Typha latifolia

Typha latifolia
Family:Typha latifolia; Anticoagulant; Astringent; Diuretic; Emmenagogue; Galactogogue; Haemostatic; Refrigerant; Sedative; Tonic; Vulnerary.
Common name:Reedmace
The leaves are diuretic. The leaves have been mixed with oil and used as a poultice on sores. The pollen is astringent diuretic emmenagogue haemostatic refrigerant sedative suppurative and vulnerary. The dried pollen is said to be anticoagulant but when roasted with charcoal it becomes haemostatic. It is used internally in the treatment of kidney stones haemorrhage painful menstruation abnormal uterine bleeding post-partum pains abscesses and cancer of the lymphatic system. It should not be prescribed for pregnant women. Externally it is used in the treatment of tapeworms diarrhoea and injuries. A decoction of the stems has been used in the treatment of whooping cough. The roots are diuretic galactogogue refrigerant and tonic. The roots are pounded into a jelly-like consistency and applied as a poultice to wounds cuts boils sores carbuncles inflammations burns and scalds]. The flowers are used in the treatment of a wide range of ailments including abdominal pain amenorrhoea cystitis dysuria metrorrhagia and vaginitis. The young flower heads are eaten as a treatment for diarrhoea. The seed down has been used as a dressing on burns and scalds.

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