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ID 1,034
Crop ID Eddoe
Part Whole
Use Category Medicinal
Notes The corms are used to treat stomach-ache, diarrhoea, and as a poultice on s... more
The corms are used to treat stomach-ache, diarrhoea, and as a poultice on sores and skin diseases. Chopped, tied in a cloth and heated the corms are used to treat rheumatism. The corm juice is used in cases of baldness, piles, as a laxative, and as an antidote to insect stings.
Metadata ID 2,376
ID 1,035
Crop ID Eddoe
Part Leaves and petioles
Use Category Medicinal
Notes Leaves are applied to burns, and are eaten to treat sore throat, dysentery ... more
Leaves are applied to burns, and are eaten to treat sore throat, dysentery and stomach-ache. The juice from the petioles is considered styptic and used to arrest arterial haemorrhage, and also to treat earache, inflamed glands, boils and as an external stimulant and rubefacient. The leaves are used for wrapping up a bolus of mustard-seed and garlic to be used as a prophylactic after childbirth.
Metadata ID 2,376
ID 1,036
Crop ID Hemlock
Part Whole
Use Category Medicinal
Notes The whole plant is analgesic, antispasmodic, emetic, galactofuge and sedati... more
The whole plant is analgesic, antispasmodic, emetic, galactofuge and sedative.
Metadata ID 2,213
ID 1,037
Crop ID Rock Samphire
Part Whole
Use Category Medicinal
Notes Rock samphire is little used in herbal medicine, though it is a good diuret... more
Rock samphire is little used in herbal medicine, though it is a good diuretic and holds out potential as a treatment for obesity.
Metadata ID 2,188
ID 1,038
Crop ID Mitsuba
Part Whole
Use Category Medicinal
Notes Used in the treatment of haemorrhages, colds, fevers.
Metadata ID 2,187
ID 1,039
Crop ID Cumin
Part Seed
Use Category Medicinal
Notes It has been used in the treatment of minor digestive complaints, chest cond... more
It has been used in the treatment of minor digestive complaints, chest conditions and coughs, as a pain killer and to treat rotten teeth.
Metadata ID 2,206
ID 1,040
Crop ID Asafoetida
Part Whole
Use Category Medicinal
Notes Asafoetida is a very effective medicinal herb that acts mainly on the diges... more
Asafoetida is a very effective medicinal herb that acts mainly on the digestive system, cleansing and strengthening the gastro-intestinal tract.
Metadata ID 2,202
ID 1,041
Crop ID Asafoetida
Part Root
Use Category Medicinal
Notes The pungently flavoured gum-resin that is obtained from the root is alterat... more
The pungently flavoured gum-resin that is obtained from the root is alterative, anthelmintic, antiperiodic, antispasmodic, carminative, deobstruent, deodorant, expectorant, laxative, sedative and stomachic.
Metadata ID 2,202
ID 1,042
Crop ID Cow Parsnip
Part Root
Use Category Medicinal
Notes The roots and the leaves are aphrodisiac, digestive, mildly expectorant and... more
The roots and the leaves are aphrodisiac, digestive, mildly expectorant and sedative
Metadata ID 2,209
ID 1,043
Crop ID Ilex
Part Leaf
Use Category Medicinal
Notes They are used in the treatment of intermittent fevers, rheumatism, catarrh,... more
They are used in the treatment of intermittent fevers, rheumatism, catarrh, pleurisy
Metadata ID 2,375
ID 1,044
Crop ID Erva-mate
Part Leaf
Use Category Medicinal
Notes The mineral rich leaves contain xanthine derivatives, including about 1.5% ... more
The mineral rich leaves contain xanthine derivatives, including about 1.5% caffeine plus theobromine and theophylline, and up to 16% tannins.They are stimulant, diuretic, antirheumatic.They are said to have the power to increase intellectual lucidity and vigour. The leaves are used internally in the treatment of headaches, migraine, neuralgic and rheumatic pain, fatigue and mild depression.They have also been used in the treatment of diabetes.The leaves are harvested when the berries are ripe, they are heated over a wood fire, ground into a powder then stored in sacks for 12 months before being used.
Metadata ID 2,374
ID 1,045
Crop ID Lesser Duckweed
Part Whole
Use Category Medicinal
Notes The whole plant is alterative, antipruritic, antiscorbutic, astringent, dep... more
The whole plant is alterative, antipruritic, antiscorbutic, astringent, depurative, diuretic, febrifuge and soporific
Metadata ID 2,381
ID 1,046
Crop ID Lovage
Part Root
Use Category Medicinal
Notes Externally, the root is used in the treatment of sore throats and aphthous ... more
Externally, the root is used in the treatment of sore throats and aphthous ulcers
Metadata ID 2,215
ID 1,047
Crop ID Lovage
Part Leaf
Use Category Medicinal
Notes The leaves, either eaten in salads or dried and infused as a tea, have been... more
The leaves, either eaten in salads or dried and infused as a tea, have been used as an emmenagogue.
Metadata ID 2,215
ID 1,048
Crop ID Lovage
Part Seed
Use Category Medicinal
Notes The essential oil from the seeds is used by aromatherapists to remove freck... more
The essential oil from the seeds is used by aromatherapists to remove freckles and spots from the face
Metadata ID 2,215
ID 1,049
Crop ID Buriti Palm
Part Seed
Use Category Medicinal
Notes The oil from the seed is high in vitamin A and is frequently used to treat ... more
The oil from the seed is high in vitamin A and is frequently used to treat burns, because of its soothing qualities and its ability to promote the formation of scar tissue
Metadata ID 2,427
ID 1,050
Crop ID Buriti Palm
Part Leaf
Use Category Medicinal
Notes The leaves are used in baths as an emollient.
Metadata ID 2,427
ID 1,051
Crop ID Anise
Part Seed
Use Category Medicinal
Notes The oil from the seed used for aromatherapy mainly to release pain from the... more
The oil from the seed used for aromatherapy mainly to release pain from the body.
Metadata ID 1,975
ID 1,052
Crop ID Burnet Saxifrage
Part Root
Use Category Medicinal
Notes The root is anti-inflammatory, mildly astringent and expectorant.
Metadata ID 2,203
ID 1,053
Crop ID Mastic Tree
Part Whole
Use Category Medicinal
Notes It is little used in modern herbalism though it could be employed as an exp... more
It is little used in modern herbalism though it could be employed as an expectorant for bronchial troubles and coughs and as a treatment for diarrhoea.
Metadata ID 2,102

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