Liber Herbarum Minor (English)

Rev.18-07-2008

Adder's mouth

Plant names
Caryophyllaceae
English Adder's mouth, Chickweed, Chick wittles, Common Chickweed, Mouse-ear, Satinflower, Starweed, Stitchwort, Tounge Grass, White Bird's-eye, Winterweed
Latin Stellaria media (L.) Will., Alsine media L.
Plant partsFlowering herb, Herb / Grass, Whole plant
Diseases & Uses
Diseases abscess, acne, alleviating, Antigout, Antihemorrhagic, Antipyretic, AntiRheumatic, Arthritis, Astringent, Blood cleanser, Bronchitis, Bruise, Carminative, clean cuts, compress, conjunctivitis, constipation, Contact dermatitis, cooling, cough, cut, disease of the eye, disorder of the kidneys, diuretic, expectorant, furuncle, hemorrhoids, Hot and irritating itches, laxative, leg sore, Lung ailments, Mild alterative, Nourishing, pulmonary tuberculosis, Rashes, Relieve itching caused by eczema, Relieve itching caused by psoriasis, Relieves itching, Skin complaints, Skin diseases, slowhealing sores, spring course, spring fatigue, sty, tumor, varicose ulcers, Weakness of the kidney, wound healing, Wounds
Women's diseases Aids milk flow in nursing mothers, Amenorrhea, Lactation
Homoeopathically uses arthritis, bronchial catarrh
Veterinary uses Veterinary: tonic for cage birds and poultry
Contents
 4-Hydroxy-Benzoic-Acid, aluminum, Apigenin, ascorbic acid, Ash, Beta-carotene, Beta-Sitosterol, caffeic acid, Calcium, Carbohydrates, Carboxylic acid, Chlorine, Chlorogenic-Acid, Chromium, cobalt, coumarin, Docosan-1-Ol, essential oil, Fat, Ferulic-Acid, Fibres, flavonoid, Gamma-Linolenic-Acid, Genistein, glycerin, Hexacosanoic-Acid, Iron, Lauric-Acid, linoleic acid, Luteolin, Magnesium, Magnesium-Oxide, Manganese, Minerals, mucilage, N-Hentriacontane, Niacin, Nonan-1-ol, Octacosanoic-Acid, Oleic-Acid, Oxalic acid, Palmitic acid, phosphorus, Potassium, Proteins, Riboflavin, rutin, Saponins, Selenium, silicon, Sodium, Sodium-Oxide, starch, Stearic acid, Steroids, Sulfur, Thiamine, Tin, Tocopherol, Triacontan-1-Ol, Triterpene-Glycosides, Tryptophan, Vanillic-Acid, vitamin, Vitamin A, Vitamin B, Vitamin C, vitamin-e, Water, Zinc

Google
 
Kilde: LiberHerbarum/Pn0036