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[[File:Wolfspoot R0012816.JPG|thumb|right|''Lycopus europaeus'', ''gypsywort'']]
 
[[File:Wolfspoot R0012816.JPG|thumb|right|''Lycopus europaeus'', ''gypsywort'']]
 
 
'''Lycopus europaeus''' is a perennial plant in the Lycopus genus native to Europe and Asia, and naturalized elsewhere.  
 
'''Lycopus europaeus''' is a perennial plant in the Lycopus genus native to Europe and Asia, and naturalized elsewhere.  
  
 
==Uses==
 
==Uses==
{{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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{{Uses|Gout}}, {{Uses|Cuts}}, {{Uses|Overactive thyroid}}, {{Uses|Liver disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}
  
 
==Parts Used==
 
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Dried Folaige}}, {{Parts Used|Whole herb}}.
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{{Parts Used|Leaves}}
  
 
==Chemical Composition==
 
==Chemical Composition==
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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It contains flavonoids, tannins, phenolic acid derivatives such as rosmarinic acid, a bitter essential oil and manganese, fluoride and other elements<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
 
==Common names==
 
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}}
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{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Gypsywort}}
  
 
==Properties==
 
==Properties==
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===Fruit===
 
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|schizocarp|7–10 mm|4-parted schizocarp. Mericarps quadrangular, slightly flat, yellowish brown, with oil-secreting glands||many}}
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{{Fruit|Schizocarp|7–10 mm|4-parted schizocarp. Mericarps quadrangular, slightly flat, yellowish brown, with oil-secreting glands||Many}}
  
 
===Other features===
 
===Other features===
  
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
 
  
 
==Where to get the saplings==
 
==Where to get the saplings==
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Europe and Asia}}, {{Commonly seen| marshlands}}, {{Commonly seen|wetlands}}.
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{{Commonly seen|Europe and Asia}}, {{Commonly seen|Marshlands}}, {{Commonly seen|Wetlands}}.
  
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
==Photo Gallery==
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<references>  
 
<references>  
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.herbcottage.com.au/gypsywort.html "constituents"]</ref>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.herbcottage.com.au/gypsywort.html Constituents]</ref>
  
<ref name="Leaf">[http://www.luontoportti.com/suomi/en/kukkakasvit/gipsywort "plant description"]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[http://www.luontoportti.com/suomi/en/kukkakasvit/gipsywort Plant description]</ref>
  
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Lycopus+europaeus "Cultivation details"]</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>
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
https://www.herbal-supplement-resource.com/bugleweed-herb.html Therapeutic Uses, Benefits and Claims of Bugleweed
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[https://www.herbal-supplement-resource.com/bugleweed-herb.html Lycopus europaeus on herbal-supplement-resource.com]
  
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
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[[Category:Lamiaceae]]

Latest revision as of 12:41, 8 June 2020

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, Liver disorders, Skin eruptions, Blotches, Pimples, Diarrhea, Sore throats

Parts Used

Leaves

Chemical Composition

It contains 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 Gypsywort


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

References

External Links

Lycopus europaeus on herbal-supplement-resource.com