Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Larger bindweed

Plant

Family

Bindweed Family / Morning glory family (Convolvulaceae)

English

Larger bindweed, Bearbind, Bell-bind, Bindweed, Bindweed.hedge, Common bindweed, Great bindweed, Hedgebell, Hedge bindweed, Hedge birdweed, Hedge false bindweed, Lady’s-nightcap, Large bindweed, Rutland beauty, Wild morning glory

Latin

Calystegia sepium (L.) R.Br., Convolvulus sepium L., Calystegia sepium R.Br., Convolvulus sepium, Calystegia sepium ssp. sepium (L.) R. Br.

Plantparts

Herb, Root, Sap, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Alleviating, Antifebrile, Antipyretic, aperient, Aperitive, Cataplasm, catharic, Cathartic, Choleretic, compress, constipation, Costive, Costiveness, Demulcent, diuretic, Dyschezia, Dyssynergic defaecation, emollient, Emollients, Febrifugal, febrifuge, Febrile response, fever, feverish condition, Fevers, fomentation, increase the bile secretion, laxative, mild laxative, Mildly laxative, mitigating, Moisturizers, movements of the bowel, palliative, Poultice, Purgative, Pyretic, Pyrexia, reduce fevers, relieves fevers, Stimulates the flow of bile, Stimulates the gallbladder, Weakness of the liver

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical use in Cyprus

Ingredients

 caffeic acid compounds, Cardiac glycoside, Convolvulin, flavonoid, Glycosidal resine, glycoside, glykoretine, resin, Tannic acid, tannin, Tanning agents

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn0286

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