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  • Physician Dr. Jean Valnet (1920-1995) was a French physician and surgeon, specializing in herbal medicine in the fields of phytotherapy and aromatherapy.
  • Physicians Dr. Patrick Depoërs graduated from the Faculty of Medicine of Lille in 1984; he practices homeopathy, acupuncture, phytotherapy, aromatherapy, nutritherapy and osteopathy in Dunkirk. Dr. Franck Ledoux obtained a doctorate in medicine in 1982 from the Lille University Hospital; He practices holistic medicine. Dr. Philippe Meurin obtained a doctorate in medicine in 1988, he also graduated in acupuncture, homeopathy and phytotherapy; he teaches at the GREAT.
  • Physician As for Jacques Labescat, he is a general practitioner, osteopath and homeopath. He is passionate about the well-being of man as a whole and the author of numerous books.
  • 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.
  • Doctor & Ethnobotanist Dr. Gérard Debuigne is a French doctor, specializing in phytotherapy and nutrition. Hi co-author, Dr. François Couplan is a French ethnobotanist and writer, specializing in the traditional uses of wild edible plants, which he has studied on all five continents and of which he is a pioneer in Europe.
  • Physician Dr Jean Morel has been a doctor in Besançon since 1980. A student of Dr. Jean Valnet, he is president of the Franche-Comté Society of Société Franc-comtoise de Phytothérapie et d'Aromathérapie created in 1982. He has been using plants for more than thirty years and is a lecturer in the university degree in phytotherapy and aromatherapy at the faculty of Besançon.
  • Physician & Biologist Dr. Christof Jänicke (1953-2017), was a doctor and worked as a pediatric surgeon in a clinic in Berlin. Its co-author, Dr. Jörg Grünwald, worked in Germany as a biologist for medical research, he also specializes in herbal medicine.
  • Pharmacist Dr Jean Bruneton, honorary university professor, taught pharmacognosy at the Faculty of Pharmacy in Angers for 30 years. He is also a specialist in phytochemistry and has co-authored a hundred international scientific publications.
  • Pharmacist Dr. Carole Minker, pharmacist, has studied the traditional uses of medicinal plants by people around the world.
  • Pharmacist Dr. Gilles Corjon is a doctor of pharmacy. Dr. Gilles Corjon is a doctor of pharmacy. Co-manager of a traditional herbalist shop for more than 25 years, he is currently a teacher and scientific director at the Lyon School of Medicinal Plants and Natural Knowledge.
  • Pharmacists Dr. Claudine Luu is a doctor of pharmacy and natural sciences, she founded the Phytofrance laboratory, as well as the oldest herbalist school in France, IMDERPLAM located in the Hérault. Its co-author, Dr. Annie Fournier, is a doctor of pharmacy, specializing in phytotherapy and relaxation therapies.
  • Pharmacists Dr. Jacques Fleurentin is a doctor of pharmacy, lecturer at the University of Metz and President of the French Society of Ethnopharmacology. Its co-author, Dr. Jean-Claude Hayon, is a pharmacist and professor of botany.
  • Doctor of taxonomy & pharmacist Dr. Sonny Larsson is a Swedish pharmacist with a PhD in pharmacognosy. He worked as a professor at Uppsala University and Lulea University of Technology, before accepting a position as a plant chemist. Her co-author, Dr. Elizabeth Dauncey, has a degree in botany, with a PhD in plant taxonomy. She has spent most of her career at the Poison Control Centre at Guy's & St Thomas Hospitals in London.
  • Herbalist Thomas Bartram is a medical herbalist. He has lived and worked in Christchurch, Dorset in England. A Fellow of the National Institute of Medical Herbalists, the Royal Society of Health and the Health Food Institute, he was also the Editor of the journal 'Health for Herbs'.
  • Herbalist Terry Breverton, a contemporary British author with a passion for Welsh heritage, has rewritten Culpeper's famous book for a more modern audience. Nicholas Culpeper (1616-1654) was an English botanist known as the poor man's doctor, making herbal medicine accessible to all. His book, commonly referred to as Culpeper's Complete Herbal, was a huge success when it was first published and has been reprinted ever since.
  • Herbalist Andrew Chevallier is an experienced medical herbalist and author of books on botanical medicine. He is a member and past president of the National Institute of Medical Herbalists and a member of the College of Practitioners of Herbal Medicine. He also helped found the Herbal Medicine Course at Middlesex University.
  • Herbalist Dr. François Couplan is a French ethnobotanist and writer, specializing in the traditional uses of wild edible plants, which he has studied on all five continents and of which he is a pioneer in Europe.
  • 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 Born in Silchester, Hampshire, Alys Fowler studied at the Royal Horticultural Society, the Royal Botanic Gardens in London, and then the Botanic Gardens in New York, before returning to the UK to complete a master's degree at UCL in 2002. Alys spent a few years presenting the BBC's Gardeners' World series and has since become a prominent horticultural journalist, writing a popular weekly column in the Guardian.
  • Herbalist Pierre Lieutaghi (1939-2023) was pursuing research on the relationships between plants and societies in Western Europe. He was scientific manager of the Salagon ethnobotanical garden in Haute Provence. He was one of the best connoisseurs of traditional knowledge in the field of herbal remedies in France.
  • Herbalist Marie-Antoinette Mulot (1919-1999) was a French herbalist by virtue of her training as an herbalist at the Faculty of Pharmacy of Montpellier, she was the last to graduate in 1941.
  • Herbalist Jessica Houdret has a passion for herbs, she has grown them commercially and has led workshops on their many uses. She served on the board of the British Herb Trade Association for several years and served as a director.
  • Herbalist Paul Iserin is head of the phytotherapy department at the Bobigny Faculty of Medicine.
  • Herbalist Michel Dubray is an herbalist, a diploma approved by the French community in Belgium. He is also a nutritherapist who graduated from the School of Natural Medicine and Ethnomedicine in Paris.
  • Herbalist Matthew Wood has been an herbalist for over 35 years in the United States. He holds a Master of Science in the field of medicinal plants from the Scottish School of Herbal Medicine, a degree recognized by the University of Wales in Scotland.
  • Herbalist Christophe Bernard is an herbalist. He studied medicinal plants in the United States for 15 years. Back in his native Provence, he devoted himself to his passion as a health practitioner.
  • Journalist Sophie Lacoste, editor-in-chief of Rebelle-Santé magazine, has also run the health section of TV magazine for around twenty years.
  • Journalist Solange Fleurus has been a freelance health journalist for more than fifteen years.
  • Publisher Dr. Anne-Claire Gagnon and colleagues wrote this book published by Éditions Vidal, a specialist in health information. It provides scientifically validated information on the benefits of medicinal plants.
  • Journalist Philippe Chavanne is a French journalist and writer. He writes books that put nature and its benefits back at the center of daily life.

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59 traditional uses

Abscess 2
  • Twentieth-century French botanist and canon Fournier, P.-V. (2010). Dictionnaire des plantes médicinales et vénéneuses de France [p. 178, "douleurs des abcès"]. Omnibus.
  • Contemporary French herbalist and ethnobotanist Lieutaghi, P. (1996). Le livre des bonnes herbes [p. 127, "abcès"]. Actes Sud.
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Bronchitis 13
  • Contemporary French doctor of pharmacy Bruneton, J. (2016). Pharmacognosie: phytochimie, plantes médicinales (5e éd.) [p. 1195, "affections bronchiques aigües bénignes"]. Lavoisier.
  • Contemporary French journalist Chavanne, P. (2022). Guide encyclopédique de la phytothérapie: soigner toutes les pathologies du quotidien à l'aide de 100 plantes médicinales [p. 77, "affections bronchiques"]. Artémis éditions.
  • Contemporary French doctor of pharmacy Corjon, G. (2018). Se soigner par les plantes [p. 49, "toux"]. Editions Gisserot.
  • Contemporary French physician & ethnobotanist Débuigne, G., & Couplan, F. (2019). Le Petit Larousse des plantes médicinales [p. 44, "bronchite"]. Larousse.
  • Contemporary French physicians Depoërs, P., Ledoux, F., & Meurin, P. (2002). La phytothérapie entre science et tradition [p. 69, "affections pulmonaires"]. Editions Amyris & Inspir.
  • Contemporary French doctors of pharmacy Fleurentin, J., & Hayon, J.-C. (2018). Du bon usage des plantes qui soignent [p. 325, "affections bronchiques bénignes"]. Editions Ouest-France.
  • Twentieth-century French botanist and canon Fournier, P.-V. (2010). Dictionnaire des plantes médicinales et vénéneuses de France [p. 178, "bronchite"]. Omnibus.
  • Contemporary German physician & biologist Grünwald, J., & Jänicke, C. (2006). Guide de la phytothérapie [p. 225, "toux"]. Marabout.
  • Contemporary French physician Labescat, J. (2022). Se soigner par les plantes: les remèdes naturels pour tous les maux du quotidien [p. 37, "toux"]. Ulmer.
  • Contemporary French journalist Lacoste, S. (2022). Ma bible des plantes qui soignent: le guide de référence de la phytothérapie [p. 107, "affections pulmonaires"]. Leduc.
  • Contemporary French herbalist and ethnobotanist Lieutaghi, P. (1996). Le livre des bonnes herbes [p. 126, "bronchites"]. Actes Sud.
  • Contemporary French doctor of pharmacy Minker, C. (2015). 200 plantes qui guérissent [p. 72, "bronchites bénignes"]. Larousse.
  • Twentieth century French physician Valnet, J. (2001). La phytothérapie : se soigner par les plantes [p. 184, "bronchites"]. Editions Vigot.
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Burn 1
  • Twentieth-century French botanist and canon Fournier, P.-V. (2010). Dictionnaire des plantes médicinales et vénéneuses de France [p. 178, "brûlures"]. Omnibus.
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Chill 2
  • Contemporary French physician & ethnobotanist Débuigne, G., & Couplan, F. (2019). Le Petit Larousse des plantes médicinales [p. 44, "refroidissements"]. Larousse.
  • Twentieth-century French botanist and canon Fournier, P.-V. (2010). Dictionnaire des plantes médicinales et vénéneuses de France [p. 178, "refroisissements"]. Omnibus.
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Cold 5
  • Contemporary French journalist Chavanne, P. (2022). Guide encyclopédique de la phytothérapie: soigner toutes les pathologies du quotidien à l'aide de 100 plantes médicinales [p. 77, "rhume"]. Artémis éditions.
  • Contemporary French physician & ethnobotanist Débuigne, G., & Couplan, F. (2019). Le Petit Larousse des plantes médicinales [p. 44, "rhume"]. Larousse.
  • Twentieth-century French botanist and canon Fournier, P.-V. (2010). Dictionnaire des plantes médicinales et vénéneuses de France [p. 178, "rhume"]. Omnibus.
  • Contemporary French herbalist and ethnobotanist Lieutaghi, P. (1996). Le livre des bonnes herbes [p. 126, "rhumes"]. Actes Sud.
  • Twentieth century French physician Valnet, J. (2001). La phytothérapie : se soigner par les plantes [p. 184, "rhumes"]. Editions Vigot.
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Colic 1
  • Contemporary English herbalist Fowler, A. (2019). A modern herbal: plant-based medicine for a calmer, healthier life [p. 54, "colic"]. Penguin.
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Colitis 1
  • Contemporary English herbalist Bartram, T. (1998). Bartram's encyclopedia of herbal medicine: the definitive guide to the herbal treatment of diseases [p. 65, "colitis"]. Robinson.
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Constipation 2
  • Contemporary French journalist Lacoste, S. (2022). Ma bible des plantes qui soignent: le guide de référence de la phytothérapie [p. 107, "constipation"]. Leduc.
  • Twentieth century French physician Valnet, J. (2001). La phytothérapie : se soigner par les plantes [p. 184, "constipation"]. Editions Vigot.
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Cystitis 4
  • Contemporary French journalist Chavanne, P. (2022). Guide encyclopédique de la phytothérapie: soigner toutes les pathologies du quotidien à l'aide de 100 plantes médicinales [p. 77, "cystites"]. Artémis éditions.
  • Contemporary French doctor of pharmacy Corjon, G. (2018). Se soigner par les plantes [p. 49, "cystites"]. Editions Gisserot.
  • Contemporary German physician & biologist Grünwald, J., & Jänicke, C. (2006). Guide de la phytothérapie [p. 225, "cystites"]. Marabout.
  • French herbalist of the twentieth century Mulot, M.-A. (1987). Secrets d'une herboriste : 250 plantes médicinales [p. 85, "certaines affections des voies urinaires"]. Edition du Club France Loisirs.
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Depression 2
  • Contemporary English herbalist Bartram, T. (1998). Bartram's encyclopedia of herbal medicine: the definitive guide to the herbal treatment of diseases [p. 65, "depression"]. Robinson.
  • Contemporary American herbalist Wood, M. (2008). The earthwise herbal: a complete guide to old world medicinal plants (vol 1) [p. 146, "low spirits"]. North Atlantic Books.
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Dermatitis 4
  • Contemporary English herbalist Chevallier, A. (2013). Encyclopedia of herbal medicine [p. 183, "inflamed skin"]. Penguin Random House.
  • Contemporary English herbalist Houdret, J. (2011). The complete guide to garden herbs [p. 119, "inflamed skin"]. Hermes House.
  • Contemporary French herbalist Iserin, P. et al. (2017). Larousse des plantes médicinales: identification, préparation, soins [p. 179, "irritations cutanées"]. Larousse.
  • Contemporary French herbalist and ethnobotanist Lieutaghi, P. (1996). Le livre des bonnes herbes [p. 127, "inflammations cutanées"]. Actes Sud.
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Dermatosis 2
  • Contemporary French physician & ethnobotanist Débuigne, G., & Couplan, F. (2019). Le Petit Larousse des plantes médicinales [p. 44, "maladie de peau"]. Larousse.
  • French herbalist of the twentieth century Mulot, M.-A. (1987). Secrets d'une herboriste : 250 plantes médicinales [p. 85, "maladie de la peau"]. Edition du Club France Loisirs.
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Dry cough 2
  • Contemporary French journalist Chavanne, P. (2022). Guide encyclopédique de la phytothérapie: soigner toutes les pathologies du quotidien à l'aide de 100 plantes médicinales [p. 77, "toux sèches"]. Artémis éditions.
  • Contemporary French herbalist and ethnobotanist Lieutaghi, P. (1996). Le livre des bonnes herbes [p. 126, "toux sèche"]. Actes Sud.
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Dry skin 2
  • Contemporary English herbalist Bartram, T. (1998). Bartram's encyclopedia of herbal medicine: the definitive guide to the herbal treatment of diseases [p. 65, "skin dryness"]. Robinson.
  • Contemporary French physician Labescat, J. (2022). Se soigner par les plantes: les remèdes naturels pour tous les maux du quotidien [p. 37, "peau desséchée"]. Ulmer.
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Dysmenorrhea 3
  • Contemporary French physicians Depoërs, P., Ledoux, F., & Meurin, P. (2002). La phytothérapie entre science et tradition [p. 69, "décongestionne le petit bassin"]. Editions Amyris & Inspir.
  • Contemporary French physician Labescat, J. (2022). Se soigner par les plantes: les remèdes naturels pour tous les maux du quotidien [p. 37, "règles douloureuses"]. Ulmer.
  • Contemporary French journalist Lacoste, S. (2022). Ma bible des plantes qui soignent: le guide de référence de la phytothérapie [p. 107, "cycles féminins irréguliers ou douloureux"]. Leduc.
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Dyspepsia 1
  • Contemporary French journalist Lacoste, S. (2022). Ma bible des plantes qui soignent: le guide de référence de la phytothérapie [p. 107, "problèmes […] digestifs"]. Leduc.
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Dysuria 2
  • Twentieth-century French botanist and canon Fournier, P.-V. (2010). Dictionnaire des plantes médicinales et vénéneuses de France [p. 178, "rétention d’urine"]. Omnibus.
  • Twentieth century French physician Valnet, J. (2001). La phytothérapie : se soigner par les plantes [p. 184, "rétention d’urine"]. Editions Vigot.
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Eczema 1
  • Contemporary French journalist Lacoste, S. (2022). Ma bible des plantes qui soignent: le guide de référence de la phytothérapie [p. 108, "eczéma"]. Leduc.
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Edema 4
  • Contemporary French doctor of pharmacy Corjon, G. (2018). Se soigner par les plantes [p. 49, "rétention d’eau"]. Editions Gisserot.
  • Twentieth-century French botanist and canon Fournier, P.-V. (2010). Dictionnaire des plantes médicinales et vénéneuses de France [p. 178, "oedème"]. Omnibus.
  • Contemporary English herbalist Fowler, A. (2019). A modern herbal: plant-based medicine for a calmer, healthier life [p. 57, "swelling"]. Penguin.
  • Contemporary German physician & biologist Grünwald, J., & Jänicke, C. (2006). Guide de la phytothérapie [p. 225, "oedème"]. Marabout.
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Enteritis 1
  • Contemporary English herbalist Bartram, T. (1998). Bartram's encyclopedia of herbal medicine: the definitive guide to the herbal treatment of diseases [p. 65, "inflamation of […] intestines"]. Robinson.
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Enterocolitis 1
  • Twentieth century French physician Valnet, J. (2001). La phytothérapie : se soigner par les plantes [p. 184, "entérocolite"]. Editions Vigot.
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Fever 8
  • Contemporary 17th century English herbalist Breverton, T., &Culpeper, N. (1653/2011). Breverton's complete herbal: a book of remarkable plants and their uses [p. 68, "feverish catarrh"]. Quercus.
  • Contemporary French journalist Chavanne, P. (2022). Guide encyclopédique de la phytothérapie: soigner toutes les pathologies du quotidien à l'aide de 100 plantes médicinales [p. 77, "pathologie infectieuse déclenchant de la fièvre"]. Artémis éditions.
  • Contemporary French doctor of pharmacy Corjon, G. (2018). Se soigner par les plantes [p. 49, "pathologies infectieuses accompagnées de fièvre"]. Editions Gisserot.
  • Contemporary French physician & ethnobotanist Débuigne, G., & Couplan, F. (2019). Le Petit Larousse des plantes médicinales [p. 44, "fièvres éruptives"]. Larousse.
  • Contemporary French physician Labescat, J. (2022). Se soigner par les plantes: les remèdes naturels pour tous les maux du quotidien [p. 37, "fièvre"]. Ulmer.
  • Contemporary French journalist Lacoste, S. (2022). Ma bible des plantes qui soignent: le guide de référence de la phytothérapie [p. 107, "fièvre"]. Leduc.
  • Contemporary French herbalist and ethnobotanist Lieutaghi, P. (1996). Le livre des bonnes herbes [p. 127, "fièvres éruptives"]. Actes Sud.
  • French herbalist of the twentieth century Mulot, M.-A. (1987). Secrets d'une herboriste : 250 plantes médicinales [p. 85, "affections fébriles"]. Edition du Club France Loisirs.
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Gastralgia 1
  • Contemporary French journalist Lacoste, S. (2022). Ma bible des plantes qui soignent: le guide de référence de la phytothérapie [p. 107, "problèmes gastriques"]. Leduc.
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Gastritis 1
  • Contemporary English herbalist Bartram, T. (1998). Bartram's encyclopedia of herbal medicine: the definitive guide to the herbal treatment of diseases [p. 65, "gastritis"]. Robinson.
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Gastroenteritis 1
  • Contemporary English herbalist Fowler, A. (2019). A modern herbal: plant-based medicine for a calmer, healthier life [p. 54, "gastrointestinal issues"]. Penguin.
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Gout 2
  • Twentieth-century French botanist and canon Fournier, P.-V. (2010). Dictionnaire des plantes médicinales et vénéneuses de France [p. 178, "accès de goutte"]. Omnibus.
  • Contemporary French herbalist and ethnobotanist Lieutaghi, P. (1996). Le livre des bonnes herbes [p. 127, "douleurs de la goutte"]. Actes Sud.
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Herpes 2
  • Contemporary French physician & ethnobotanist Débuigne, G., & Couplan, F. (2019). Le Petit Larousse des plantes médicinales [p. 44, "herpès"]. Larousse.
  • Twentieth-century French botanist and canon Fournier, P.-V. (2010). Dictionnaire des plantes médicinales et vénéneuses de France [p. 178, "herpétisme"]. Omnibus.
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Hypochondria 1
  • Twentieth-century French botanist and canon Fournier, P.-V. (2010). Dictionnaire des plantes médicinales et vénéneuses de France [p. 178, "hypocondrie"]. Omnibus.
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Infected wound 1
  • Contemporary English herbalist Fowler, A. (2019). A modern herbal: plant-based medicine for a calmer, healthier life [p. 57, "infection"]. Penguin.
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Influenza 4
  • Contemporary French journalist Chavanne, P. (2022). Guide encyclopédique de la phytothérapie: soigner toutes les pathologies du quotidien à l'aide de 100 plantes médicinales [p. 77, "grippe"]. Artémis éditions.
  • Contemporary French physicians Depoërs, P., Ledoux, F., & Meurin, P. (2002). La phytothérapie entre science et tradition [p. 69, "affections grippales"]. Editions Amyris & Inspir.
  • Contemporary French herbalist and ethnobotanist Lieutaghi, P. (1996). Le livre des bonnes herbes [p. 127, "grippes"]. Actes Sud.
  • French herbalist of the twentieth century Mulot, M.-A. (1987). Secrets d'une herboriste : 250 plantes médicinales [p. 85, "grippe"]. Edition du Club France Loisirs.
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Kidney disorder 3
  • Contemporary French physicians Depoërs, P., Ledoux, F., & Meurin, P. (2002). La phytothérapie entre science et tradition [p. 68, "affections rénales"]. Editions Amyris & Inspir.
  • Twentieth-century French botanist and canon Fournier, P.-V. (2010). Dictionnaire des plantes médicinales et vénéneuses de France [p. 178, "congestion des reins"]. Omnibus.
  • Contemporary French journalist Lacoste, S. (2022). Ma bible des plantes qui soignent: le guide de référence de la phytothérapie [p. 107, "troubles rénaux"]. Leduc.
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Kidney stone 1
  • Twentieth century French physician Valnet, J. (2001). La phytothérapie : se soigner par les plantes [p. 184, "coliques néphrétiques"]. Editions Vigot.
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Liver congestion 1
  • Twentieth-century French botanist and canon Fournier, P.-V. (2010). Dictionnaire des plantes médicinales et vénéneuses de France [p. 178, "congestion du foie"]. Omnibus.
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Menopausal disorder 2
  • Contemporary German physician & biologist Grünwald, J., & Jänicke, C. (2006). Guide de la phytothérapie [p. 225, "troubles liés à la ménopause"]. Marabout.
  • Contemporary French physician Labescat, J. (2022). Se soigner par les plantes: les remèdes naturels pour tous les maux du quotidien [p. 37, "ménopause"]. Ulmer.
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Multiple sclerosis 1
  • Contemporary French physicians Depoërs, P., Ledoux, F., & Meurin, P. (2002). La phytothérapie entre science et tradition [p. 69, "sclérose en plaques [protège la gaine de Schwann]"]. Editions Amyris & Inspir.
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Nephritis 3
  • Contemporary French physicians Depoërs, P., Ledoux, F., & Meurin, P. (2002). La phytothérapie entre science et tradition [p. 68, "néphrites aigües"]. Editions Amyris & Inspir.
  • Contemporary German physician & biologist Grünwald, J., & Jänicke, C. (2006). Guide de la phytothérapie [p. 225, "inflammations rénales"]. Marabout.
  • Twentieth century French physician Valnet, J. (2001). La phytothérapie : se soigner par les plantes [p. 184, "néphrites"]. Editions Vigot.
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Neurasthenia 2
  • Contemporary English herbalist Bartram, T. (1998). Bartram's encyclopedia of herbal medicine: the definitive guide to the herbal treatment of diseases [p. 65, "mental exhaustion"]. Robinson.
  • Contemporary American herbalist Wood, M. (2008). The earthwise herbal: a complete guide to old world medicinal plants (vol 1) [p. 146, "nervous exhaustion"]. North Atlantic Books.
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Oliguria 2
  • Contemporary French physicians Depoërs, P., Ledoux, F., & Meurin, P. (2002). La phytothérapie entre science et tradition [p. 69, "oligurie"]. Editions Amyris & Inspir.
  • Twentieth century French physician Valnet, J. (2001). La phytothérapie : se soigner par les plantes [p. 184, "oliguries"]. Editions Vigot.
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Peritonitis 1
  • Twentieth-century French botanist and canon Fournier, P.-V. (2010). Dictionnaire des plantes médicinales et vénéneuses de France [p. 178, "inflammation […] du péritoine"]. Omnibus.
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Phlebitis 2
  • Contemporary French physicians Depoërs, P., Ledoux, F., & Meurin, P. (2002). La phytothérapie entre science et tradition [p. 68, "thromboses veineuses"]. Editions Amyris & Inspir.
  • Contemporary French doctor of pharmacy Minker, C. (2015). 200 plantes qui guérissent [p. 72, "phlébites"]. Larousse.
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Pleurisy 3
  • Twentieth-century French botanist and canon Fournier, P.-V. (2010). Dictionnaire des plantes médicinales et vénéneuses de France [p. 178, "inflammation […] de la plèvre"]. Omnibus.
  • Contemporary French herbalist and ethnobotanist Lieutaghi, P. (1996). Le livre des bonnes herbes [p. 127, "pleurésie"]. Actes Sud.
  • Twentieth century French physician Valnet, J. (2001). La phytothérapie : se soigner par les plantes [p. 184, "pleurésies"]. Editions Vigot.
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Pneumonia 3
  • Nineteenth century French physician Cazin, F.-J. (1876). Traité pratique et raisonné des plantes médicinales indigènes et acclimatées : avec un atlas de 200 plantes lithographiées (4e ed.) [p. 211, "pneumonie"]. P. Asselin, libraire de la faculté de medecine. https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k58310855/
  • Twentieth-century French botanist and canon Fournier, P.-V. (2010). Dictionnaire des plantes médicinales et vénéneuses de France [p. 178, "pneumonie"]. Omnibus.
  • Contemporary French herbalist and ethnobotanist Lieutaghi, P. (1996). Le livre des bonnes herbes [p. 126, "pneumonie"]. Actes Sud.
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Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) 1
  • Contemporary English herbalist Fowler, A. (2019). A modern herbal: plant-based medicine for a calmer, healthier life [p. 54, "PMS"]. Penguin.
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Pruritus 1
  • Contemporary French journalist Lacoste, S. (2022). Ma bible des plantes qui soignent: le guide de référence de la phytothérapie [p. 108, "démangeaisons"]. Leduc.
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Respiratory problem 3
  • Contemporary English herbalist Chevallier, A. (2013). Encyclopedia of herbal medicine [p. 183, "respiratory problems"]. Penguin Random House.
  • Contemporary French physician & ethnobotanist Débuigne, G., & Couplan, F. (2019). Le Petit Larousse des plantes médicinales [p. 44, "troubles respiratoires"]. Larousse.
  • Contemporary French herbalist Iserin, P. et al. (2017). Larousse des plantes médicinales: identification, préparation, soins [p. 179, "troubles respiratoires"]. Larousse.
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Rheumatism 10
  • Nineteenth century French physician Cazin, F.-J. (1876). Traité pratique et raisonné des plantes médicinales indigènes et acclimatées : avec un atlas de 200 plantes lithographiées (4e ed.) [p. 211, "rhumatisme aigu"]. P. Asselin, libraire de la faculté de medecine. https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k58310855/
  • Contemporary French journalist Chavanne, P. (2022). Guide encyclopédique de la phytothérapie: soigner toutes les pathologies du quotidien à l'aide de 100 plantes médicinales [p. 77, "rhumatismes"]. Artémis éditions.
  • Contemporary French doctor of pharmacy Corjon, G. (2018). Se soigner par les plantes [p. 49, "états rhumatismaux"]. Editions Gisserot.
  • Contemporary French physician & ethnobotanist Débuigne, G., & Couplan, F. (2019). Le Petit Larousse des plantes médicinales [p. 44, "rhumatisme"]. Larousse.
  • Contemporary French physicians Depoërs, P., Ledoux, F., & Meurin, P. (2002). La phytothérapie entre science et tradition [p. 69, "rhumatismes fébriles"]. Editions Amyris & Inspir.
  • Twentieth-century French botanist and canon Fournier, P.-V. (2010). Dictionnaire des plantes médicinales et vénéneuses de France [p. 178, "rhumatismes articulaires"]. Omnibus.
  • Contemporary German physician & biologist Grünwald, J., & Jänicke, C. (2006). Guide de la phytothérapie [p. 225, "maladies rhumatismales"]. Marabout.
  • Contemporary French journalist Lacoste, S. (2022). Ma bible des plantes qui soignent: le guide de référence de la phytothérapie [p. 107, "rhumatismes"]. Leduc.
  • French herbalist of the twentieth century Mulot, M.-A. (1987). Secrets d'une herboriste : 250 plantes médicinales [p. 85, "rhumatismes"]. Edition du Club France Loisirs.
  • Twentieth century French physician Valnet, J. (2001). La phytothérapie : se soigner par les plantes [p. 184, "rhumatismes"]. Editions Vigot.
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Scab 1
  • Twentieth-century French botanist and canon Fournier, P.-V. (2010). Dictionnaire des plantes médicinales et vénéneuses de France [p. 178, "dartres"]. Omnibus.
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Scarlet fever 6
  • Nineteenth century French physician Cazin, F.-J. (1876). Traité pratique et raisonné des plantes médicinales indigènes et acclimatées : avec un atlas de 200 plantes lithographiées (4e ed.) [p. 211, "scarlatine"]. P. Asselin, libraire de la faculté de medecine. https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k58310855/
  • Contemporary French physicians Depoërs, P., Ledoux, F., & Meurin, P. (2002). La phytothérapie entre science et tradition [p. 68, "scarlatine"]. Editions Amyris & Inspir.
  • Twentieth-century French botanist and canon Fournier, P.-V. (2010). Dictionnaire des plantes médicinales et vénéneuses de France [p. 178, "scarlatine"]. Omnibus.
  • Contemporary French journalist Lacoste, S. (2022). Ma bible des plantes qui soignent: le guide de référence de la phytothérapie [p. 107, "scarlatine"]. Leduc.
  • French herbalist of the twentieth century Mulot, M.-A. (1987). Secrets d'une herboriste : 250 plantes médicinales [p. 85, "scarlatine"]. Edition du Club France Loisirs.
  • Twentieth century French physician Valnet, J. (2001). La phytothérapie : se soigner par les plantes [p. 184, "scarlatine"]. Editions Vigot.
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Smallpox 1
  • Nineteenth century French physician Cazin, F.-J. (1876). Traité pratique et raisonné des plantes médicinales indigènes et acclimatées : avec un atlas de 200 plantes lithographiées (4e ed.) [p. 211, "variole"]. P. Asselin, libraire de la faculté de medecine. https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k58310855/
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Splenomegaly 1
  • Twentieth-century French botanist and canon Fournier, P.-V. (2010). Dictionnaire des plantes médicinales et vénéneuses de France [p. 178, "congestion de la rate"]. Omnibus.
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Stomach ulcer 1
  • Contemporary English herbalist Bartram, T. (1998). Bartram's encyclopedia of herbal medicine: the definitive guide to the herbal treatment of diseases [p. 65, "gastric ulcer"]. Robinson.
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Stress 2
  • Contemporary English herbalist Bartram, T. (1998). Bartram's encyclopedia of herbal medicine: the definitive guide to the herbal treatment of diseases [p. 65, "stress"]. Robinson.
  • Contemporary English herbalist Fowler, A. (2019). A modern herbal: plant-based medicine for a calmer, healthier life [p. 55, "over-stressed"]. Penguin.
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Tracheitis 1
  • Contemporary French herbalist and ethnobotanist Lieutaghi, P. (1996). Le livre des bonnes herbes [p. 126, "trachéites"]. Actes Sud.
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Tuberculosis 1
  • Nineteenth century French physician Cazin, F.-J. (1876). Traité pratique et raisonné des plantes médicinales indigènes et acclimatées : avec un atlas de 200 plantes lithographiées (4e ed.) [p. 211, "miliaire"]. P. Asselin, libraire de la faculté de medecine. https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k58310855/
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Tuberculous adenitis 1
  • Twentieth-century French botanist and canon Fournier, P.-V. (2010). Dictionnaire des plantes médicinales et vénéneuses de France [p. 178, "scrofules"]. Omnibus.
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Urinary tract infection 1
  • Contemporary French journalist Lacoste, S. (2022). Ma bible des plantes qui soignent: le guide de référence de la phytothérapie [p. 107, "infections urinaires"]. Leduc.
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Varicose ulcer 1
  • Contemporary French journalist Lacoste, S. (2022). Ma bible des plantes qui soignent: le guide de référence de la phytothérapie [p. 108, "ulcères variqueux"]. Leduc.
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Veinitis 1
  • Contemporary German physician & biologist Grünwald, J., & Jänicke, C. (2006). Guide de la phytothérapie [p. 225, "inflammations veineuses"]. Marabout.
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Viral dermatosis 7
  • Nineteenth century French physician Cazin, F.-J. (1876). Traité pratique et raisonné des plantes médicinales indigènes et acclimatées : avec un atlas de 200 plantes lithographiées (4e ed.) [p. 211, "rougeole"]. P. Asselin, libraire de la faculté de medecine. https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k58310855/
  • Contemporary French physicians Depoërs, P., Ledoux, F., & Meurin, P. (2002). La phytothérapie entre science et tradition [p. 68, "rougeole"]. Editions Amyris & Inspir.
  • Twentieth-century French botanist and canon Fournier, P.-V. (2010). Dictionnaire des plantes médicinales et vénéneuses de France [p. 178, "rougeole"]. Omnibus.
  • Contemporary French physician Labescat, J. (2022). Se soigner par les plantes: les remèdes naturels pour tous les maux du quotidien [p. 37, "rougeole"]. Ulmer.
  • Contemporary French journalist Lacoste, S. (2022). Ma bible des plantes qui soignent: le guide de référence de la phytothérapie [p. 107, "rougeole"]. Leduc.
  • French herbalist of the twentieth century Mulot, M.-A. (1987). Secrets d'une herboriste : 250 plantes médicinales [p. 85, "rougeole, varicelle"]. Edition du Club France Loisirs.
  • Twentieth century French physician Valnet, J. (2001). La phytothérapie : se soigner par les plantes [p. 184, "rougeole"]. Editions Vigot.
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Dosages

Poultice externally

External decoction

Internal decoction

Internal infusion

Internal tincture

22 plant properties

51 constituents

7 common names

2 scientific names

Conditions of use

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Toxicity

Side effects

Drug interactions

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Children

Pregnant or breastfeeding women

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