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Tamarix gallica
Common names: French tamarisk.
Family: Tamaricaceae.
It is both arboreal and frutescent, up to 6-7 meters high, deciduous; it has a grey ridged bark. Branches are slender and flexible, sometimes cernuous. Alternate, lanceolate, very small, glaucous green leaves. Small, white or pink flowers, gathered in racemes, they are born on small branches of the last year and appear together with leaves. It flowers from April to June. The fruit is a dehiscent capsule and contains seeds with a tuft of hair.
Analgesic; Antivinous*; Carminative; Depurative; Diuretic; Febrifuge; Vulnerary.
The leaves are analgesic, antipyretic, antivinous*, carminative, depurative,
diuretic, febrifuge.
The wood is used in the treatment of anthrax-like sores.
* any herb used to treats addiction to alcohol