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Achillea ptarmica
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This page is the result of the aggregation of content from 5 sources. At Phyto-info, we have indexed, assembled and synthesized all the information found to summarize it, to make it readable and easy to access. We have carefully selected our sources from recognized and reliable people.

  • Physician Dr. François-Joseph Cazin (1788-1864) was a French physician. Author of an imposing Practical and Reasoned Treatise on Indigenous Medicinal Plants, he is considered the ancestor of the French school of phytotherapy.
  • Pharmacist Dr. Carole Minker, pharmacist, has studied the traditional uses of medicinal plants by people around the world.
  • Herbalist Julie Bruton-Seal is a qualified herbalist, craniosacral practitioner, iridologist and natural healer. She graduated from the Selfheal School, under the direction of Dr. Jill Davies and Christopher Hobbs, in 2000, and is a member of the Association of Master Herborists (AMH). Matthew Seal has a degree in History from the University of Sussex and has worked as an editor and writer in the UK and South Africa since the 1970s.
  • Herbalist Paul-Victor Fournier (1877-1964) was a French canon and botanist. His major work, 'Les quatre flores de France', published between 1934 and 1940, remains a reference work for the identification of plants in the field.
  • Herbalist Yves Vanopdenbosch is a graduate hospital nurse trained in Belgium, he directs the École des Plantes where he teaches traditional European phytotherapy.

However, Phyto-info is not responsible for what these sources tell us. We only report them in a different format.

Practical information

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Asteraceae

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47 traditional uses

Acne 1
  • Contemporary French doctor of pharmacy Minker, C. (2023). Le guide des plantes sauvages: 100 plantes essentielles aux vertus bienfaisantes [p. 20, "peaux […] acnĂ©iques"]. Tana.
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Amenorrhea 1
  • Contemporary English herbalist & English author Bruton-Seal, J., & Seal, M. (2008). Hedgerow medicine: harvest and make your own herbal remedies [p. 214, "scanty menstruation"]. Merlin Unwin Books.
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Arthritis 1
  • Contemporary English herbalist & English author Bruton-Seal, J., & Seal, M. (2008). Hedgerow medicine: harvest and make your own herbal remedies [p. 213, "arthritis"]. Merlin Unwin Books.
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Asthenia 1
  • Contemporary French doctor of pharmacy Minker, C. (2023). Le guide des plantes sauvages: 100 plantes essentielles aux vertus bienfaisantes [p. 19, "fatigue"]. Tana.
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Biliary insufficiency 1
  • Contemporary French doctor of pharmacy Minker, C. (2023). Le guide des plantes sauvages: 100 plantes essentielles aux vertus bienfaisantes [p. 19, "troubles biliaires"]. Tana.
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Blister 1
  • Contemporary English herbalist & English author Bruton-Seal, J., & Seal, M. (2008). Hedgerow medicine: harvest and make your own herbal remedies [p. 211, "blood blisters"]. Merlin Unwin Books.
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Blood vessel disorder 1
  • Contemporary French doctor of pharmacy Minker, C. (2023). Le guide des plantes sauvages: 100 plantes essentielles aux vertus bienfaisantes [p. 19, "troubles circulatoires"]. Tana.
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Capillary fragility 2
  • Contemporary English herbalist & English author Bruton-Seal, J., & Seal, M. (2008). Hedgerow medicine: harvest and make your own herbal remedies [p. 214, "thread veins"]. Merlin Unwin Books.
  • Contemporary French doctor of pharmacy Minker, C. (2023). Le guide des plantes sauvages: 100 plantes essentielles aux vertus bienfaisantes [p. 19, "varicositĂ©s"]. Tana.
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Cold 1
  • Contemporary English herbalist & English author Bruton-Seal, J., & Seal, M. (2008). Hedgerow medicine: harvest and make your own herbal remedies [p. 214, "colds"]. Merlin Unwin Books.
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Colic 2
  • Contemporary English herbalist & English author Bruton-Seal, J., & Seal, M. (2008). Hedgerow medicine: harvest and make your own herbal remedies [p. 213, "colic"]. Merlin Unwin Books.
  • Contemporary French doctor of pharmacy Minker, C. (2023). Le guide des plantes sauvages: 100 plantes essentielles aux vertus bienfaisantes [p. 19, "maux de ventre"]. Tana.
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Conjunctivitis 1
  • Twentieth-century French botanist and canon Fournier, P.-V. (2010). Dictionnaire des plantes mĂ©dicinales et vĂ©nĂ©neuses de France [p. 34, "ophtalmies"]. Omnibus.
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Cut 1
  • Contemporary English herbalist & English author Bruton-Seal, J., & Seal, M. (2008). Hedgerow medicine: harvest and make your own herbal remedies [p. 214, "cuts"]. Merlin Unwin Books.
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Cystitis 1
  • Contemporary English herbalist & English author Bruton-Seal, J., & Seal, M. (2008). Hedgerow medicine: harvest and make your own herbal remedies [p. 213, "cystitis"]. Merlin Unwin Books.
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Dermatitis 1
  • Contemporary French doctor of pharmacy Minker, C. (2023). Le guide des plantes sauvages: 100 plantes essentielles aux vertus bienfaisantes [p. 20, "peaux rĂ©actives"]. Tana.
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Diarrhea 1
  • Contemporary English herbalist & English author Bruton-Seal, J., & Seal, M. (2008). Hedgerow medicine: harvest and make your own herbal remedies [p. 213, "diarrhoea"]. Merlin Unwin Books.
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Dysentery 1
  • Contemporary English herbalist & English author Bruton-Seal, J., & Seal, M. (2008). Hedgerow medicine: harvest and make your own herbal remedies [p. 213, "dysentery"]. Merlin Unwin Books.
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Dysmenorrhea 2
  • Contemporary English herbalist & English author Bruton-Seal, J., & Seal, M. (2008). Hedgerow medicine: harvest and make your own herbal remedies [p. 211, "painful periods"]. Merlin Unwin Books.
  • Contemporary French doctor of pharmacy Minker, C. (2023). Le guide des plantes sauvages: 100 plantes essentielles aux vertus bienfaisantes [p. 19, "douleurs menstruelles"]. Tana.
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Dyspepsia 2
  • Contemporary English herbalist & English author Bruton-Seal, J., & Seal, M. (2008). Hedgerow medicine: harvest and make your own herbal remedies [p. 214, "weak digestion"]. Merlin Unwin Books.
  • Contemporary French doctor of pharmacy Minker, C. (2023). Le guide des plantes sauvages: 100 plantes essentielles aux vertus bienfaisantes [p. 19, "congestion digestive"]. Tana.
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Ecchymosis 2
  • Contemporary English herbalist & English author Bruton-Seal, J., & Seal, M. (2008). Hedgerow medicine: harvest and make your own herbal remedies [p. 214, "bruises"]. Merlin Unwin Books.
  • Twentieth-century French botanist and canon Fournier, P.-V. (2010). Dictionnaire des plantes mĂ©dicinales et vĂ©nĂ©neuses de France [p. 35, "ecchymoses"]. Omnibus.
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Endometriosis 1
  • Contemporary French doctor of pharmacy Minker, C. (2023). Le guide des plantes sauvages: 100 plantes essentielles aux vertus bienfaisantes [p. 19, "endomĂ©triose"]. Tana.
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Epilepsy 1
  • Twentieth-century French botanist and canon Fournier, P.-V. (2010). Dictionnaire des plantes mĂ©dicinales et vĂ©nĂ©neuses de France [p. 35, "Ă©pilepsie"]. Omnibus.
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Epistaxis 2
  • Contemporary English herbalist & English author Bruton-Seal, J., & Seal, M. (2008). Hedgerow medicine: harvest and make your own herbal remedies [p. 214, "nosebleeds"]. Merlin Unwin Books.
  • Contemporary French doctor of pharmacy Minker, C. (2023). Le guide des plantes sauvages: 100 plantes essentielles aux vertus bienfaisantes [p. 19, "saignement de nez"]. Tana.
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Fever 1
  • Contemporary English herbalist & English author Bruton-Seal, J., & Seal, M. (2008). Hedgerow medicine: harvest and make your own herbal remedies [p. 214, "fever"]. Merlin Unwin Books.
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Gastralgia 1
  • Contemporary English herbalist & English author Bruton-Seal, J., & Seal, M. (2008). Hedgerow medicine: harvest and make your own herbal remedies [p. 213, "stomach cramps"]. Merlin Unwin Books.
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Gastroenteritis 1
  • Contemporary French doctor of pharmacy Minker, C. (2023). Le guide des plantes sauvages: 100 plantes essentielles aux vertus bienfaisantes [p. 19, "troubles gastro-intestinaux"]. Tana.
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Hair care 1
  • Contemporary English herbalist & English author Bruton-Seal, J., & Seal, M. (2008). Hedgerow medicine: harvest and make your own herbal remedies [p. 213, "stimulates the scalp"]. Merlin Unwin Books.
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Hematuria 1
  • Twentieth-century French botanist and canon Fournier, P.-V. (2010). Dictionnaire des plantes mĂ©dicinales et vĂ©nĂ©neuses de France [p. 35, "hĂ©maturie"]. Omnibus.
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Hemorrhage 2
  • Contemporary English herbalist & English author Bruton-Seal, J., & Seal, M. (2008). Hedgerow medicine: harvest and make your own herbal remedies [p. 211, "haemorrhages"]. Merlin Unwin Books.
  • Contemporary French doctor of pharmacy Minker, C. (2023). Le guide des plantes sauvages: 100 plantes essentielles aux vertus bienfaisantes [p. 19, "saignements"]. Tana.
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Hemorrhoids 2
  • Contemporary English herbalist & English author Bruton-Seal, J., & Seal, M. (2008). Hedgerow medicine: harvest and make your own herbal remedies [p. 211, "haemorrhoids"]. Merlin Unwin Books.
  • Contemporary French doctor of pharmacy Minker, C. (2023). Le guide des plantes sauvages: 100 plantes essentielles aux vertus bienfaisantes [p. 19, "hĂ©morroĂŻdes"]. Tana.
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Hyperestrogenism 1
  • Contemporary French doctor of pharmacy Minker, C. (2023). Le guide des plantes sauvages: 100 plantes essentielles aux vertus bienfaisantes [p. 19, "hyperoestrogĂ©nie"]. Tana.
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Hypertension 1
  • Contemporary English herbalist & English author Bruton-Seal, J., & Seal, M. (2008). Hedgerow medicine: harvest and make your own herbal remedies [p. 214, "high blood pressure"]. Merlin Unwin Books.
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Influenza 1
  • Contemporary English herbalist & English author Bruton-Seal, J., & Seal, M. (2008). Hedgerow medicine: harvest and make your own herbal remedies [p. 212, "flu"]. Merlin Unwin Books.
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Leucorrhea 1
  • Contemporary English herbalist & English author Bruton-Seal, J., & Seal, M. (2008). Hedgerow medicine: harvest and make your own herbal remedies [p. 211, "vaginal discharge"]. Merlin Unwin Books.
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Menopausal disorder 1
  • Contemporary French doctor of pharmacy Minker, C. (2023). Le guide des plantes sauvages: 100 plantes essentielles aux vertus bienfaisantes [p. 19, "troubles liĂ©s Ă  la mĂ©nopause"]. Tana.
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Menorrhagia 1
  • Contemporary English herbalist & English author Bruton-Seal, J., & Seal, M. (2008). Hedgerow medicine: harvest and make your own herbal remedies [p. 214, "heavy periods"]. Merlin Unwin Books.
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Metrorrhagia 1
  • Twentieth-century French botanist and canon Fournier, P.-V. (2010). Dictionnaire des plantes mĂ©dicinales et vĂ©nĂ©neuses de France [p. 35, "hĂ©morragies utĂ©rines"]. Omnibus.
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Otitis 1
  • Contemporary English herbalist & English author Bruton-Seal, J., & Seal, M. (2008). Hedgerow medicine: harvest and make your own herbal remedies [p. 213, "earache"]. Merlin Unwin Books.
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Phlebitis 1
  • Contemporary English herbalist & English author Bruton-Seal, J., & Seal, M. (2008). Hedgerow medicine: harvest and make your own herbal remedies [p. 214, "blood clots"]. Merlin Unwin Books.
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Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) 1
  • Contemporary French doctor of pharmacy Minker, C. (2023). Le guide des plantes sauvages: 100 plantes essentielles aux vertus bienfaisantes [p. 19, "syndrome prĂ©menstruels"]. Tana.
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Prolapse 1
  • Contemporary French doctor of pharmacy Minker, C. (2023). Le guide des plantes sauvages: 100 plantes essentielles aux vertus bienfaisantes [p. 19, "prolapsus utĂ©rin"]. Tana.
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Rheumatism 1
  • Contemporary English herbalist & English author Bruton-Seal, J., & Seal, M. (2008). Hedgerow medicine: harvest and make your own herbal remedies [p. 213, "rheumatism"]. Merlin Unwin Books.
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Seborrhea 1
  • Contemporary French doctor of pharmacy Minker, C. (2023). Le guide des plantes sauvages: 100 plantes essentielles aux vertus bienfaisantes [p. 20, "peaux […] sĂ©borrhĂ©iques"]. Tana.
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Sore 2
  • Contemporary English herbalist & English author Bruton-Seal, J., & Seal, M. (2008). Hedgerow medicine: harvest and make your own herbal remedies [p. 214, "wounds"]. Merlin Unwin Books.
  • Contemporary French doctor of pharmacy Minker, C. (2023). Le guide des plantes sauvages: 100 plantes essentielles aux vertus bienfaisantes [p. 19, "plaies"]. Tana.
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Tonsillitis 2
  • Nineteenth century French physician Cazin, F.-J. (1876). TraitĂ© pratique et raisonnĂ© des plantes mĂ©dicinales indigènes et acclimatĂ©es : avec un atlas de 200 plantes lithographiĂ©es (4e ed.) [p. 56, "amygdalite chronique"]. P. Asselin, libraire de la facultĂ© de medecine. https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k58310855/
  • Twentieth-century French botanist and canon Fournier, P.-V. (2010). Dictionnaire des plantes mĂ©dicinales et vĂ©nĂ©neuses de France [p. 35, "amygdalite chronique"]. Omnibus.
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Varicose vein 1
  • Contemporary English herbalist & English author Bruton-Seal, J., & Seal, M. (2008). Hedgerow medicine: harvest and make your own herbal remedies [p. 214, "varicose veins"]. Merlin Unwin Books.
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Venous insufficiency 1
  • Contemporary French doctor of pharmacy Minker, C. (2023). Le guide des plantes sauvages: 100 plantes essentielles aux vertus bienfaisantes [p. 19, "jambes lourdes"]. Tana.
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Viral dermatosis 1
  • Contemporary English herbalist & English author Bruton-Seal, J., & Seal, M. (2008). Hedgerow medicine: harvest and make your own herbal remedies [p. 212, "chicken pox […] measles"]. Merlin Unwin Books.
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Dosages

Poultice externally

Internal decoction

External infusion

Internal infusion

External oil macerate

Internal tincture

24 plant properties

12 constituents

common name

2 scientific names

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