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Marrubium vulgare
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Marsdenia condurango
See CondurangoMargli Blazing Star
Liatris spicata*' ~
DESCRIPTION
Medicinal Parts: The medicinal parts are the roots.
Flower and Fruit: The inflorescence is compound spikes of
carmine red flowers, 4 to 8 mm in diameter.
Leaves, Stem and Root: The plant is a perennial and has an
erect, leafy stem up 2 m. The leaves are opposite, up to 30
cm long and 1 cm wide. The rhizome is 1 cm or more in
diameter. It is gnarled with several cup-shaped scars. The
rhizome is brownish and slightly wrinkled on the outside.
Inside it is whitish with dark gray spots.
Characteristics: The root is very solid. The taste is bitter,
and the odor is faintly aromatic, resembling cedar.
Habitat: U.S., cultivated in parts of Europe.
Production: Marsh Blazing Star is the rhizome of Liatris
spicata.Other Names: Button Snakeroot, Gay-Feather, Backache
Root, Colic Root, Devil's Bite
ACTIONS AND PHARMACOLOGY
COMPOUNDS
Coumarin
Flavonoids: including rutin, quercetin-3-O-glucoside
EFFECTS
Main active principle: Coumarin. There is no reliable
information available.
INDICATIONS AND USAGE
Unproven Uses: Marsh Blazing Star has been used for
disorders of the kidney, dysmenorrhea, as a diuretic and for
gonorrhea treatment.
PRECAUTIONS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS
No health hazards or side effects are known in conjunction
with the proper administration of designated therapeutic
dosages.
DOSAGE
Mode of Administration: Ground drug as an infusion.
LITERATURE
Kern W, List PH, Hdrhammer L (Hrsg.), Hagers Handbuch der
Pharmazeutischen Praxis, 4. Aufl., Bde. 1-8, Springer Verlag
Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, 1969.
Lowry JB, (1973) Nature 241:61.
Madaus G, Lehrbuch der Biologischen Arzneimittel, Bde 1-3,
Nachdruck, Georg Olms Verlag Hildesheim 1979.
Seshadri TF, (1972) Phytochemistry 11:881.Marsh Marigold
Caltha palustris
DESCRIPTION
Medicinal Parts: The medicinal part is the dried aerial part
of the flowering plant
Flower and Fruit: The flowers are about 4 cm in diameter.
The involucre is simple and has 5 or more yolk-yellow, 12 to
18 mm long ovate bracts, that are glossy greenish on the
outside. There are numerous stamens and 5 to 8 ovaries. The
fruit is a star-shaped follicle with a short beak. The seeds are
dark brown to black, measuring about 2.5 cm long by 1.3 cm
wide.
Leaves, Stem and Root: Caltha palustris is a 15 to 30 cm high
perennial marsh plant with a sturdy, many-headed rhizome.
The glabrous, hollow stem is ascending or decumbent. The
leaves are dark green and have an oily-glossy, cordate to
reniform, crenate or serrate-margined leaf blade. The petioles