This emollient plant soothes, relaxes and combats stiffness. It is useful for irritated or inflamed mucous membranes (tissues).
It is also added to preparations containing irritant plants to protect mucous membranes. The emollient plant should be avoided in cases of excess mucus.
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Collyrium is the liquid used for eyewash.
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It’s an adjective attributed to plants that have the ability to express one property as well as the opposite property.
Green manures are crops intended to be ploughed into the soil to increase fertility.
is a perennial plant which, in your hardiness zone, will not survive the winter. These plants can often be protected by insulation, or brought indoors to prevent them from dying.
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Hypotensive or antihypertensive: reduces arterial pressure (or tension)
Hypertensive: increases blood pressure
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A bitter-tasting plant with a tonic effect on the entire digestive system. A bitter plant is always aperitive, cholagogue, digestive, hepatic, cholesterol-lowering, laxative and sialagogue.
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A cultivation operation in which seeds are sown directly into the soil in which they will be grown.
