Steinmetz:Limonium

Limonium carolinianum

Also known as (or relevant to) Limonium carolinianum Statice caroliniana (brasiliensis) Family Plumbaginaceae English Names American Sea-Lavender Marsh Rosemary Inkroot Natural Habitat South America U. S. A. Part(s) Used Radix Baycuru = Radix Staticis Carolinensis (also known as Guaycuru root)

Action astringent tonic used in bronchial haemorrhage etc. also in diarrhoea and dysentery

Limonium vulgare

Also known as (or relevant to) Limonium vulgare Statice limonium Statice maritima Family Plumbaginaceae English Names Marsh Lavender Sea Lavender Ink root Red Behen Natural Habitat Europe (including Great Britain) especially Mediterranean countries; America. - The plant grows naturally in salt marshes where the sea flows over it frequently Part(s) Used Flores Staticis Radix Staticis = Radix Behen rubrae

Constituent(s) volatile oil gum resin tannic acid albumen caoutchouc colouring matter Action anti-dysenteric anti-diarrhetic astringent haemostatic