Aletris farinosa

Aletris farinosa
	Aletris farinosa
Systematics
Class :	More covered
	Monocots
Order :	Yams (Dioscoreales)
Family :	Nartheciaceae
Genre :	Aletris
Type :	Aletris farinosa
Scientific name
	Aletris farinosa
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Aletris farinosa (also star root , floury aletris , wrinkle root or colic root ) is a plant native to the eastern United States and southern Ontario ( Canada ).

Surname

The name Aletris comes from the Greek ( aletris = grain grinding) and indicates the pollinated appearance of the plant; farinosa comes from Latin and means floury ( farina = flour ).

description

Flower of Aletris farinosa

Aletris farinosa is a perennial herb that spreads through underground rhizomes . The light yellow-green leaves are narrow and up to 20 centimeters long. Flowering shoot axes can be up to 100 centimeters high. The flowers are white and up to 10 millimeters long. The fruit is a dry capsule . The plant grows in light, open forests as well as on sandy and moist soils and blooms from May to August, its flowers look like white bells.

One of the first to describe the plant was the American botanist Jacob Bigelow in the early 19th century. Today the plant is protected.

ingredients

Ingredients are bitter substances , steroid sponins , essential oil and resins .

use

According to Jacob Bigelow's observations, the Indians prepared a brew from the dried root, which they took for stomach pains , colic , diarrhea , rheumatism and menstrual cramps . According to Bigelow, no plant would surpass Aletris farinosa in terms of “intense and permanent bitterness”. Bitterness makes saliva and stomach and bile juices flow, which is good for digestion. Aletris farinosa is said to be pain-relieving , anesthetic and nausea-inducing in high doses .

The plant is said to be a tonic , increase the motility of the abdominal organs and have a diuretic effect. In addition, it is effective for pelvic floor weakness and subsidence problems.

The plant is sometimes confused with Chamaelirium luteum (false einkorn). It is especially to be used when sluggish digestion is associated with functional dyspepsia (upset stomach), flatulence (gas) and asthenia ( feeling of weakness). The application is intended to combat anorexia (loss of appetite) and is said to be used as a nerve agent. The plant can be used in the event of a threatened miscarriage , but herbalists would rather fall back on Chamaelirium luteum (false einkorn).

The plant has been used in homeopathy since 1864 .

Web links

Commons : Aletris farinosa - collection of images, videos and audio files

Bernd Bordne: Agathosma betulina. Bucco - Bukko - Buchu seeds. In: exotic-plants.de. Exotic Plants DOO, 2018, p. 69 , accessed October 1, 2018 .

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Aletris farinosa. Lexicon of medicinal plants and drugs: Aletris farinosa. In: Spektrum.de. Spektrum der Wissenschaft Verlagsgesellschaft , 1999, p. 2 , accessed on October 4, 2018 .
↑ ^a ^b Ulrike von Blarer Zalokar: Really bitter: The star root. The medicinal herb is mainly used for infertility and a tendency to miscarriages. In: tagblatt.ch. St. Galler Tagblatt , August 5, 2018, p. 2 , accessed October 4, 2018 .
^ ^A ^b Franz Gerrer: Sternwurzel (Aletris farinosa). Other names: Wrinkle root, colic root. In: Medizin-kompakt.de. Franz Gerrer, 2018, p. 2 , accessed on October 4, 2018 .
↑ David Hoffmann: Naturally healthy - herbal medicine . Over 200 herbs and medicinal plants and their effects on health. Ed .: Element Books. 1st edition. Element Books, Shaftesbury , England , UK 1996, Part Three: The Plant Directory, pp. 57 (256 pp., English: The Complete Illustrated Holistic Herbal . Shaftesbury, England 1996. Translated by Mosaik Verlag).

[spektrum-1] Aletris farinosa. Lexicon of medicinal plants and drugs: Aletris farinosa. In: Spektrum.de. Spektrum der Wissenschaft Verlagsgesellschaft , 1999, p. 2 , accessed on October 4, 2018 .

[tagblatt-2] Ulrike von Blarer Zalokar: Really bitter: The star root. The medicinal herb is mainly used for infertility and a tendency to miscarriages. In: tagblatt.ch. St. Galler Tagblatt , August 5, 2018, p. 2 , accessed October 4, 2018 .

[medizin-3] A ^b Franz Gerrer: Sternwurzel (Aletris farinosa). Other names: Wrinkle root, colic root. In: Medizin-kompakt.de. Franz Gerrer, 2018, p. 2 , accessed on October 4, 2018 .

[4] David Hoffmann: Naturally healthy - herbal medicine . Over 200 herbs and medicinal plants and their effects on health. Ed .: Element Books. 1st edition. Element Books, Shaftesbury , England , UK 1996, Part Three: The Plant Directory, pp. 57 (256 pp., English: The Complete Illustrated Holistic Herbal . Shaftesbury, England 1996. Translated by Mosaik Verlag).