| Yellow Bedstraw |
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| Original date | 6/4/12 11:18 AM |
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Botanical name: Galium verum Family: Rubiaceae (Coffee family)
Synonyms: Rubia vera
Synonyms: Rubia vera
Yellow Bedstraw is a low scrambling perennial herb,
with the stems growing up to 2-4 ft long, frequently rooting where they
touch the ground. The leaves are 1-3 cm long and 2 mm broad, shiny dark green,
hairy underneath, borne in whorls of 8-12. The flowers are 2-3 mm in
diameter, yellow, and produced in dense clusters. Yellow Bedstraw is
found on stony slopes in the Himalayas, from Pakistan to Himachal
Pradesh, at altitudes of l800-3600 m, and also in Temperatc Eurasia.
Flowering: June-August.
Medicinal uses:
Yellow bedstraw has a long history of use as a herbal medicine.
The plant is used as a remedy in gravel, stone or urinary disorders
and is believed to be a remedy for epilepsy. A powder made from the
fresh plant is used to soothe reddened skin and reduce inflammation
whilst the plant is also used as a poultice on cuts, skin infections,
slow-healing wounds etc.
Medicinal uses:
Yellow bedstraw has a long history of use as a herbal medicine.
The plant is used as a remedy in gravel, stone or urinary disorders
and is believed to be a remedy for epilepsy. A powder made from the
fresh plant is used to soothe reddened skin and reduce inflammation
whilst the plant is also used as a poultice on cuts, skin infections,
slow-healing wounds etc.
| Identification credit: Gurcharan Singh, Nongthombam Ullysess | Photographed in Srinagar, Kashmir & Lahaul, Himachal Pradesh. |
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