Liber Herbarum Minor (English)

Rev.18-07-2008

Common Milkwort

Plant names
Polygalaceae
English Common Milkwort, Milkwort
Latin Polygala vulgaris L.
Plant partsFlowering herb, Herb / Grass, Root
Diseases & Uses
Diseases Antibacterial, Antidiarrheic, Bronchitis, cough, discharge of urine, diuretic, expectorant, gastric catarrh, good for the stomach, hoarse, laxative, Loss of appetite, Pickmeup, respiratory catarrh, sweatinducing, Tuberculosis
Women's diseases Aids milk flow in nursing mothers
Veterinary uses Veterinary: promotes the flow of milk in cattle
Foods tea substitute
Contents
 Alcohol, bitter essence, essential oil, Saponins, senegin, sugar

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