Health Remedies
Raw Herbs
Botanical Name
:
Narcissus tazetta L.
English
Name
:
Bunchflower Daffodil
Synonym(s)
:
Narcissus canaliculatus Guss.
Family
:
Amaryllidaceae
General Info
Description
A very variable bulbous perennial , with broad, strap-shaped, gray-green leaves, 5 - 25 mm wide. Flowers are 15 - 40 mm, white with a deep yellow cup. They are borne in clusters of 2 - 7 and are intoxicatingly fragrant.
Herb Effects
Emetic, antiphlogistic and analgesic (root)
Chemistry
Active Ingredients
Alpha-terpineol, benzaldehyde, benzoic acid, benzyl-acetate, benzyl-alcohol, cinnamyl-alcohol, eugenol, isorhamnetin, (flower); galanthamine, tazettine (plant); lycorenine (bulb); lycorine, pretazettine, pseudolycorine (stem).
Chemistry
of Active Ingredients
Pharmacology
Medicinal Use
For the treatment of boils and mastitis, to relieve headaches, cancer (plant); to abscesses, boils and other skin complaints (chopped root)
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