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The flowering plant is antibacterial, antibiotic, antispasmodic, antitussive, demulcent, expectorant and hypoglycaemic[7][3][8][4][9][10][11][12][13][5]. The plant is used with advantage in the treatment of whooping cough, exerting a peculiar action on the respiratory organs[7]. It is also used in the treatment of incipient phthisis, chronic bronchitis and asthma[7]. Externally, it has been used to treat corns, warts and bunions[14].The plant is harvested in the summer and can be dried for later use[3]. Use with caution[9]. Internal use of this herb causes a harmless colouring of the urine[8]. An extract of the plant contains plumbagin, which is antibiotic against a wide range of pathogens[13][5]. Because of their protein digesting enzymes, the leaf juice has been used in the treatment of warts and corns[7][13].
The entire fresh plant, harvested when it is starting to flower, is used to make a homeopathic remedy[15]. It is used mainly in the treatment of coughs[15] and is specific for whooping cough[3].Ecology
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References
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- ? 9.09.19.2 Lust. J. The Herb Book. Bantam books ISBN 0-553-23827-2 (1983-00-00)
- ? 10.010.1 Uphof. J. C. Th. Dictionary of Economic Plants. Weinheim (1959-00-00)
- ? 11.011.1 Mills. S. Y. The Dictionary of Modern Herbalism. ()
- ? 12.012.1 Schofield. J. J. Discovering Wild Plants - Alaska, W. Canada and the Northwest. ()
- ? 13.013.113.213.3 Foster. S. & Duke. J. A. A Field Guide to Medicinal Plants. Eastern and Central N. America. Houghton Mifflin Co. ISBN 0395467225 (1990-00-00)
- ? 14.014.1 Moerman. D. Native American Ethnobotany Timber Press. Oregon. ISBN 0-88192-453-9 (1998-00-00)
- ? 15.015.115.2 Castro. M. The Complete Homeopathy Handbook. Macmillan. London. ISBN 0-333-55581-3 (1990-00-00)
- ? 16.016.1 Bird. R. (Editor) Focus on Plants. Volume 5. (formerly 'Growing from seed') Thompson and Morgan. (1991-00-00)
- ? 17.017.1 F. Chittendon. RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956 Oxford University Press (1951-00-00)
- ? 18.018.118.2 Huxley. A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. MacMillan Press ISBN 0-333-47494-5 (1992-00-00)
- ? Clapham, Tootin and Warburg. Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press (1962-00-00)
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