medicinal herbs
Heliotropium ellipticum
 

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Herb latin name: Heliotropium ellipticum

Synonyms: Heliotropium eichwaldii

Family: Boraginaceae (Borage Family)

Medicinal use of Heliotropium ellipticum:

Used in the treatment of boils, ulcers and the bites of snakes and mad dogs.

Description of the plant:

Habitat of the herb:

Stony slopes in semi-desert and semi-steppe belts, rarely in steppes. Often a weed in oases, river gravel and sand.

Propagation of Heliotropium ellipticum:

Seed -

Cultivation of the herb:

Stony slopes in semi-desert and semi-steppe belts, rarely in steppes. Often a weed in oases, river gravel and sand.

Known hazards of Heliotropium ellipticum:

The seeds are toxic.

Plant information taken from the Plants For A Future.