- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Compositae
- English Names
- Roman (Spanish) Pellitory
- Natural Habitat
- Morocco
- Algeria
- Syria
- Arabia
- Mediterranean countries
- Part(s) Used
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- Constituent(s)
- pyrethrin (pellitorine)
- inulin
- essential oil
- fatty oil
- resin
- gum
- salts
- sugar
- tannin
- yellow colouring matter
- Action
- stimulant
- rubefacient
- cordial
- sialagogue; used to allay toothache (when the root is chewed it deadens the nerves); in large doses toxic
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