bloody stools and irritation of the kidneys
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