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Pulmonaria officinalis - Lungwort

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Pulmonaria officinalis

Pulmonaria officinalis is a herbaceous rhizomatous evergreen perennial plant of the genus Pulmonaria, belonging to the family Boraginaceae.

Uses

Cold, Cough, Bronchitis, Asthma, Bubonic plague, Blotches, Catarrh, Diarrhea,Tuberculosis

Parts Used

Leaves.

Chemical Composition

The great diversity of chemical classes is found in V. thapsus, mainly glycosides, flavonoids, saponins and terpenoids.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English White Himalayan Lungwort


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Kapha, Vata

Prabhava

Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Oval, pointed leaves. Leaves can be solid green, of varying intensities

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long Blue and pink 5 The small funnel shaped flowers come in vivid

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
7–10 mm Many {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is us

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds.

How to plant/cultivate

Landscape Uses:Border, Container, Ground cover, Massing, Specimen, Woodland garden. Grows well in any moderately good soil including heavy clay soils. Plants can be propagated by seeds and clump divisions [3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Moist grasslands, Damp woods, At limestone.

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