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Fishmouth | | Name : | Fishmouth | | Synonyms : | Bitter herb
Fishmouth
Turtlebloom
Turtlehead
Salt-rheum weed
Shell flower
Snakehead
| | Parts Used : | Leaves | | Habitat : | Found in wet ground from Newfoundland to Florida and westward to Minnesota, Kansas, and Texas. | | Description : | Balmony is an herbaceous perennial plant; its simple, erect, square stem reaches 1-3 feet high.Opposite, short-petioled, shiny leaves are dark green, pointed, are serrate and oblong-lanceolate in shape.Bloom from July to September, the white flowers are often tinged with pink or magenta, grow in dense clusters, terminal or axillary spikes.The two-lipped corolla of the flower somewhat resembles a turtle's head, upper lip arching.The fruit is an ovoid capsule. | | Constituents : | Anthelmintic, antibilious, aperient, cholagogue, stimulant, tonic | | Uses : | Good for weak stomachs and indigestion, general debility, constipation, and torpid (sluggish) liver.It stimulates appetite, fever, jaundice, expels worms, and in small doses is a good tonic during convalescence.Externally, it is used for sores, painful ulcers, herpes,inflamed breasts, and eczema.The ointment relieves itching and irritation of piles. | | Dosage : | This herb may be difficult to obtain.
Infusion: use 1 tsp. leaves to 1 cup water.Take 1-2 cups a day.
Tincture: take 10-20 drops in water, 3-4 times a day. |
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