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'''Polemonium reptans''' is a perennial herbaceous plant native to eastern North America. Common names include '''spreading Jacob's ladder==Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Dried foliage}}, creeping Jacob's ladder, false Jacob's ladder, abscess root, american Greek valerian, blue bells, stairway to heaven,''' and '''sweatroot'''{{Parts Used|Flowers}}.

== Description Chemical Composition== Jacob's ladder grows 50 centimetres (20 in) tallContains volatile oils, flavonoids, apigenin, luteolin, quercetin, kaempferol, tiliroside, triterpene glycosides including euscapic acid and tormentic acid, phenolic acids, with pinnate leaves up to 20 centimetres (8 in) long with 5–13 leaflets. The leaves and flower stems grow from a vertical crown with abundant fibrous roots3%–21% tannins.

The flowers are produced in panicles on weak stems from mid to late spring. They are 1.3 cm ( 1⁄2 in) long and have five light blue-violet petals that are fused at the base, enclosed by a tubular calyx with five pointed lobes.<ref name="des"/> The pollen is white. The stigma extends beyond the anthers, making self-pollination difficult, so insects must cross-pollinate for the plants to produce seed.=Common names=={{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Jacob's Ladder}}

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

*The dried roots have a slightly bitter and acrid taste. The root is rarely used in modern herbalism. It is harvested in the autumn and dried for later use.===Rasa===*They have used internally in the treatment of coughsTikta (Bitter), coldsKashaya (Astringent)===Guna===Laghu (Light), bronchitisRuksha (Dry), laryngitisTikshna (Sharp)===Veerya===Ushna (Hot)===Vipaka===Katu (Pungent)===Karma===Kapha, tuberculosis, feverish and inflammatory diseases.<ref nameVata===Prabhava==="uses"/>

==Common nameHabit=={{Habit|Herb}}

* ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple||The leaves are compound i.e made up of two or more discrete leaflets}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|blue to purple|5|the flower is radially symmetrical and Flowers Season is June - August}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit|General|7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome|clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|With hooked hairs|}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used== ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==Prefers a moist well-drained fertile soil in sun or semi-shade.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|At meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px"> Jacob's ladder (24444379174).jpg Jacob's ladder (24735231220).jpg  Jacob'Englishs ladder (24937479231).jpg  Jacob''' - spreading s ladder (25077147515).jpg  Jacob's ladder(25635959590).jpg

Jacob's ladder (25910631796).jpg  Jacob's Ladder Polemonium reptens Flower Buds 2628px.jpg  Jacob's Ladder Polemonium reptens Flower Pair 3008px.jpg </gallery> ==References== <references>  <ref name="desLeaf">[httphttps://wwwgobotany.illinoiswildflowersnewenglandwild.infoorg/woodlandspecies/plantspolemonium/jacob_ladder.htm "Polemonium reptans"/ Plant charactaristics]</ref> <ref name="usesHow to plant/cultivate">[httphttps://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Polemonium+reptans "Polemonium reptans-plants for future"Cultivation details]</ref></references>

== External Links ==* [http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/woodland/plants/jacob_ladder.htm Polemonium reptans on illinoise wild flower.information]* [https://carolynsshadegardens.com/tag/polemonium-reptans-blue-pearl/ Polemonium reptans on carolyns shade gardens.com]* [http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=l810 missouri botonical garden]* [http://plants.connon.ca/11100004/Plant/7676/Touch_Of_Class_Jacobs_Ladder/ Polemonium reptans on http://plants.connon.ca]