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Scammony
Convolvulus scammonia
About Scammony
Scammony (Convolvulus scammonia) is a herb used in the Mediterranean tradition to help with Constipation, Parasites, Digestive Issues, and Edema. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, taken internally.
Botanical background
Convolvulus scammonia, known commonly as scammony, is a bindweed native to the countries of the eastern part of the Mediterranean basin; it grows in bushy waste places, from Syria in the south to the Crimea in the north, its range extending westward to the Greek islands, but not to northern Africa or Italy.
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist
Parts used
Aerial Parts · internalLeaves · internal