Pulmonaria officinalis L. |
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Botanical Name |
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Pulmonaria officinalis L. |
English
Name |
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Common Lungwort |
Synonym(s) |
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Pulmonaria maculata Dietr. |
Family |
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Boraginaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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Perennial rhizomatous variable plant with lung-shaped leaves containing white spots; the flowers have a bell-shaped calyx and a funnel-shaped corolla with 5 petals each; fruits are nutlets. |
| Herb Effects |
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Healing, antiinflammatory and expectorant; astringent, demulcent, diaphoretic, diuretic, emollient, mildly expectorant and resolvent (leaves and flowering shoots) |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Silicic acid (partly soluble), saponins, mucilage and other glycosides, allantoin, quercitin and kaempferol |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Silicic acid |
98530-20-2 |
dihydroxy-oxo-silane |
H2O3Si |
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| Allantoin |
97-59-6 |
(2,5-dioxoimidazolid
in-4-yl)urea |
C4H6N4O3 |
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| Quercetin |
Not Available |
2-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)-3,4,5-trihydroxy
-chromen-7-one |
C15H10O7 |
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| Kaempferol |
80714-53-0 |
3-[3-[4,5-dihydroxy-
6-(hydroxymethyl)-3-
[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-
(hydroxyme
thyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-o
xan-2-yl]oxy-4,5-dih
ydroxy-6-(hydroxymet
hyl)oxan-2
-yl]oxy-4,5-dihydrox
y-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl
)-chromen-7-one |
C33H40O21 |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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In the treatment of chest conditions, being of particular benefit in cases of chronic bronchitis, to treat asthma; externally to stop bleeding (leaves) |
| Reference |
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 Stary, Medicinal Herbs and Plants.
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