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Botanical Name |
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Aquilegia vulgaris L. |
English
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Columbine |
Family |
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Ranunculaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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A herbaceous perennial plant growing to 1.2 m tall, with branched, thinly hairy stems. The leaves are pinnate, with the basal leaflets themselves trifoliate. |
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Astringent, depurative, diaphoretic, diuretic, parasiticide (leaves, root, seed) |
Chemistry
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Capric acid, lauric acid, linoleic acid, myristic acid, oleic acid, palmitic acid, palmitoleic acid, stearic acid (seed); magnoflorine (root). |
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Pharmacology
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To treat ulcers and the commoner skin diseases (root) |
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