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'''Lycopus europaeus''', common names '''gypsywort, gipsywort, bugleweed, European bugleweed and water horehound''', is a perennial plant in the Lycopus genus, native to Europe and Asia, and naturalized elsewhere. Another species, Lycopus americanus has also been erroneously called L. europaeus.
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'''Lycopus europaeus''' is a perennial plant in the Lycopus genus native to Europe and Asia, and naturalized elsewhere.  
  
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== Description ==
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|gout}}, {{Uses|Cuts}}, {{Uses|overactive thyroid}}, {{Uses|Curing liver disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}
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Gipsywort is a rather straggly perennial plant with slender underground runners and grows to a height of about 20 to 80 cm (8 to 31 in). The stalkless or short-stalked leaves are in opposite pairs. The leaf blades are hairy, narrowly lanceolate-ovate, sometimes pinnately-lobed, and with large teeth on the margin. The inflorescence forms a terminal spike and is composed of dense whorls of white or pale pink flowers. The calyx has five lobes and the corolla forms a two-lipped flower about 4 mm (0.16 in) long with a fused tube. The upper lip of each flower is slightly convex with a notched tip and the lower lip is three-lobed, the central lobe being the largest and bearing a red "nectar mark" to attract pollinating insects. There are two stamens, the gynoecium has two fused carpels and the fruit is a four-chambered schizocarp.<ref name="des"/> The flowers are visited by many types of insects, and can be characterized by a generalized pollination syndrome.
 
  
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== Uses ==
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Dried Folaige}}, {{Parts Used|Whole herb}}.
  
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*It is reputed to have medicinal qualities and has been used by various peoples as an astringent, cosmetic, douche, narcotic and refrigerant.(clarification needed)
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==Chemical Composition==
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*The name gypsywort comes from the belief that Romani people would stain their skin with the juice of the plant, although Howard (1987) states that they used it to dye their linen.
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flavonoids, tannins, phenolic acid derivatives such as rosmarinic acid, a bitter essential oil and manganese, fluoride and other elements<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
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==Common name==
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}}
  
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* '''English''' - gypsywort
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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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== References ==  
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===Rasa===
  
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<references>
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===Guna===
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<ref name="des">[http://www.luontoportti.com/suomi/en/kukkakasvit/gipsywort "Gipsywort: Lycopus europaeus"]</ref>
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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|Herb}}
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple|Opposite|Stalkless–short-stalked. Leaf blade lanceolate–narrowly ovate, hairy, margin large-toothed–pinnately lobed.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Unisexual|4 mm|Yellow|2|Corolla almost regular (actinomorphic), with white and red dots, approx}}
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|schizocarp|7–10 mm|4-parted schizocarp. Mericarps quadrangular, slightly flat, yellowish brown, with oil-secreting glands||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}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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Tolerates most soil types so long as they are wet. Grows well in shallow water.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Europe and Asia}}, {{Commonly seen| marshlands}}, {{Commonly seen|wetlands}}.
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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">[https://www.herbcottage.com.au/gypsywort.html "constituents"]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[http://www.luontoportti.com/suomi/en/kukkakasvit/gipsywort "plant description"]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Lycopus+europaeus "Cultivation details"]</ref>
 
</references>
 
</references>
  
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== External Links ==
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==External Links==
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https://www.herbal-supplement-resource.com/bugleweed-herb.html Therapeutic Uses, Benefits and Claims of Bugleweed
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycopus_europaeus Lycopus europaeus-Wikipedia]
 
  
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]

Revision as of 17:55, 19 May 2018

Lycopus europaeus, gypsywort

Lycopus europaeus is a perennial plant in the Lycopus genus native to Europe and Asia, and naturalized elsewhere.

Uses

gout, Cuts, overactive thyroid, Curing liver disorders, Skin eruptions, Blotches, Pimples, Diarrhea, Sore throats

Parts Used

Dried Folaige, Whole herb.

Chemical Composition

flavonoids, tannins, phenolic acid derivatives such as rosmarinic acid, a bitter essential oil and manganese, fluoride and other elements[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

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Opposite Stalkless–short-stalked. Leaf blade lanceolate–narrowly ovate, hairy, margin large-toothed–pinnately lobed.

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 4 mm Yellow 2 Corolla almost regular (actinomorphic), with white and red dots, approx

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
schizocarp 7–10 mm 4-parted schizocarp. Mericarps quadrangular, slightly flat, yellowish brown, with oil-secreting glands 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

Tolerates most soil types so long as they are wet. Grows well in shallow water.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Europe and Asia, marshlands, wetlands.

Photo Gallery

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

References

  1. ↑ "constituents"
  2. ↑ "plant description"
  3. ↑ "Cultivation details"

External Links

https://www.herbal-supplement-resource.com/bugleweed-herb.html Therapeutic Uses, Benefits and Claims of Bugleweed

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