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[[File:Jacob's Ladder or Greek valerian (Polemonium caeruleum).jpg|thumb|right|''Polemonium caeruleum'']]
 
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'''Polemonium caeruleum''' is a hardy perennial flowering plant. The plant produces cup-shaped, lavender-coloured or white flowers. It is native to temperate regions of Europe.
Polemonium caeruleum, known as Jacob's-ladder or Greek valerian, is a hardy perennial flowering plant. The plant produces cup-shaped, lavender-coloured or white flowers. It is native to temperate regions of Europe.
 
 
 
 
==Uses==
 
==Uses==
{{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Cuts}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Curing liver disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}
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{{Uses|Headaches}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Epilepsy}}, {{Uses|Nervous complaints}}, {{Uses|Trembling}}, {{Uses|Palpitations of the heart}}, {{Uses|Vapours}}, {{Uses|Hysteric cases}}, {{Uses|Epilepsies}}.
  
 
==Parts Used==
 
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Dried Folaige}}, {{Parts Used|Whole herb}}.
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{{Parts Used|Flowers}}.
  
 
==Chemical Composition==
 
==Chemical Composition==
Contains volatile oils, flavonoids, apigenin, luteolin, quercetin, kaempferol, tiliroside, triterpene glycosides including euscapic acid and tormentic acid, phenolic acids, and 3%–21% tannins<ref name="chemical composition"/>
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Contains volatile oils, flavonoids, apigenin, luteolin, quercetin, kaempferol, tiliroside, triterpene glycosides including euscapic acid and tormentic acid, phenolic acids, and 3%–21% tannins.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
 
==Common names==
 
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}}
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{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Jacob's Ladder}}
  
 
==Properties==
 
==Properties==
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
===Leaf===
 
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple||The leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets in between}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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{{Leaf|Simple|Alternate|The leaves are compound i.e made up of two or more discrete leaflets}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
 
===Flower===
 
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Yellow|5-20|Flowers Season is June - August}}
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Blue to purple|5|The flower is radially symmetrical}}
  
 
===Fruit===
 
===Fruit===
{{Fruit||7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome|clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|With hooked hairs|}}
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{{Fruit|General|7–10 mm|The fruit is dry and splits open when ripe||Many}}
  
 
===Other features===
 
===Other features===
  
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
 
  
 
==Where to get the saplings==
 
==Where to get the saplings==
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==How to plant/cultivate==
 
==How to plant/cultivate==
A very easily grown plant, it prefers a moist well-drained fertile soil in sun or semi-shade<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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A very easily grown plant, it 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 growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Margins of woods}}, {{Commonly seen|limestone hills}}.
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{{Commonly seen|Margins of woods}}, {{Commonly seen|Limestone hills}}.
  
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
 
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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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Himmelsleiter Polemonium caeruleum nahe Dietfurt-001.jpg
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Jacob's Ladder or Greek valerian (Polemonium caeruleum).jpg
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Polemonium caeruleum (white flowers).jpg
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Polemonium caeruleum - GBA Viote 09-16.jpg
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Polemonium caeruleum - RNN Lac de Remoray.jpg
 
</gallery>
 
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<references>  
 
<references>  
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874112006393?via%3Dihub "sciencedirect"]</ref>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874112006393?via%3Dihub Sciencedirect]</ref>
  
<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="Leaf">[https://gobotany.newenglandwild.org/species/polemonium/caeruleum/ Plant charecteristics]</ref>
  
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.pfaf.org/USER/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Polemonium+caeruleum "cultivation details"]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.pfaf.org/USER/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Polemonium+caeruleum Cultivation details]</ref>
 
</references>
 
</references>
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
* [http://www.indianmirror.com/ayurveda/agrimony.html]
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* [https://www.henriettes-herb.com/eclectic/kings/polemonium.html Polemonium caeruleum on henrittes herb.com]
* [https://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Agrimonia+eupatoria]
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* [http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.845.2944&rep=rep1&type=pdf NECTARY STRUCTURE IN DICHOGAMOUS FLOWERS OF POLEMONIUM]
* [https://www.herbal-supplement-resource.com/agrimony-herb.html]
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* [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874114002827 Polemonium caeruleum on science direct]
* [https://www.globalherbalsupplies.com/herb_information/agrimony.htm]
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* [http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=u490 Polemonium caeruleum on missouri botonical garden]
* [https://botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/a/agrim015.html]
 
  
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
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[[Category:Polemoniaceae]]

Latest revision as of 16:14, 7 July 2020

Polemonium caeruleum

Polemonium caeruleum is a hardy perennial flowering plant. The plant produces cup-shaped, lavender-coloured or white flowers. It is native to temperate regions of Europe.

Uses

Headaches, Fever, Epilepsy, Nervous complaints, Trembling, Palpitations of the heart, Vapours, Hysteric cases, Epilepsies.

Parts Used

Flowers.

Chemical Composition

Contains volatile oils, flavonoids, apigenin, luteolin, quercetin, kaempferol, tiliroside, triterpene glycosides including euscapic acid and tormentic acid, phenolic acids, and 3%–21% tannins.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Jacob's Ladder


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 Alternate The leaves are compound i.e made up of two or more discrete leaflets

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long Blue to purple 5 The flower is radially symmetrical

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
General 7–10 mm The fruit is dry and splits open when ripe Many {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

A very easily grown plant, it prefers a moist well-drained fertile soil in sun or semi-shade.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Margins of woods, Limestone hills.

Photo Gallery

References

External Links