Pulmonaria officinalis

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.

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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. Plants that have officinalis in their name were always use for medicine.

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