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[[File:Jacob's Ladder Polemonium reptens Flowers and Wasp 1479px.jpg|thumb|right|''creeping Jacob's ladder'', ''Polemonium reptans'']]
'''Polemonium reptans''' is a perennial herbaceous plant native to eastern North America.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Cough}}, {{Uses|Cuts}}, {{Uses|Laryngitis}}, {{Uses|Bronchitis}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Snake bite}}, {{Uses|Insect bites}}, {{Uses|Skin allergies}}, {{Uses|Swelling}}
== Description Chemical Composition== Jacob's ladder grows 50 centimetres (20 in) tallContains volatile oils, flavonoids, apigenin, luteolin, quercetin, kaempferol, tiliroside, triterpene glycosides including euscapic acid and tormentic acid, phenolic acids, with pinnate leaves up to 20 centimetres (8 in) long with 5–13 leaflets. The leaves and flower stems grow from a vertical crown with abundant fibrous roots3%–21% tannins.
== Uses Properties==Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.===Dravya===
==Common nameHabit=={{Habit|Herb}}
Jacob's ladder (25910631796).jpg Jacob's Ladder Polemonium reptens Flower Buds 2628px.jpg Jacob's Ladder Polemonium reptens Flower Pair 3008px.jpg </gallery> ==References== <references> <ref name="desLeaf">[httphttps://wwwgobotany.illinoiswildflowersnewenglandwild.infoorg/woodlandspecies/plantspolemonium/jacob_ladder.htm "Polemonium reptans"/ Plant charactaristics]</ref> <ref name="usesHow to plant/cultivate">[httphttps://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Polemonium+reptans "Polemonium reptans-plants for future"Cultivation details]</ref></references>
== External Links ==* [http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/woodland/plants/jacob_ladder.htm Polemonium reptans on illinoise wild flower.information]* [https://carolynsshadegardens.com/tag/polemonium-reptans-blue-pearl/ Polemonium reptans on carolyns shade gardens.com]* [http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=l810 missouri botonical garden]* [http://plants.connon.ca/11100004/Plant/7676/Touch_Of_Class_Jacobs_Ladder/ Polemonium reptans on http://plants.connon.ca]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Polemoniaceae]]