Echium amoenum
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Echium |
| Species: | E. amoenum
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Echium orientale C.A.Mey. (1831) | |
Echium amoenum (In Persian: گل گاوزبان) or Iranian Borage is one of the important medicinal herbs in Iranian traditional medicine.[1] It is a biennial or perennial herb indigenous to the narrow zone of northern part of Iran, Caucasus, and southern Russia, where it grows at elevations ranging from 60 to 2,200 m (200 to 7,220 ft). E. amoenum has been advocated for a variety of effects such as demulcent, anti-inflammatory and analgesic, especially for the common cold, and as an anxiolytic and sedative.[2][3]
The herbaceous plant grows as a two- to perennial herb and reaches heights of around 50 cm. The flowers are about 3 cm long. It owes its Persian name گل گاوزبان (golgāvzabān, roughly “it means cow's tongue flower”) to its bristly, hairy stems and leaves, is an important medicinal plant in traditional Iranian medicine. The dried flowers are prepared as a tea, which is said to provide relief from numerous ailments.[4][5]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Motahhari, Khadijeh; Pirani, Atefeh; Moazzeni, Hamid; Joharchi, Mohammad Reza; Bussmann, Rainer W. (December 2022). "High–Demand Medicinal Plants of Herbal Markets in Mashhad, Iran". Economic Botany. 76 (4): 414–433. doi:10.1007/s12231-022-09557-4.
- ^ Abed, A.; Vaseghi, G.; Jafari, E.; Fattahian, Ehsan; Babhadiashar, Nima; Abed, M. (2014). "Echium Amoenum Fisch. Et Mey: A Review on its Pharmacological and Medicinal Properties". Asian Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Researches. 4 (1): 21–23. ISSN 2322-4789. S2CID 87427219.
- ^ Hooper, David; Field, Henry (1937). Useful plants and drugs of Iran and Iraq / by David Hooper. With notes by Henry Field. Publication. Field Museum of Natural History. Chicago: [s.n.]
- ^ Malekpour, Monireh; Etebari, Atefe; Hezarosi, Mahsa; Anissian, Ali; Karimi, Forouzan (2022-09-30). "Mouse Model of Irritant Contact Dermatitis". Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research. 21 (1). doi:10.5812/ijpr-130881. ISSN 1735-0328.