Steinmetz:Senecio

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Senecio aureus

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Compositae
English Names
  • American Ragwort
  • Life-root
  • Squaw weed
  • Golden Groundsel
Natural Habitat
  • North America
Part(s) Used
  • Herba Senecionis aurei
Action
  • emmenagogue
  • tonic
  • diuretic
  • astringent
  • pectoral
  • vulnerary



Senecio hieracifolius

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Compositae
English Names
  • Fireweed
  • Broomweed
  • Mares-Tail
  • Pilewort
Natural Habitat
  • Canada
  • U. S. A.
  • South America
Part(s) Used
  • Herba Senecio hieracifoliae
  • Semen Senecio hieracifoliae
Constituent(s)
  • essential oil (possessing the taste of pure oil of peppermint)
Action
  • astringent
  • antispasmodic
  • emetic
  • alterative
  • tonic
  • anodyne



Senecio jacobaea

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Compositae
English Names
  • Ragwort
  • St. James'wort
  • Staggerwort
Natural Habitat
  • Europe (including Great Britain)
  • temperate Asia
Part(s) Used
  • Herba Senecionis Jacobaeae
Constituent(s)
  • lime
  • senecine
  • senecionine
  • senecifolidin
  • inulin
  • resin
  • essential oil
Action
  • sudorific
  • purifying
  • aromatic
  • detergent
  • pectoral
  • antispasmodic
  • haemostatic
  • emmenagogue
  • laxative
  • used in cramps and colic



Senecio maritimus

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Compositae
English Names
  • Dusty Miller
  • Silver Groundsel
Natural Habitat
  • Mediterranean countries
  • introduced in North America
Part(s) Used
  • Herba Cinerariae maritimae
Action
  • used in ophthalmic practice
  • especially cataract



Senecio vulgaris

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Compositae
English Names
  • Ragwort
  • Common Groundsel
Natural Habitat
  • Europe (including Great Britain)
  • Russian Asia
  • North America
  • introduced in South Africa
Part(s) Used
  • Herba Senecionis vulgaris
Constituent(s)
  • senecine
  • senecionine
  • senecifolidin
  • inulin
  • resin
Action
  • emetic
  • diuretic
  • sudorific
  • emmenagogue
  • purgative
  • anti-scorbutic
  • vermifuge
  • vulnerary
  • haemostatic; used in dysmenorrhoea and amenorrhoea
  • and said to have a soothing effect on the female genital system. The action is said to resemble that of Ergot
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