BETONY (BETONICA OFFICINALIS)
Family: Lamiaceae
For healing purposes there are used stalks with flowers and roots.
Ingredients:
Pyrrolidine alkaloids betonicine, stahydrin and turicine;
Tans,
Little essential oil,
Saponins,
Resinous substances,
Organic acids,
Mineral salts etc.
Application:
Stimulation of the appetite and improvement of the digestion,
By colic of the digestive tract,
By diarrhea,
By inflammation of the kidneys,
As a common strengthening remedy by brain-fag,
Head ace,
Dizziness
Rheumatism
Podagra,
Gall tract disease,
Hawkend,
Anti-spasmatic,
Increasing the metabolism
In Traditional Native Bulgarian Medicine:
By asthma,
Bronchitis,
Atherosclerosis,
Dizziness,
Epilepsy,
Jaundice,
Inflammation of kidneys, uterus and bladder,
Radiculitis,
By cancer (whole plant)
Attention! Internally the herbs have to be taken under medical control! In bigger quantities the betony is toxicant!
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