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[[File:Pulmonaria officinalis 800.jpg|thumb|right|''Pulmonaria officinalis'']]
 
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'''Pulmonaria officinalis''', common names '''lungwort''', '''common lungwort''' or '''Our Lady's milk drops''', is a herbaceous rhizomatous evergreen perennial plant of the genus Pulmonaria, belonging to the family Boraginaceae.
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'''Pulmonaria officinalis''' is a herbaceous rhizomatous evergreen perennial plant of the genus Pulmonaria, belonging to the family Boraginaceae.
  
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== Description ==
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|cold}}, {{Uses|coughs}}, {{Uses|bronchitis}}, {{Uses|asthma}}, {{Uses|Bubonic plague}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|catarrh}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}},{{Uses|tuberculosis}}
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The basal leaves are green, cordate, more or less elongated and pointed and always with rounded and often sharply defined white or pale green patches. The upper surface of the leaves has tiny bumps and it is quite hairy. The leaves of this host plant are eaten by the caterpillars of the moth Ethmia pusiella. In spring, the plant produces small bunches of flowers. The 5-petals flowers are red or pink at first, later turn to blue-purple during the anthesis, by changing the pH value inside of the petals. As a matter of fact the flowers contain a dye that belongs to the anthocyanins and change the color from red (acidic) to blue (alkaline). Pulmonaria officinalis is diploid and has the chromosome number 2n = 14. Flowering period extends from March through May and the seeds ripen from May to June. Pollination is granted by insects (entomophily) - mainly bees, bumblebees and butterflies - the spread of seeds over ants.
 
  
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== Uses ==
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Leaves}}.
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*The plant has been cultivated for centuries as a medicinal herb, the ovate spotted leaves held to be representative of diseased lungs, following the Doctrine of Signatures.
 
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*Lungwort has a high mucilage content and this makes it useful in the treatment of chest conditions, being of particular benefit in cases of chronic bronchitis.<ref name="uses"/>
 
  
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==Common name==
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==Chemical Composition==
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The great diversity of chemical classes is found in V. thapsus, mainly glycosides, flavonoids, saponins and terpenoids<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
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* '''English''' - Lungwort
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}}
  
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== References ==
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==Properties==
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Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
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<references>
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===Dravya===
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<ref name="uses">[http://www.pfaf.org/user/plant.aspx?latinname=Pulmonaria+officinalis Plants for a future]</ref>
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===Rasa===
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Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)
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===Guna===
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Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)
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===Veerya===
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Ushna (Hot)
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===Vipaka===
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Katu (Pungent)
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===Karma===
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Kapha, Vata
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===Prabhava===
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Herb}}
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple||Oval, pointed leaves. Leaves can be solid green, of varying intensities}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|blue and pink|5-10|The small funnel shaped flowers come in vivid}}
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit||7–10 mm|||many}}
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===Other features===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}.
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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Landscape Uses:Border, Container, Ground cover, Massing, Specimen, Woodland garden. Grows well in any moderately good soil including heavy clay soils<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Moist grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|Damp woods}}, {{Commonly seen|limestone}}.
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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File:Odermennig.jpg
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File:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpg
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Image:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg
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</gallery>
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==References==
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<references>  
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<ref name="chemical composition">[http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-695X2013000600948 "Phytochemistry"]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://web.archive.org/web/20131226161459/http://www.wildflowers-guide.com/39-agrimony.html "wayback machine"]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.pfaf.org/user/plant.aspx?latinname=Pulmonaria+officinalis "Cultivation details"]</ref>
 
</references>
 
</references>
  
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== External Links ==
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==External Links==
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* [https://healthyfocus.org/health-benefits-of-lungwort/ Lungwort on healthyfocus.org]
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulmonaria_officinalis Pulmonaria officinalis - Wikipedia]
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* [https://www.herbs2000.com/herbs/herbs_lungwort.htm Lungwort on herbs2000.com]
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* [https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/1365-2745.12150 Lungwort on Biological Flora of the British Isles: Pulmonaria
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officinalis]
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* [https://www.facebook.com/thehappyherbshopukiah/posts/324360494390717 Lungwort on he Happy Herb Shop Ukiah]
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[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]

Revision as of 13:06, 1 June 2018

Pulmonaria officinalis

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

Uses

cold, coughs, 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 Agrimony


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

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long blue and pink 5-10 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 used

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[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Moist grasslands, Damp woods, limestone.

Photo Gallery

  • Odermennig.jpg
  • Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpg
  • Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg

References

  1. ↑ "Phytochemistry"
  2. ↑ "wayback machine"
  3. ↑ "Cultivation details"

External Links

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