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Tag: Plant Family: Lamiacaeae

Common Horehound

Scientific Name: Marrubium vulgare A 2012 study found marrubiin, one of the primary active compounds found in horehound, to possess “antidiabetic, anti-atherogenic and anti-inflammatory

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Tagged as:Plant Family: Lamiacaeae Summer Location: Bed 10 Type: Perrenial

Clary Sage

Scientific Name: Salvia sclarea Descriptions of medicinal use of the plant goes back to the writings of Theophrastus ,Dioscorides and Pliny the Elder

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Chinese Motherwort

Scientific Name: Leonurus japonicus Used in TCM where it is called yìmǔcǎo 益母草  

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Tagged as:Plant Family: Lamiacaeae Summer Location: Bed 15 Type: Perrenial

Chaste Tree

Scientific name: Vitex agnus-castus Clinical studies have demonstrated the effectivness of the standardised extract in the management of PMS    

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Tagged as:Plant Family: Lamiacaeae Summer Location: Hillside Type: Perrenial

Basil

Scientific Name: Ocimum basilicum  Basil contain large amounts of (E)-beta-caryophyllene (BCP), which might have a use in treating inflammatory bowel diseases and arthritis.  

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