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Lobaria pulmonaria - Tree lungwort
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.
Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Chemical Composition
- 4 Common names
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 9 Where to get the saplings
- 10 Mode of Propagation
- 11 How to plant/cultivate
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
Uses
coughing, catarrh, asthma, tuberculosis, burns, ulcers, Pimples, hemorrhoids, eczema.
Parts Used
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
Identification
Leaf
Kind | Shape | Feature |
---|---|---|
Simple | Oval | Leaves can be solid green, of varying intensities, or variegated with spots or splashes of white |
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
- Vishatinduka Taila as root juice extract
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
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
References
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat coughing
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat catarrh
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat asthma
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat tuberculosis
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat burns
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat ulcers
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Pimples
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat hemorrhoids
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat eczema
- Herbs with Leaves used in medicine
- Herbs with dried thallus used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Tree
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Moist grasslands
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of damp woods
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of hedgerows
- Herbs