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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The most common pulmonaria is the old herbalists' plant, Pulmonaria officinalis.
Berry Christmas; Gardening Life
And, if you know more than one, you'll realise they're just some of the common names for the same plant, the old- fashioned and homely Pulmonaria officinalis.
GARDENING; A BREATH OF BEAUTY

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