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Lythrum salicaria
This herb is NOT recommended during pregnancy due to potential risks to the developing fetus.
Consult your healthcare provider before use.
European perennial wetland plant with striking purple flowers; powerful astringent used across European folk medicine for diarrhea and wounds.
European perennial wetland plant with striking purple flowers; powerful astringent used across European folk medicine for diarrhea and wounds. Key active compounds include tannins, ellagitannins, flavonoids.
tannins, along with ellagitannins and flavonoids, are the primary bioactive compounds in Purple Loosestrife. These compounds modulates NF-κB and COX-2 inflammatory pathways, disrupts microbial cell membranes and inhibits pathogen growth, promotes tissue regeneration and modulates local inflammation.
Astringent
Limited clinical evidence; primarily supported by traditional use and preliminary studies
Antibacterial
Limited clinical evidence; primarily supported by traditional use and preliminary studies
Wound healing
Anti-inflammatory
Diarrhea and dysentery in European and North American medicine
Based on traditional use; clinical evidence limited
Diabetes management in folk use
Based on traditional use; clinical evidence limited
Typhoid fever in historical European medicine
Based on traditional use; clinical evidence limited
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