Peucedanum ostruthium (L.)Koch.
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Peucedanum ostruthium

Family: APIACEAE
Genus: Peucedanum
Species: ostruthium (L.)Koch.
Common names: Masterwort;Fellon Grass
Pharmacopoeia Londinensis name: Imperatoria
Distribution summary: Europe
Habit: Perennial
Hardiness: H4 - Hardy; average winter
Habitat: Moist woodland and riverbanks
Garden status: Currently grown
Garden location: Europe & Middle East (J)
Flowering months: June, July, August
Reason for growing: Medicinal, other use

Additional Notes

Seed received as syn. Imperatoria ostruthium.

The Royal Horticultural Society Horticultural Database, (2016), available at www.rhs.org.uk

In traditional herbal medicine: P.ostruthium was held in high regard in the Middle Ages where it was especially valued for its ability to resolve all flatulence in the body and stimulate the flow of urine and menstruation[254].

Plants for a Future (2020) https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Peucedanum+ostruthium

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Europe, Southwestern Europe, Spain

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