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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Pinguicula vulgaris

Common Name
Butterwort; Erba Da Taglio; Grasilla; Sanicle

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Uses for this plant.
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Activity Country/Region Reference
Expectorant English Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Pertussis Italian Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Rennet Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Spasm Spanish Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Tumor Europe Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.