mucus, alkaloids, sugars, pectin, coumarin, Anthocyanic and flavonoid compounds, hamenerievaya acid.The roots and leaves have demulcent, tonic and astringent properties and are used in domestic medicine in decoction, infusion and cataplasm, as astringents. The root contains mucilage, tannin, starch, sugar, resin, and a crystalline calcium salt. The young shoots are boiled and eaten like asparagus.
