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[[File:Veronica beccabunga plant2.jpg|thumb|right|''Brooklime'']]
 
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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.
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==Uses==
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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}}
  
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'''Brooklime''' (Veronica beccabunga), also called European speedwell, 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. It has smooth spreading branches, blunt oblong leaves and small bright blue or pink flowers.
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Leaves}}.
  
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The species name beccabunga comes from Danish bekkebunge (literally "brook bunch") or a similar source.<ref name="int"/>
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==Chemical Composition==
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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<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
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== Uses ==
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Mossy Speedwell, European Speedwell }}
  
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Brooklime was of three traditional antiscorbutic herbs, used (alongside scurvy grass and watercress) in purported remedies for scurvy. However none of these herbs are rich in Vitamin C and the usual preparation by extracting of juices would have destroyed most of their content, rendering the preparations ineffectual against true scurvy.<ref name="des"/>
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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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===Dravya===
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===Rasa===
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===Guna===
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===Veerya===
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===Vipaka===
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===Karma===
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===Prabhava===
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Perennial herb}}
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==Identification==
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===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"/>
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===Flower===
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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.}}
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===Fruit===
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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|}}
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===Other features===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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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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Easily grown in a moderately fertile wet soil, growing best in water up to 15cm deep<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|North of Shetland}}, {{Commonly seen|Highlands}}, {{Commonly seen|The Channel Islands}}.
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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Beekpunge bloeiwijze (Veronica beccabunga inflorescens).jpg
  
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== References ==
 
 
   
 
   
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Beekpunge planten Veronica beccabunga.jpg
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<ref name="int">[http://www.calflora.net/botanicalnames/pageBA-BI.html CalFlora Botanical Names]</ref>
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<ref name="des">[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1036000/ "The rise and fall of the "antiscorbutics": some notes on the traditional cures for "land scurvy"]</ref>
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</references>
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Brooklime (Veronica beccabunga) - geograph.org.uk - 1369715.jpg
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Brooklime (Veronica beccabunga) - geograph.org.uk - 1395570.jpg
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RNR d'Annelles, Lains et Pont Pinnet Terril n° 136, Roost Lains Ouest (3).JPG
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SW-FVeronica beccabunga.jpg
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Veronica beccabunga (7145872277).jpg
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Veronica beccabunga 001.JPG
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Veronica beccabunga 002.JPG
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</gallery>
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==References==
  
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== External Links ==
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<references>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.henriettes-herb.com/eclectic/kings/veronica.html Chemical Composition]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[http://www.luontoportti.com/suomi/en/kukkakasvit/brooklime Morphology]</ref>
  
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veronica_beccabunga Veronica beccabunga]
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://temperate.theferns.info/plant/Veronica+beccabunga Cultivation Details]</ref>
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</references>
  
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==External Links==
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* [http://www.calflora.net/botanicalnames/pageBA-BI.html Veronica beccabunga on calflora.net]
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* [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1036000/ The rise and fall of the "antiscorbutics": some notes on the traditional cures for "land scurvy"]
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* [https://gobotany.newenglandwild.org/species/veronica/beccabunga/ Veronica beccabunga on gobotany newenglandwild org]
 
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[[Category:Herbs]]
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[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
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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.

Photo Gallery

  • Beekpunge bloeiwijze (Veronica beccabunga inflorescens).jpg
  • Beekpunge planten Veronica beccabunga.jpg
  • Brooklime (Veronica beccabunga) - geograph.org.uk - 1369715.jpg
  • Brooklime (Veronica beccabunga) - geograph.org.uk - 1395570.jpg
  • RNR d'Annelles, Lains et Pont Pinnet Terril n° 136, Roost Lains Ouest (3).JPG
  • SW-FVeronica beccabunga.jpg
  • Veronica beccabunga (7145872277).jpg
  • Veronica beccabunga 001.JPG
  • Veronica beccabunga 002.JPG

References

  1. ↑ Chemical Composition
  2. ↑ Morphology
  3. ↑ Cultivation Details

External Links

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