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

Rev.11-03-2021

Spirit weed

Plant

English

Spirit weed, False coriander, Bhandhanya, Cilantro, Culantro, Fitweed, Long coriander, Mexican coriander, Spiritweed, Stinkweed, Thorny coriander, Wild coriander

Latin

Eryngium foetidum L., Eryngium antihystericum Rottler, Eryngium foetidum, Eryngium antihystericum Rottb., Eryngium foetida L.

Plantparts

Entire plant, foliage, Roots, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Abdominal pain, Acute coryza, Acute viral nasopharyngitis, Ague, Aids digestion, Anaemia, Anemia, Anti-anemic, Anti-Bronchitic, Anticonvulsant, Anti-diarrheic, antidiarrhetic, Anti-diarrhoeal, Antidiarrhoeic, Anti-edemic, Antiemetic, Anti-epileptic, Anti-fatigue, Antifebrile, Anti-flu, Antihaemorrhagic, Anti-hemorrhagic, Antiinflammatory, antiinflammatory agent, Antimalarial, Antimicrobial, anti-microbial action, Antimicrobial Agent, Antiobesity, Anti-obesity medication, Anti-Paludic, antipyretic, Antivomitive, Aperient, bad digestion, Bellyache, Bellypain, benificial effect on the digestion, Bladder infection, Bladder infections, Bladder inflammation, bleeding, blood building, blood formation, Bloodforming, Bronchial catarrh, bronchitis, Bronquite, Calmative, Calming of nerves, cardiac conditions, Cardiac diseases, cardiac problems, Cardiac troubles, Cardiovascular, Cardiovascular disease, Cardiovascular diseases, Carminative, Carminativum, catharic, Cathartic, Cephalagia, Cephalalgia, Chest Pain, Chest Pains, Chickenpox, Children's Convulsions, Children's Leprosy, Children's purgative, chill, Chills, cholesterol, cholesterol in blood vessels, Cholesterol Reducer, Cholesterol reduction, Clears gas, cold, Colds, Common cold, convulsion, Convulsions, Convulsions in Children, corpulence, Cough, Coughing, Coughs, cystitis, Cystitis acuta, diaorrhea, Diaphoretic, Diarrhea, diarrhoea, Digestive, Digestive stimulant, digestive trouble, Digestive weakness, disorder of the heart, dispepsia, diuretic, Dropsy, Dyslipidemia, Dyspepsia, earache, Ear pain, Ear pains, Edema, emesis, epilepsy, Erectile dysfunction, Erectile function disorder, Eupeptic, exhaustion, faintness, Fart, Fatigue, Fatness, Febrifugal, Febrifugal bath, febrifuge, Febrile response, feebleness, fever, feverish condition, Fevers, flatulence, flatulency, flatus, flu, fluid accumulation, Gas, Gastralgia, gastric catarrh, Gastritis, General inflammation, General inflammations, Good for digestion, Gripe, Grippe, haematopoiesis, haemorrhage, Haemorrhagic conditions, Haemorrhaging, Hansen's disease, Headache, Headaches, Head colds, head pains, heart complaints, heart conditions, heart disease, Heart diseases, heart disorder, heart disorders, heart problems, heart trouble, hematopoiesis, hemorrhage, Hemorrhaging, hidrotic, High cholesterol, High levels of cholesterol in the blood, Hydropsy, Hypercholesterolemia, hysteria, impotence, impotency, improves digestion, indigestion, Induce sweating, inflammation, inflammation in general, Inflammation of the bladder, inflammations, Inflammations in general, influenza, intestinal gas, Languidness, Languor, Lassitude, laxative, laxative for children, Leprosy, Listlessness, loss of blood, lower cholesterol levels in the blood, malaria, malarial fever, Male impotence, Marsh fever, Measles, Morbilli, movements of the bowel, Obesity, oedema, Otalgia, otalgic, pain in ear, pain in the chest, Perspirant in febrile conditions, Poor digestion, preventative, preventive, Promotes digestion, prophylactic, Puking, purgative, Pyretic, Pyrexia, Red measles, reduce blood cholesterol, reduce blood fat level, reduce fevers, relaxes the nervous system, relieves fevers, Restores the blood, Rubeola, Sedative, Sexual impotence, Slimming, snakebite, Snake bites, soothe, soothes headaches, soothes nerves, Soothing, stimulates digestion, Stomach ache, Stomach aches, Stomach pain, stomach pains, stopping vomiting, sudorific, Sudorific febrifuge, sweat-inducing, the flue, Throwing up, tiredness, To lose weight, tranquilizer, Tranquilliser, tranquillizer, Urinary bladder inflammation, Used in the treatment of anaemia, Used in the treatment of anemia, Used in the treatment of cough, Used in the treatment of snake bites, Vomit, vomiting, Warming digestive, weakness, weariness, Weight loss, wind

Women's diseases

abortifacient, Abortion, Abortive, Female genital hygiene, induce abortion, menstrual complaints, menstrual disorder, menstrual disorders

Foods

Aromatic, Condiment, culinary, Culinary herb, Flavor, flavouring, spice

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical used in French Guiana, Phytomedical use in Belize, Phytomedical use in Brazil, Phytomedical use in Nicaragua, Phytomedical use in the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana), Used in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo

Ingredients

 Alpha-Pinene, Carotol, Decanal, Decanoic acid, essential oil, flavonoid, Furfural, Lauric acid, Palmitic acid, P-Cymene, saponin, Β-farnesene

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn5888

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