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Botanical Name |
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Leucojum aestivum L. |
English
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Summer snowflake, Loddon-lily, Snowbell, Dewdrop |
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Amaryllidaceae |
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General Info
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A bulbous plant that normally grows 15-20 cm tall (6-8 in), though it may reach up to 35 cm (14 in). They have narrow, strap-like, dark green leaves. The flowers are small and bell-shaped, white with a green (or occasionally yellow) spot at the end of each petal. They have a slight fragrance. The flowers are carried in an umbel of between three and seven. Its fleshy seed pods are inflated, allowing them to be dispersed by flood water. |
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Analeptic, analgesic, antiacetylcholinesterase, , antibutylcholinesterase, anticholinesterase, anticurare, antimyasthenic, antineurotic, bradycardic, cholinergic, CNS inhibitor, emetic, emollient, hypnotic, insecticide, memorigenic, myocontractant, myoneurostimulant, peristaltic, secretagogue, sedative and sialagogue (plant) |
Pharmacology
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The plant ha been indicated in treating Alzheimer’s disease, cardiopathy, insomnia, myasthenia, nervousness, neurosis, senile dementia and xerophthalmia. |
| Reference |
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 James A Duke and Maryl Fulton. Handbook of Medicinal Herbs - 2nd Edition, P: 706, CRC Press July 2002.
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