Constituents:volatile oil, bitter princciple, a glucoside called Menyanthin.
Bogbean is a most useful herb for the treatment of rheumatism, osteo-arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. It has a marked stimulating action on the digestive juices and on bile-flow and so will speed sluggish digestion and give support to the liver and gall-bladder.
An extract is made from the leaves, which possesses strong tonic properties, and which renders great service in rheumatism, scurvy, and skin diseases. 340
Koehler's Medicinal-Plants 1887 The buckbean, or bogbean grows in spongy bogs, marshes and shallow water and is one of our prettiest wild flowers. The plant was held to be of great value as a remedy against the once-dreaded scurvy, it's German name 'Scharback' is a corruption of the latin scorbutus, the old medical name for the disease.
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Remedies using Bogbean
The buckbean, or bogbean grows in spongy bogs, marshes and shallow water and is one of our prettiest wild flowers. The plant was held to be of great value as a remedy against the once-dreaded scurvy, it's German name 'Scharback' is a corruption of the latin scorbutus, the old medical name for the disease.
