Steinmetz:Orchis

General Index (総索引)

Medicinal Effect (薬効一覧)

Orchis mascula

Also known as (or relevant to) Orchis mascula Orchis morio (and other species) Family Orchidaceae English Names Salep plant Natural Habitat Europe Turkey Syria Afghanistan Persia Nepal Cashmere Part(s) Used Tubera Salep = Tubera Saleb

Constituent(s) starch mucilage albumen sugar minerals cellulose Action aphrodisiac demulcent astringent tonic nervine nutritive used especially in diarrhoea of children

Links

• Information in Von Esenbeck's book