Monarda didyma

Monarda didyma
Family:Monarda didyma; Anthelmintic; Carminative; Diuretic; Expectorant; Febrifuge; Rubefacient; Stimulant.
Common name:Bergamot
Bergamot is often used as a domestic medicine being particularly useful in the treatment of digestive disorders. The leaves and flowering stems are anthelmintic carminative diuretic expectorant febrifuge rubefacient and stimulant. An infusion is used in the treatment of flatulent colic and sickness it is also used as a diuretic to treat urinary disorders. The leaves can be harvested before the plant flowers or they can be harvested with the flowering stems. They can be used fresh or dried. An essential oil from the herb is mainly used externally as a rubefacient in the treatment of rheumatism etc.

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