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Asarum europaeum

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Order:  Piperales
Family: Aristolochiaceae

Asarum europaeum has a long history of herbal use dating back at least to the time of the ancient Greeks, though it is little used in modern herbalism. The root, leaves and stems contain cathartic, diaphoretic, emetic, errhine, sternutatory, stimulant and tonic properties.