Leucanthemum vulgare
Scientific Name: Leucanthemum
vulgare lam.
Family: Asteraceae
Description: Plant height: 20-80 cm tall.
Growth habit: Erect perennial with a more or less well developed rhizome, often growing in colonies.
Stems: Single or nearly so, hairless or sparsely hairy.
Leaves: Alternate, spoon-shaped, hairless or soft-hairy. Basal leaves broad and stalked, 4-15 cm long, narrowly lobed to blunt-toothed, stem leaves narrower, reduced and becoming stalkless. Flower heads: white, showy, about 5 cm wide, solitary at the end of the long, leafless branches, with 15-30 rays, 1-2 cm long. The disk mostly 10-20 mm wide. Involucral bracts with a narrow, dark-brown band near the edge. Outer bracts lance-triangular, the inner more oblong. Flowering time: May-October. Fruits: cylindrical achene, about 10-ribbed, without pappus.
Distribution: Fields, roadsides, and disturbed areas in wild.
Medicinal Uses:
Oxeye daisy was used medicinally. The whole plant, and especially the flowers, has medicinal properties that are antispasmodic, cough-relieving, sweat- and urination-inducing and wound-healing. It is harvested in May and June and then dried for later use. There are many medicinal uses that have been derived from this plant throughout the ages. The whole plant was said to have medicinal benefits and was used in many ways including tonics to ease the effects of whooping cough, night sweats, asthma and nervous conditions. The herb was also taken as a cure of jaundice. Externally Ox-eye Daisy was used to treat ulcers, bruises, cuts and conjunctivitis, although it can be an irritant to the skin. It should be noted that although Ox-eye Daisy was used in the above ways, to what extent it proved effective is unclear and a recognised herbalist should be consulted for correct usage and doses.
Oxeye daisy was used medicinally. The whole plant, and especially the flowers, has medicinal properties that are antispasmodic, cough-relieving, sweat- and urination-inducing and wound-healing. It is harvested in May and June and then dried for later use. There are many medicinal uses that have been derived from this plant throughout the ages. The whole plant was said to have medicinal benefits and was used in many ways including tonics to ease the effects of whooping cough, night sweats, asthma and nervous conditions. The herb was also taken as a cure of jaundice. Externally Ox-eye Daisy was used to treat ulcers, bruises, cuts and conjunctivitis, although it can be an irritant to the skin. It should be noted that although Ox-eye Daisy was used in the above ways, to what extent it proved effective is unclear and a recognised herbalist should be consulted for correct usage and doses.
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| Leucanthemum vulgare Flower |
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