Steinmetz:Levisticum

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Levisticum officinale

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Umbelliferae
English Names
  • Lovage
  • Bishop's weed
Natural Habitat
  • Central Europe
  • Mediterranean countries
  • India
  • Africa
Part(s) Used
  • Folia Levistici
  • Radix Levistici
  • Semen Levistici
  • Oleum Levistici
Constituent(s)
  • leaf: essential oil
  • bitter principle; root
  • seed: volatile oil
  • malic acid
  • angelic acid
  • sugar
  • resin
  • fat
  • gum
  • acids
  • starch
  • ligulin (colouring matter)
Action
  • leaf: diuretic
  • carminative
  • nervine
  • cordial
  • antiseptic; root: carminative
  • diuretic
  • sudorific
  • emmenagogue
  • stomachic
  • expectorant
  • febrifuge; seed: diuretic
  • carminative
  • abortive
  • tonic; oil: carminative

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