Phlox

Phlox

Common Name: Phlox

Genus Species Name: Phlox paniculata

Active Chemical Ingredients: C8H8O, 2-Phenylacetaldehyde

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Medicinal Uses: Tea from the leaves has been used internally and externally as an eczema treatment. Ingestion of the leaf extract produces a laxative effect and, when used topically, can treat boils.

Preparation: Teas, Ingestion, Topical

Citations: 
Garden Phlox (Phlox paniculata) Species Page. (n.d.). Retrieved September 6, 2015, from http://www.bio.brandeis.edu/fieldbio/Wildflowers_Kimonis_Kramer/PAGES/GARDENPHLOX_PAGE_FINAL.html 

 Phenylacetaldehyd. (n.d.). Retrieved September 6, 2015, from https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenylacetaldehyd 

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