Steinmetz:Saponaria

General Index (総索引)

Medicinal Effect (薬効一覧)

Saponaria officinalis

Also known as (or relevant to) Saponaria officinalis Family Caryophyllaceae English Names Soapwort Soapweed Red Soaproot Natural Habitat Central- and Southern Europe (including Great Britain) Asia Minor Balkan Part(s) Used Herba Ssponariae Radix Saponariae rubra

Constituent(s) root: saponin (saporubin) saponarin gum resin acids mucilage Action herb: expectorant sudorific emetic laxative detergent depurative; root: diuretic laxative irritant sudorific expectorant depurative alterative stimulant sternutatory used for washing clothes

Links

• Information in Von Esenbeck's book