Ficaria verna, Ranunculus ficaria
Sinónimos:
Celidonia menor
Categorías: Alimentos, Medicina homeopática, Planta medicinal, Aceite, Polvo, Medicina popular rusa, Té, Tintura, Medicina tradicional africana
Pilewort (Wiktionary)
English
Etymology
piles + wort
Noun
pilewort (usually uncountable, plural pileworts)
- Any of various unrelated plants traditionally supposed to be effective in treating piles (hemorrhoids), especially
- Erechtites hieraciifolius, or fireweed, a plant in the aster family;
- Ficaria verna (formerly Ranunculus ficaria), lesser celandine, a plant in the buttercup family.
Further reading
- Hemorrhoids on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
