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'''Veronica beccabunga''' is a succulent herb belonging to the family Plantaginaceae. It grows on the margins of brooks and ditches in Europe, North Africa and north and western Asia. It can be found on other continents as an introduced species.  
 
'''Veronica beccabunga''' is a succulent herb belonging to the family Plantaginaceae. It grows on the margins of brooks and ditches in Europe, North Africa and north and western Asia. It can be found on other continents as an introduced species.  
 
==Uses==
 
==Uses==
{{Uses|Scurvy}}, {{Uses|Impurity of the blood}}, {{Uses|Burns}}, {{Uses|Ulcers}}, {{Uses|Whitlows}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}
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{{Uses|Scurvy}}, {{Uses|Impurity of the blood}}, {{Uses|Burns}}, {{Uses|Ulcer}}, {{Uses|Whitlows}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}
  
 
==Parts Used==
 
==Parts Used==
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
===Leaf===
 
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Opposite|short-stalked|Blade elongated sphere–ovate, round-tipped, fleshy, with entire margin or finely serrated}}.<ref name="Leaf"/>
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{{Leaf|Opposite|Short-stalked|Blade elongated sphere–ovate, round-tipped, fleshy, with entire margin or finely serrated}}.<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
 
===Flower===
 
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|5–7 mm (0.2–0.28 in.) wide|blue and dark-striped|Stamens 2| Calyx 4-lobed, lobes glabrous. . Gynoecium fused, single-styled. Inflorescence a short, lax axillary raceme. Flower-stalk shorter than subtending bract}}
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{{Flower|Bisexual|5–7 mm (0.2–0.28 in.) wide|Blue and dark-striped|Stamens 2| Calyx 4-lobed, lobes glabrous. . Gynoecium fused, single-styled.}}
  
 
===Fruit===
 
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Almost spherical|2.5–4 mm (0.1–0.16 in.) long|shallowly notched tip, 2.5–4 mm (0.1–0.16 in.) long, glabrous, brown capsule|With hooked hairs|}}
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{{Fruit|Almost spherical|2.5–4 mm (0.1–0.16 in.) long|Shallowly notched tip, 2.5–4 mm (0.1–0.16 in.) long, glabrous, brown capsule|With hooked hairs|}}
  
 
===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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<references>  
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.henriettes-herb.com/eclectic/kings/veronica.html "Chemical Composition"]</ref>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.henriettes-herb.com/eclectic/kings/veronica.html Chemical Composition]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[http://www.luontoportti.com/suomi/en/kukkakasvit/brooklime "morphology"]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[http://www.luontoportti.com/suomi/en/kukkakasvit/brooklime Morphology]</ref>
  
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://temperate.theferns.info/plant/Veronica+beccabunga "Cultivation Details"]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://temperate.theferns.info/plant/Veronica+beccabunga Cultivation Details]</ref>
 
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* [https://gobotany.newenglandwild.org/species/veronica/beccabunga/ Veronica beccabunga on gobotany newenglandwild org]
 
* [https://gobotany.newenglandwild.org/species/veronica/beccabunga/ Veronica beccabunga on gobotany newenglandwild org]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
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[[Category:Plantaginaceae]]

Latest revision as of 14:42, 1 September 2020

Brooklime

Veronica beccabunga is a succulent herb belonging to the family Plantaginaceae. It grows on the margins of brooks and ditches in Europe, North Africa and north and western Asia. It can be found on other continents as an introduced species.

Uses

Scurvy, Impurity of the blood, Burns, Ulcer, Whitlows, Blotches, Pimples, Diarrhea, Sore throats

Parts Used

Leaves.

Chemical Composition

Fresh juice and extract from the herb to contain a bitter principle soluble in water and alcohol, but scarcely in ether; precipitable by salts of lead, but not by tannin; an acrid principle and a red coloring matter, all contained in the precipitate with neutral acetate of lead, together with malic, tartaric, and citric acids[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Mossy Speedwell, European Speedwell


Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Perennial herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Opposite Short-stalked Blade elongated sphere–ovate, round-tipped, fleshy, with entire margin or finely serrated

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Bisexual 5–7 mm (0.2–0.28 in.) wide Blue and dark-striped Stamens 2 Calyx 4-lobed, lobes glabrous. . Gynoecium fused, single-styled.

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Almost spherical 2.5–4 mm (0.1–0.16 in.) long Shallowly notched tip, 2.5–4 mm (0.1–0.16 in.) long, glabrous, brown capsule With hooked hairs {{{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

Easily grown in a moderately fertile wet soil, growing best in water up to 15cm deep[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

North of Shetland, Highlands, The Channel Islands.

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References

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