Steinmetz:Hygrophila

General Index (総索引)

Medicinal Effect (薬効一覧)

Hygrophila spinosa

Also known as (or relevant to) Hygrophila spinosa Barberia longifolia Ruelia longifolia Asteracantha longifolia Family Acanthaceae English Names Spirit Weed Star-Thorn Natural Habitat Ceylon India Part(s) Used Folia Radix Semen

Constituent(s) seed: fatty oil albuminoids mucilage phytosterol Action root: tonic diuretic demulcent refrigerant; seed: diuretic hepatic aphrodisiac; leaf: diuretic demulcent