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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Ethnobotanical Plant Lachnanthes tinctoria

Common Name
Woll Narzisse, Wolbloem, Redroot, Lachnanthe

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Uses for this plant.
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Activity Country/Region Reference
Cardiotonic US Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Cough North America Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Hypnotic North America Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Hypnotic German Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Intellect Dutch Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Pneumonia North America Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Poison US Lewis and Elvin-Lewis, Medical Botany, ca 1977
Stimulant North America Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Stimulant French Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.