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Myrrhis odorata

The Leech Book of Bald (ca. AD 950), a herbalist who lived in the time of Alfred the Great, contains a wealth of plant lore that includes ointments to protect against the elfin race and nocturnal visitors , but also mentions an extract of the wild chervil (probably Myrrhis odorata) as a salve for the treatment of tumours. This plant produces a number of chemicals known as lig-nans, which are related in structure to podophyllotoxin, although much better sources of these cytotoxic lignans are the Himalayan plant Podophyllum... [Pg.179]

Irons-Anethole (61)k Foeniculum vulgare Mill. (Umbelliferae) Illicium verum Hook f. (Illiciaceae) Myrrhis odorata Scop. (Umbelliferae) Osmorhiza longistylis DC. (Umbelliferae) Piper marginatum Jacq. (Piperaceae) Tagetes filicifolia Lag. (Compositae) 13 92... [Pg.16]

Levisticum officinale Koch. Myrrhis odorata (L.) Scop. Oenanthe javanica (Blume) DC. [Pg.142]

See other pages where Myrrhis odorata is mentioned: [Pg.227]    [Pg.229]    [Pg.214]    [Pg.997]    [Pg.29]    [Pg.363]    [Pg.227]    [Pg.229]    [Pg.214]    [Pg.997]    [Pg.29]    [Pg.363]   
See also in sourсe #XX -- [ Pg.15 , Pg.29 ]

See also in sourсe #XX -- [ Pg.29 ]



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