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Floramor | | Name : | Floramor | | Synonyms : | Floramor
Flower gentle
Flower Velour
Lady bleeding
Lovely bleeding
Love lies bleeding
Pilewort
Prince's feather
Red cockscomb
Spleen amaranth
Velvet flower
| | Parts Used : | Leaves | | Habitat : | Cultivated and occurs wild mainly in the central states of the United States. | | Description : | Amaranth is an annual herb; its stout, upright stem grows 3-4 feet high and bears alternate, oblong-lanceolate pointed, green leaves that have a red-purplish spot. Its flowers appear in August and grow in clusters. The flowers are not properly flowers, but tufts, with no smell, and of a reddish color. Bruised flowers will yield juice of the same color, dried they make good addition to flower arrangements. Flowering time is from August until frost. Seeds are a shiny black.
Other varieties: Smooth pigweed (A. hybridus); Pigweed or Green Amaranth (A. retroflexus). (also tumbleweed) | | Constituents : | Not identified; probably small amount of tannin
Astringent, hemostatic, nutritive, alterative | | Uses : | Taken internally for diarrhea, dysentery, hemorrhage from the bowels, nosebleeds, and excessive menstruation. Can be used as a douche for leucorrhea, as a wash for skin problems, and as a gargle for mouth and throat irritations. | | Dosage : | Infusion or decoction: use 1 tsp. leaves with 1 cup water. Take cold, 1-2 cups a day.
Gargle: 2 tbsp. to 1 quart water, simmered 10 minutes and used as a gargle 3-4 times a day. May be used as a douche for leucorrhea.
Tincture: a dose is 1/2 to 1 tsp. | | Myths : | The name is from the Greek, meaning 'unfading'.
The ash of amaranth has a very large salt peter content.
Some species of amaranth are known as pigweed. None of the species is poisonous and many are used as potherbs. | | Nutrient : | High in vitamins A and C |
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