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Description |
Wild Iris Family Members |
Constituents |
Medicinal Uses |
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Called Blue Flag, or Flag Lily, this purple Iris is a native of
North America, and not found as a wild herb in Great
Britain.Poison
Flag |
The Iris was in
the old days a symbol of Majesty. |
starch |
The root offers the official US Drug,being the source of Iridin or Irisin. Iridin acts powerfully on the liver.triterpinoids, starch,gum,tannin, traces of a volatile oil, 25% of acrid, resinous matter called irisin, oleoresin, isopthalic acid, traces of salicylic acid, and an alkaloid (or,"possible" , "unidentified" alkaloid) un-named in both my references An opalescent
distillate is obtained through distilling the fresh root with
water.From this a white camphoraceous substance is
extracted,having a fait odour. |
Also medicinal:I. Florentina,
I. foetidissima
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Recognition:**"Blue Flag rhizome has annual
joints about 2 or more inches long, 3/4 inches in diameter,cylindrical in the lower
half, becoming compressed towards the crown, where the cup-shaped stem scar is
to be seen, when dry....
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Main Uses:
(preferable to podophyllin for the bowels), Oleoresin in the root is a liver purgative also useful in small doses for: biliousness,disorders of the duodenum, purifying the blood Used in : constipation, a hepatic stimulant.Mainly used for syphilis and some forms of scrofula and eruptive skin conditions caused by sluggish gastro-intestinal tract and constipation. It is used in combination with other herbs as a cleansing agent for eczema or acne, where gallbladder or constipation worries have contributed. Lesser-known use:leaves applied externally for bruising,burns,a blood purifier for the skin, diuretic.Dried rootstock and leaves are used as a purgative |
My own M.D.
told me recently that science has conquered both Syphilis and
Gonhorrea.
He has not told me of what medicinal constituents a cure or
preventive is found, but there are three well known herbs traditionally
used to cure one or the other:
Iris versicolor, Blazing Star
(Liatris) root and also Mexican Tea .
Judging from the detailed recognition of this medicinal root,it is not a plant to play with for herb tea of a summers eve.
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