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Fleabane, Canadian | | Name : | Fleabane, Canadian | | Botanical : | Erigeron Canadense | | Synonyms : | Fleawort. Coltstail. Prideweed. | | Family : | Compositae | | Parts Used : | Herb, seeds. | | Habitat : | This species of Fleabane is an American annual, common in Northern and Middle States as well as in Canada, growing in fields and meadows and by roadsides, and closely allied to the Common Fleabane. | | Description : | It has an unbranched stem, with lance-shaped leaves, the lower ones with short stalks and with five teeth, the upper ones with uncut edges and narrower, 1 to 2 inches long. The stem is bristly and grows several feet high, bearing composite heads of flowers, small, white and very numerous, blossoming from June to September. | | Constituents : | The herb contains a bitter extractive, tannic and gallic acids and a volatile oil, to which its virtues are due | | Uses : | Astringent, diuretic, tonic. It is considered useful in gravel, diabetes, dropsy and many kidney diseases, and is employed in diarrhoea and dysentery.
Oil of Erigeron resembles in its action Oil of Turpentine, but is less irritating. It has been used to arrest haemorrhage from the lungs or alimentary tract, but this property is not assigned to it in modern medicine.
It is said to be a valuable remedy for inflamed tonsils and ulceration and inflammation of the throat generally.
The drug has a feeble odour and an astringent, aromatic and bitter taste. It is given in infusion (dose, wineglassful to a teacupful), oil (dose, 2 to 5 drops) on sugar. Fluid extract, 1/2 to 1 drachm. |
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