Steinmetz:Cardamine

General Index (総索引)

Medicinal Effect (薬効一覧)

Cardamine amara

Also known as (or relevant to) Cardamine amara Family Cruciferae English Names Large Bittercress Natural Habitat Europe (including Great Britain) Part(s) Used Herba Cardamine amarae

Constituent(s) senevol (bitter principle) myrosin Action diuretic antispasmodic depurative; used as a salad as a substitute for Nasturtium officinalis

Cardamine pratensis

Also known as (or relevant to) Cardamine pratensis Family Cruciferae English Names Ladie's Smock Cuckoo flower Meadow Bitter Milkmaid Natural Habitat Europe (including Great Britain) Part(s) Used Flores Cardamine pratensis Herba Cardamine pratensis

Constituent(s) gluco-nasturtiin myrosin Action flower: diuretic; herb: diuretic antiscorbutic antispasmodic depurative used as a vegetable like cress