| Plant names |
| Ericaceae |
| English |
(common) heather, Broom Heather, Calluna, Common Heath, Common Ling, Heather, Ling, Scots Heather, True heather |
| Latin |
Calluna vulgaris (L.)Salisb., Erica vulgaris L., Ericodes vulgaris (L.) Merino |
| Plant parts | Flower / Blossom, Flowering herb |
| Diseases & Uses |
| Diseases |
AntiRheumatic, antiseptic, astringent, Bladder diseases, bladder stone, blood cleanser, cardiac, catarrh of the bladder, Choleretic, complaints of urinary system, disorder of metabolism, disorder of the kidneys, diuretic, Gout, Hypotension, Infection in the urinary passages, infection of the urinary organs, Kidney stone, Mucolytic agent, Narrows blood vessels, prostate, Rashes, relaxes the nervous system, sleeplessness, sweatinducing, urethritis, wounds |
| Foods |
culinary herb, flavour beer, tea substitute |
| Other uses |
colouring, Used in Bachs Flower Remedies |
| Ingredients |
| | alkaloid, arbutin, Calcium, Carotene, citric acid, Dietary mineral, enzyme, essential oil, flavo-Glycoside, flavone, flavonoid, fumaric acid, hydroquinone, methyl arbutine, mucilage, Myricitrin, Organic acid, quercitrin, Saponins, Silicic acid, Tannic acid, tannin, Tanning agents |
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