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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==
 
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
 
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
File:Odermennig.jpg
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File:LYCOPUS EUROPAEUS - VALLFEROSA - IB-054 (Malrubí d'aigua).JPG|A Torà (Segarra - Catalunya)
File:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpg
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File:LYCOPUS EUROPAEUS - VALLFEROSA - IB-059 (Malrubí d'aigua).JPG|A Torà (Segarra - Catalunya)
Image:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg
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File:Lycopus_europaeus_001.jpg
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File:Lycopus_europaeus_002.jpg
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File:Lycopus_europaeus_003.jpg
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Image:Wolfspoot R0012816.JPG|plant
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Image:Wolfspoot R0012819.JPG|flowers
 
</gallery>
 
</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

Parts Used

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

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

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

Photo Gallery

References

External Links