| Plant names |
| English |
Salsify, Vegetable Oyster |
| Latin |
Tragopogon porrifolius L. |
| Plant parts | Petal, Root |
| Diseases & Uses |
| Diseases |
Choleretic, cleansing the skin, disease of the bladder, disorder of the kidneys, diuretic, expectorant, laxative, Liver diseases, Weakness of the bladder, Weakness of the kidney, Weakness of the liver |
| Foods |
coffee substitute, Vegetable |
| Contents |
| | aluminum, Arsenic, ascorbic acid, Beta-carotene, Calcium, caoutchouc, Carbohydrates, Chlorine, Copper, Fat, Fibres, Inulin, Iron, Luteolin, Magnesium, Manganese, Niacin, phosphorus, Potassium, Proteins, Quercitrin, Riboflavin, Rubber, Sodium, Sulfur, Thiamine, Vitexin, Water, Zinc |
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