Daphne blagayana
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''Daphne blagayana'' is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''
Daphne Daphne (; ; el, Δάφνη, , ), a minor figure in Greek mythology, is a naiad, a variety of female nymph associated with fountains, wells, springs, streams, brooks and other bodies of freshwater. There are several versions of the myth in whi ...
''. It was discovered in 1837 near Polhov Gradec (now northeastern Slovenia) by Heinrich Freyer and named after the botanist Rihard Blagaj.


Description

Growing to , this trailing
evergreen In botany, an evergreen is a plant which has foliage that remains green and functional through more than one growing season. This also pertains to plants that retain their foliage only in warm climates, and contrasts with deciduous plants, whic ...
shrub bears fragrant white flowers in early spring. The flowers are followed by round pink or white berries.


Chenmical and medicinal properties

Plants of this species have been used for medicinal purposes because they are found to have antioxidant properties, useful in treating skin diseases, toothache, and malaria, and may be used as a natural laxative or anticoagulant. Cytokines that are directly involved in the inflammatory response are reduced, allowing this effect to occur.


References


External links

*Flora, oder (Allgemeine) Botanischer Zeitung. Regensberg *USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Daphne blagayana in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed on 09-Oct-10.


See also

* '' Campanula zoysii'' * '' Primula carniolica'' blagayana Flora of Southeastern Europe Plants described in 1838 {{Thymelaeaceae-stub