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[[File:Jacob's Ladder or Greek valerian (Polemonium caeruleum).jpg|thumb|right|''Polemonium caeruleum'']]
 
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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.
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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.
  
 
==Uses==
 
==Uses==
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==Identification==
 
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{{Leaf|Simple||The leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets in between}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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===Flower===
 
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{{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===
 
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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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{{Fruit|General|7–10 mm|The fruit is dry and splits open when ripe||many}}
  
 
===Other features===
 
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874112006393?via%3Dihub "sciencedirect"]</ref>
 
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874112006393?via%3Dihub "sciencedirect"]</ref>
  
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<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>
 
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.pfaf.org/USER/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Polemonium+caeruleum "cultivation details"]</ref>
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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* [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]
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* [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]
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* [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]
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* [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]
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* [https://botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/a/agrim015.html]
 
  
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]

Revision as of 09:39, 31 May 2018

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

Wounds, Cuts, Snakebites, Curing liver disorders, Skin eruptions, Blotches, Pimples, Diarrhea, Sore throats

Parts Used

Dried Folaige, Whole herb.

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 Agrimony


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

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

References

  1. ↑ "sciencedirect"
  2. ↑ "plant charecteristics"
  3. ↑ "cultivation details"

External Links

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