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Bindweed - Convolvulus arvensis

The Greek physician Dioscorides is reported to have used this plant to stop internal bleeding and heal wounds.

 

Medicinal uses: In western herbalism, bindweed is used as a laxative and a purgative. It has also been used topically to treat spider bites, and taken internally to slow menstruation and stimulate bile flow. In Ayurvedic medicine it is considered a brain tonic that will promote intellect and help with insomnia, confusion, epilepsy, psychoneurosis and neurological disorders. It is also used as a tranquiliser and blood purifier, for excess bleeding and venereal diseases.

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Uploaded on August 15, 2016
Taken on August 15, 2016