Family Oleaceae

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-- filaire à feuilles étroites (Fr)

Description

Evergreen shrub, to 2.5 m. Flowers fragrant, greenish white, 4-6 mm. Mar-May. Fruits fleshy blue/black, 6-8 mm.

Geography

Mediterranean basin, W and E. to Albania, Canaries.

Habitat

Garrigue, Maquis, Forests. Prefers lime soils.

Identification

Uses

Leaf decoction : diuretic. Febrifuge in intermittent fever. Emmenagogue. Gargles.

Flowers : in cataplasm for migraines and headaches.

Parts used

Leaves, flowers.

Pharmacy

Actions

Diuretic, emmenagogue.