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

 Lachnanthes tinctoria (Haemodoraceae)

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Common name(s)
Woll Narzisse; Wolbloem; Redroot; Lachnanthe

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Uses 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 French Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Stimulant North America Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.