| Common Names | Butterweed, Canadian Fleabane, Canadian Horseweed, Coltstail, Horseweed, Marestail |
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| Locations | Ioannina Peristeri Pindos Smolikas Gramos Arta (Tzoumerka) |
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| Contraindications | Plant's pollen may cause contact dermatitis. |
| Active Substance | tannins Proteins carbohydrates sodium potassium iron magnesium calcium phosphorus flavones which contains nerol and farnesol riboflavin thiamine Essential oil (which contains limonene, dipentene, terpineol) fat |
| Active Substance Plant Part | root fruits seeds |
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| Features Description | Erigeron canadensis is an annual plant growing up to 1,5m, with narrow, lanceolate, pointed, numerous leaves and yellow, hermaphrodite flowers. The flowering and the harvesting take place from July to September. |
| Method Administration | The plant is administered as diuretic and hemostatic in the form of herbal tea (2 spoons of dried herb in a cup of boiled water, 3 times a day) and in the form of fresh juice (15 to 30 drops in a cup of water, 2-3 times a day). It is applied externally as astringent and soothing in the form infusion (2 spoons of dried herb in a cup of boiling water, 2-3 times a day). In homeopathy it is recommended in the form of essential oil for the treatment of hemorrhoids (4-6 drops in a cup of water, each 5 to 10 minutes, as long as needed)Warning: The use of herb preparations is not recommended without seeking advice from your physician or pharmacist. The substances they contain may interact with the subscribed drugs that the patient already takes, thus eliminating their therapeutic efficacy or inducing toxicity. They may also burden further weakened vital functions of the body thus exposing the patient to increased morbidity and life threatened conditions. |
| Pharmacological Info | The whole plant is administered in the form of herbal tea as diuretic, hemostatic and antidiarrheal. Also, it is recommended for the treatment of gout, the excessive bleeding during menstruation, hemorrhoids, metrorrhagia, haematuria, haemoptysis, haematemesis, dysentery, diarrhea, bronchitis, cough and fever. Finally the herbal infusion is applied externally against backache, rheumatic pain, eczema and lichen. |
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| References | Βιβλίο: Οδηγός των φαρμακευτικών φυτών, Paul Schauenberg, Ferdinand Paris, Εκδότης Μ. Γκιούρδας, Αθήνα 1981, σελίδες 292-293 http://filotis.itia.ntua.gr/species/?species_category=4 http://www.herbs2000.com/herbs/herbs_horseweed.htm http://www.henriettes-herb.com/eclectic/kings/erigeron.html https://kentromeletisarxaiasthourias.wordpress.com/2013/09/25/%CE%BA%CF%8C%CE%BD%CF%85%CE%B6%CE%B1-%CE%B7-%CE%BA%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%B1%CE%B4%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%AE-conyza-canadensis/ |
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