KNAUTIA ARVENSIS
KNAUTIA ARVENSIS
BOTANICAL NAME: Knautia arvensis (L) Coult.
FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae
COMMON NAMES: English: Bluebuttons, Field scabiosa.
DESCRIPTION: A tall, hairy, perennial herbaceous
plant. The plant has an aromatic odor and bitter taste. The leaves of the
rosette and lower stem are spatulae, margins entire or dentate. Leaves on the
middle and upper stem are sessile, pinnatified. The flower heads have an
aromatic scent. They are flat and basket-shaped. Flowers are bluish-violet
color.
DISTRIBUTION: Europe.
PART USED: Aerial flowering parts.
HOMOEOPATHY USES
Acute bronchitis with cough. Shortness of breath due
to respiratory infections. Gastritis. Scabies
and skin eruptions. Diuretic,
POTENCY: Mother tincture and higher.
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