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Euphrasia officinalis

(Common name:- Eyebright)

Classification

• Kingdom- Plantae
• (Unranked)- Angiosperms
• (Unranked)- Eudicots
• (Unranked)- Asterids
• Order- Lamiales
• Family- Orobanchaceae
• Genus- Euphrasia

History

Euphrasia or eyebright is an herbal medicine that is being used by most of the herbalist to treat the eye problems.

It is been used from centuries to cure the inflammation and other related ailments of eyes. It also promotes the eye vision.

Plant Description

Eyebright plant is an annual shrub that grows upto height of one foot. The leaves are oval and sometimes appear like lip shaped.

The flowers are arranged in a spike as the white petals have a red tinge but having purple veined or yellow spot on the lower petal.

The flowers bloom from July to September. The stem of this plant is erect and wiry, unbranched in all specimens or with many opposite branches.

Cultivation

Usually this plant is cultivated in open grasslands and meadows around the Europe.

Eyebright is abundantly found in throughout the Europe, Britain and sub-arctic regions of North American continent.

Parts Used

Aerial parts such as roots, stem, leave and flowers.

Constituents

Eyebright contains chemical constituents like iridoid glycoside, tannins, phenolic acid, volatile oils, alkaloids and sterols.

Uses

• Eyebright is being considered as a wonderful eye herb that is been used since a long time in different parts of world.
• It is thought to treat vertigo and memory loss. Many herbalists used this peculiar herb for conjunctivitis, eyestrain and eye inflammation.
• This herb also treats inflammation caused by colds, coughs, sinus infections, sore throats and hay fever.
• The herb also makes a soothing tea and taken as infusion for various other ailments. In market eyebright is available in extracted powder, tincture and capsules.

Names

• Meadow eyebright
• Red eyebright
• Casse-lunette (French)
• Augentröst (German)