MEDICINAL PLANTS in Folk Tradition

(National Geographic (Little) Kids) #1
Index of Folk Uses 407

udders, see breasts
ulcers
Agrimonia spp., 148
Alliaria petiolata, 117
Digitalis purpurea, 257
Fistulina hepatica, 49
Galium aparine,268, 269
Glechoma hederacea, 221
Humulus lupulus, 84
Malvaceae, 108
Menyanthes trifoliata, 203
Ophioglossum vulgatum, 354
Platanthera chlorantha, 334
Quercus spp., 88
Ranunculus spp., 72
Rubus fruticosus, 142
Rumex hydrolapathum? 97
Sambucus ebulus, 355
Sanicula europaea, 181
Scrophularia auriculata, 253
Scrophularia nodosa, 253
Stellaria media, 91
Symphytum officinale, 209
Taraxacum officinale, 287
Te ucrium scorodonia, 218
Umbilicus rupestris, 137
Viola odorata, 112
urinary trouble (see also cystitis; enuresis;
gravel)
Agrimonia eupatoria, 148
Arctium spp., 282
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, 122
Elytrigia repens, 324
Euphorbia spp., 171
Linum catharticum, 172
Malvaceae, 109, 110
Persicaria bistorta, 94
Pilosella officinarum, 290
Ruscus aculeatus, 331
Stellaria media, 91
Vaccinium myrtillus, 123
Ver onica beccabunga, 260
urine, absorbing
Sphagnum spp., 40
urine, to decrease flow of
Conopodium majus, 351
urine, to increase flow of
Anagallis arvensis, 128
Artemisia vulgaris, 298


Conopodium majus, 184
Cytisus scoparius,26, 162
Daucus carota, 191
Equisetum spp., 55
Geranium robertianum, 176
Glechoma hederacea, 221
Iris foetidissima, 332
Juniperus communis, 66
Pilosella officinarum, 290
Rumex acetosa, 96
Ruscus aculeatus, 331
Senecio vulgaris, 309
Silaum silaus, 186
Taraxacum officinale,26, 287
urological complaints
Calluna vulgaris, 122
Ericaspp., 122
urtication
Urtica spp., 86
varicose veins
Corylus avellana, 89
Malvaceae, 109
Plantago spp., 247
venereal disease (see also gonorrhoea;
syphilis)
Daphne laureola, 165
Spergula arvensis, 93
verrucas
Hedera helix, 179
vomit, see emetic
warts
Allium ursinum, 329
Anagallis arvensis, 128
Arum maculatum, 321
Calystegia sepium, 200
Chelidonium majus,79, 351
Dipsacus fullonum, 276
Droseraspp., 110
Euphorbia spp., 171, 173
Fraxinus excelsior, 249
Galium aparine, 270
Hedera helix,179, 180, 352
Heracleum sphondylium, 190
Hypericum spp., 106
Linaria vulgaris, 253
Lycoperdaceae, 51
Malus sylvestris, 154
Malvaceae, 110
Papaver spp., 78
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