- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Balsaminaceae
- English Names
- Jewel weed
- Wild Balsam
- Speckled Jewels
- Snap Weed
- Spotted Touch-me-not
- Wild Lady's Slipper
- Slipper weed
- Balsam weed
- Zanzibar Balsam
- Natural Habitat
- Europe
- Asia
- Africa
- East Indies
- China
- Japan
- all over the world
- Part(s) Used
- Herba Impatiens nolitangere
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- Constituent(s)
- tannin
- sugar
- bitter principle
- resin
- Action
- laxative
- diuretic
- astringent
- emetic
- resolutive
- vulnerary; in large doses emetic.- The juice of the plants is used in combination with alum by the natives of tropical countries to dye their nails
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