Steinmetz:Levisticum

General Index (総索引)

Medicinal Effect (薬効一覧)

Levisticum officinale

Also known as (or relevant to) Levisticum officinale Ligusticum levisticum Family Umbelliferae English Names Lovage Bishop's weed Natural Habitat Central Europe Mediterranean countries India Africa Part(s) Used Folia Levistici Radix Levistici Semen Levistici Oleum Levistici

Constituent(s) leaf: essential oil bitter principle; root seed: volatile oil malic acid angelic acid sugar resin fat gum acids starch ligulin (colouring matter) Action leaf: diuretic carminative nervine cordial antiseptic; root: carminative diuretic sudorific emmenagogue stomachic expectorant febrifuge; seed: diuretic carminative abortive tonic; oil: carminative

Links

• Information in Von Esenbeck's book