| Common Names | European Privet, Wild Privet |
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| Description | |
| Locations | Ioannina Peristeri Gramos |
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| Contraindications | Consumption may cause enteritis, colic and vomiting. Activated charcoal is used to treat overdose or poisoning. |
| Active Substance | resin quercetin tannin carbohydrates mannitol Ligustrin syringin |
| Active Substance Plant Part | Flowers leaves |
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| Features Description | Ligustrum vulgare is a bush growing up to 3m, with opposite, lanceolate or oval leaves, tubular flowers and spherical, shiny, black fruits. The flowering lasts from June to August and the harvesting from August to October. |
| Method Administration | It is administered as anti-inflammatory and astringent in the form of herbal tea (30g of dried leaves in 0,5L of boiled water, three times a day)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 herbal tea is used as orexigenic, digestive and antiseptic. It is recommended for the treatment of chronic inflammatory bowel disease, stomach and duodenal ulcer. It is administered in the form of gargles as astringent against mouth sores and inflammation |
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| References | http://www.henriettes-herb.com/eclectic/kings/ligustrum.html http://www.home-remedies-for-you.com/herbs/ligustrum.html http://www.pfaf.org/user/plant.aspx?latinname=Ligustrum+vulgare http://www.naturalmedicinalherbs.net/herbs/l/ligustrum-vulgare=privet.php http://medicinalherbinfo.org/herbs/Privet.html http://www.herbs2000.com/herbs/herbs_privet.htm |
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