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Ground Elder (Aegopodium podagraria) and Headache: evidence and sources

Preliminary evidence

inferred from analgesic action

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Native American Ethnobotany

Moerman, D.E · 1998

Traditional / referenceGround Elderbishop's weedgout wortgoutweedsnow-in-the-mountainAegopodium podagraria

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A Modern Herbal

Grieve, M · 1931

Traditional / referenceBaltic pineChickweedCommon SorrelCommon chickweedDutch clover+43 moreAchillea millefolium

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2 sources supporting Ground Elder for Headache. Includes scientific publications, books, monographs and traditional-use references.

Mechanistic basis

This use is associated with the plant's analgesic (pain relief) action.