Pulmonaria officinalis


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lungwort

Herbal medicine
A flowering plant that contains allantoin, mineral salts, mucilage, saponin, silica and tannin; it is astringent and expectorant, and has been used to treat lung disease, haemorrhoids and wounds.

Pulmonaria officinalis,

n See lungwort.
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This is most obvious in Pulmonaria officinalis - the species most commonly grown.
Time to spring into action; Right now nurseries will have pulmonarias going cheap - and their flowers will cheer you through the winter and well into spring
The most common pulmonaria is the old herbalists' plant, Pulmonaria officinalis.
Berry Christmas; Gardening Life
This is most obvious in pulmonaria officinalis – the species most commonly grown.
WINTER WONDER PLANT; Pulmonarias are garden miracles which bloom from Christmas to spring. They're 're the gift that keeps on giving

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