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Saponaria officinalis L.
Engl.: soapwort, bouncing bet, fuller's herb, lady's washbowl, latherwort.
Deu.: Echtes Seifenkraut, Gemeines Seifenkraut, Speichelwurz, Waschkraut.
Sven.: såpnejlika, tvålnejlika, vanlig såpnejlika.
Suom.: rohtosuopayrtti, suopayrtti.
Bot. syn.: Lychnis saponaria Jessen.
Classic texts: Elizabeth Blackwell, 1737 (Vol. 1), 1739 (Vol. 2).
Classic texts: John Hill 1812.
Henriette's herbal blog: So has anybody used these for longer than, say, a week?
Vanhoja tekstejä: Suomen myrkylliset ja lääkekasvit, 1936.
Classic texts: Madaus 1938.
Classic texts: Journals: AJP 1871.
Classic texts: USDisp 1918.
Classic texts: USDisp 1918.
Classic texts: Sayre 1917.
Classic texts: King's 1898.
Classic texts: Journals: AJP 1883.
Classic texts: Harding 1936.
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