Chamaerion angustifolium

Plant Name

Chamaerion angustifolium (L.) Holub
Chamaenerion angustifolium (L.) Scop.
Epilobium angustifolium L.

Botanical Info

It is a perennial herbaceous plants,75-200cm heigh with upright caulis

Geography:

Wide-spread everywhere in the Northern hemisphere temperate climate regions.
Grows in mountain districts of Central Asia.

Chemical Content

Contains flavonoids caempferol, meletin, myricetin, free amino acids mucilage and tannin.

Traditional Use and Activity

It is the base for drug Chanerol which passed clinical trials as an antitumoral agent.
Plant flavonoids have shown cholagogue action in experiments. The plant is used as herb tea in Russia.