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'''Lobaria pulmonaria''' is a large epiphytic lichen consisting of an ascomycete fungus and a green algal partner living together in a symbiotic relationship with a cyanobacterium—a symbiosis involving members of three kingdoms of organisms.
  
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'''Lobaria pulmonaria''' <ref name="Lobaria pulmonaria"/> is a large epiphytic lichen consisting of an ascomycete fungus and a green algal partner living together in a symbiotic relationship with a cyanobacterium—a symbiosis involving members of three kingdoms of organisms. Commonly known by various names like tree lungwort, lung lichen, lung moss, lungwort lichen, oak lungs or oak lungwort,it is sensitive to air pollution and is also negatively affected by habitat loss and changes in forestry practices. Its population has declined across Europe and L. pulmonaria is considered endangered in many lowland areas. The species has a history of use in herbal medicines, and recent research has corroborated some medicinal properties of lichen extracts.
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|coughing}}, {{Uses|catarrh}}, {{Uses|asthma}}, {{Uses|tuberculosis}}, {{Uses|burns}}, {{Uses|ulcers}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|hemorrhoids}}, {{Uses|eczema}}.
  
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|dried thallus}}.   
  
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== Medicinal Uses ==
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==Chemical Composition==
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stictic, sticinic, norstitic, gyrophoric, thelophoric and related acids; fatty acids (including palmitic,<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}}
  
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Its shape somewhat resembles the tissue inside lungs and therefore it is thought to be a remedy for lung diseases based on the doctrine of signatures. The lichen's common English names are derived from this association. Gerard's book The Herball or General Historie of plants (1597) recommends L. pulmonaria as medicinally valuable. It is still used for asthma, urinary incontinence and lack of appetite.In India it is used as a traditional medicine to treat hemorrhages and eczema, and it is used as a remedy for coughing up blood by the Hesquiaht in British Columbia, Canada. An ethnophytotherapeutical survey of the high Molise region in central-southern Italy revealed that L. pulmonaria is used as an antiseptic, and is rubbed on wounds.
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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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A hot-water extract prepared using this species has been shown to have anti-inflammatory and ulcer-preventing activities. Also, methanol extracts were shown to have a protective effect on the gastrointestinal system of rats, possibly by reducing oxidative stress and reducing the inflammatory effects of neutrophils. Furthermore, methanol extracts also have potent antioxidative activity and reducing power, probably due to the presence of phenolic compounds.
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===Rasa===
  
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==Common name==
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===Guna===
  
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* '''English''' -  tree lungwort
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===Veerya===
  
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== References ==
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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|Tree}}
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple|Oval|Leaves can be solid green, of varying intensities, or variegated with spots or splashes of white}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|blue and pink|5-20|Flowers Season is June - August}}
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===Fruit===
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{{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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===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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When planting lungworts in your garden, keep in mind that these plants do best in shady, moist (but not swampy) locations<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Moist grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|damp woods}}, {{Commonly seen|hedgerows}}.
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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==
  
 
<references>  
 
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<ref name="Lobaria pulmonaria">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobaria_pulmonaria "wikipedia"]</ref>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[http://www.purplesage.org.uk/profiles/lungwort.htm "Constituents"]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://www.thespruce.com/pulmonaria-1402859 "plant decsription"]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/lungwort/growing-lungwort-flower.htm "How to Grow Lungwort"]</ref>
 
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</references>
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==External Links==
  
  
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]

Revision as of 17:04, 19 May 2018

Lobaria pulmonaria

Lobaria pulmonaria is a large epiphytic lichen consisting of an ascomycete fungus and a green algal partner living together in a symbiotic relationship with a cyanobacterium—a symbiosis involving members of three kingdoms of organisms.

Uses

coughing, catarrh, asthma, tuberculosis, burns, ulcers, Pimples, hemorrhoids, eczema.

Parts Used

Leaves, dried thallus.

Chemical Composition

stictic, sticinic, norstitic, gyrophoric, thelophoric and related acids; fatty acids (including palmitic,[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

Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Oval Leaves can be solid green, of varying intensities, or variegated with spots or splashes of white

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long blue and pink 5-20 Flowers Season is June - August

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown 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, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

When planting lungworts in your garden, keep in mind that these plants do best in shady, moist (but not swampy) locations[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Moist grasslands, damp woods, hedgerows.

Photo Gallery

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

References

  1. ↑ "Constituents"
  2. ↑ "plant decsription"
  3. ↑ "How to Grow Lungwort"

External Links

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