PEPPERMINT
Biological Name: Mentha piperita,Labiatae
Other Names: Peppermint, brady mint, balm mint, curled mint, lamb mint
Parts Used: Aerial parts, oil
Active Compounds:
-Essential oil, up to l.5%, containing menthol, menthone and menthyl acetate as the major components, with isomenthone, menthofuran, isomenthol, neomenthol, piperitone, ...
PENNYROYAL
Biological Name: Mentha pulegium, Hedeoma pulegioides,Labiatae
Other Names: Pennyroyal, American Pennyroyal, European Pennyroyal, tickweed, sqaw mint, stinking balm, thickweed, mock pennyroyal, mosquito plant, squaw balm
Parts Used: Aerial parts,oil
Active Compounds:
-Volatile oil, consisting mainly of pulegone, isopulegone, menthol, isomenthone, limonene, piperitone, neomenthol.
-Miscellaneous; bitters ...
PELLITORY OF THE WALL
Biological Name: Parietaria diffusa,Urticaceae
Other Names: Pellitory of the Wall
Parts Used: Aerial parts
Active Compounds:
-Flavonoids; 3-glucosides & 3-rhamnosides of quercitin, kaempferol & isorhamnetin; 3-sophorosides of quercitin & kaempferol; 3-neohesperidosides of kaempferol & isorhamnetin
-Glucoproteins
-Bitter principle
-Tannin.
Remedies For:
PELLITORY
Biological Name: Anacyclus pyrethrum, Pyrethrum radix
Other Names: Pellitory, Akarakara, Akarkara, Aquarqarha, Akkirakaram, Akkalkara, Akkarakaram, Pellitory of Spain, Pyrethre, Pyrethrum, Roman Pellitory, Spanish Camomile
Parts Used: Root
Active Ingredients:
This herb contains an essential volatile oil and an alkaloid, pellitorin or pyrethrin. It ...
PAU D’ARCO
Biological Name: Tabebuia impestiginosa
Other Names: Pau d’arco, Lapacho, taheebo
Parts Used: bark
Active Compounds:
Lapachol and beta-lapachone (known collectively as naphthaquinones) are two primary active compounds in pau d’arco. According to laboratory tests, both have antifungal properties as potent or more ...
PASSION FLOWER
Biological Name: Passiflora incarnata,Passifloraceae
Other Names: Passion Flower, Maypop
Parts Used: Leaves and whole plant
Active Compounds:
-Alkaloids; harmine, harman, harmol, harmaline, harmalol, and passaflorine.
-Flavonoids; apigenin and various glycosides, homoorientin, isovitexin, kaempferol, luteolin, orientin, quercitin, rutin, saponaretin, saponarin and vitexen.
The flavonoids in passion ...
PASQUE FLOWER
Biological Name: Anemone pulsatilla,Ranunculaceae
Other Names: Pasque Flower, Pulsatilla, Wind Flower, Meadow Anemone
Parts Used: Aerial parts
Active Compounds:
-Lactones; protoanemonin, which dimerizes on drying to anemonin, ranunculin
-Triterpenoid saponins
-Miscellaneous; anemone camphor, tannins, volatile oil.
Remedies For:
Nervine, anti-spasmodic, antibacterial.
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