Pulmonaria officinalis
Boraginaceae
Medicinal Uses:
-formerly used as a treatment for lung disease and tuberculosis and as an irritant-relieving cough medicine
Conditions Treated in Modern Medicine:
-Respiratory tract infections
-Gastrointestinal infections
-Kidney infection
-Asringent for wounds.
Pharmacological Substances and Properties:
-Mucilages
-Flavinoids including O-glycosides
-Tannins
-Silicic Acid
-Allantoin
-Caffeic Acid Deirivatives
Medicinal Parts Used:
-the dried Herb and the fresh Aerial Parts of the plantare usable as an infusion or can be made into a tea by drying and grinding-
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