Impatiens balsamina

Impatiens balsamina
Family:Impatiens balsamina; Antibiotic; Cancer; Cathartic; Diuretic; Emetic; Expectorant; Poultice; Tonic; Warts.
Common name:Rose balsam
The plant is cathartic diuretic and emetic. It is used in the treatment of pains in the joints. The leaf juice is used as a treatment against warts. The flowers are cooling and tonic. They are useful when applied to burns and scalds. The flowers and their alcoholic extract possess marked antibiotic activity against some pathogenic fungi and bacteria. The seed is expectorant and has been used in the treatment of cancer.

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