Teucrium chamaedrys Health Dictionary

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Linn.

Family: Labiateae; Lamiaceae.

Habitat: Native to Europe. Imported for use in Unani medicine.

English: Germander, Wall Germander.

Unani: Usqurdiyun, Kamaazariuus.

Action: Gastric stimulant, diuretic, sudorific. Used in spleen disorders and rheumatism; topically in skin diseases.

The herb contains iridoid glyco- sides, including harpagide and acetyl harpagide; clerodane and neoclero- dane diterpenes; phenylpropanoids; volatile oil, containing about 60% ca- ryophyllene; tannins and polyphenols.

One of the major furanoneoerodane diterpenes, teucrin A, is hepatotoxic.

Ether extract of the flowering herb shows antibacterial activity.
Health Source: Indian Medicinal Plants
Author: Health Dictionary

Teucrium Scordium

Linn.

Family: Labiatae, Lamiaceae.

Habitat: Native to Europe; found in Kashmir.

English: Water-Germander.

Action: Stimulant, antiseptic, sudorific. Given for phthisis and cough. An infusion is used as laxative in piles, as a gargle in sore throat and stomatitis. An extract of the herb is given in lupus and actinomycosis. Flower tops and leaves—astringent, diaphoretic, vermifuge.

The herb contains iridoids, including harpagide and acetyl harpagide; fu- ranoid diterpenes; also choline, rutin, quercetin, iso-quercetin, stigmasterol, beta-sitosterol, beta-amyrin, chloro- genic and ursolic acids.... teucrium scordium

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