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Euphrasia Alsa
''Euphrasia'', or eyebright, is a genus of about 450 species of Herbaceous plant, herbaceous flowering plants in the family (biology), family Orobanchaceae (formerly included in the Scrophulariaceae), with a cosmopolitan distribution. They are parasite, semi-parasitic on Poaceae, grasses and other plants. The common name refers to the plant's use in treating eye infections. Many species are found in alpine meadow, alpine or sub-alpine meadows where snow is common. Flowers usually are borne terminally, are zygomorphic, and have a lower petal shaped like a lip. The most common flower colours are purple, blue-white, and violet. Some species have yellow markings on the lower petal to act as a guide to pollinating insects. Alternative names, mainly in herbalism, are ''Augentrostkraut, Euphrasiae herba, Herba Euphrasiae'' and ''Herbe d'Euphraise''. Use in herbalism and medicine The plant was known to classical herbalists, but then was not referred to until mentioned again in 1305. Ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euphrasia Rostkoviana
''Euphrasia rostkoviana'' (synonym ''Euphrasia officinalis''), in BoDD – Botanical Dermatology Database also known as eyebright or eyewort, is a plant from the genus '''', in the family Orobanchaceae
Orobanchaceae, the broomrapes, is a family of mostly parasitic plants of the order Lamiales, with about 90 genera and more than 2000 species. Many of these genera (e.g., ''Pedicularis'', ''Rhinanthus'', ''Striga'') were formerly included in the ... .
''Euphrasia rostkoviana'' herb has been used in the traditional Austrian medicine internally as tea, or externally as ...
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