Bugloss / 'shreshi' herb — UNCERTAIN identification
Other names: Bugloss / 'shreshi' herb — UNCERTAIN identification
Safety information
Safety information
Toxicity: Cannot assess — plant not identified. (Georgian 'შრეში/შრეშა' has been linked to Eremurus (foxtail lily) whose roots yield a glue/starch, but this is uncertain.) Treat as unidentified; do not use.
Contraindications: Unknown.
Interactions: Unknown.
Evidence level
Reported in folk medicine sources; not clinically validated. Folk and historical sources have not been validated by clinical research.
Preparations
topical paste · herb
Part used: herb
Traditional use: pounded with rock-salt and wine vinegar/vinegar lees into a paste, applied to a deformed/ingrown nail and bandaged (panaritium-related)(Folk and historical sources have not been validated by clinical research.)
Associated conditions
Nutritional notes
n/a
Healing traditions
Related plants
Sources (1)
- Iadigar Daudi (Bagrationi 1985), quoted in Nebieridze, Masalebi 2020, N1
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