| Common Names | Ironwort, Mountain Tea, Shepherd's Tea |
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| Description | |
| Locations | Epirus |
| Clinical Summary | |
| Contraindications | No side effects are reported. |
| Active Substance | lignans tannins iridoids vitamin C iron starch mucus Essential oil (which contains a-pinene, b-pinene, limonene, sesquiterpenes) |
| Active Substance Plant Part | root |
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| Features Description | Sideritis raeseri is a perennial, herbaceous plant growing from 10 to 50cm, with opposite, oblong, fleshy leaves, spherical, brown fruits and light yellow flowers in inflorescences. The flowering and the harvesting take place from July to August. |
| Method Administration | The plant is administered as sedative and immune stimulant for the treatment of common cold in the form of herbal tea (a quantity of dried leaves in boiled water, 4-5 cups a day) |
| Pharmacological Info | The plant is recommended in the form of herbal tea made from the leaves as anti-inflammatory, antithrombotic, antihypertensive, antispasmodic, antibacterial, sedative and antioxidant. Also, it is administered to prevent anemia and osteoporosis. A lot of studies are conducted for the possible action of plant's infusion against the proliferation of cancer cells. In traditional medicine the plant is used as sedative, hypnotic, for warming-up patients with colds, and also for the treatment of dyspepsia. |
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| References | Bιβλίο: Τα φαρμακευτικά βότανα και οι θεραπευτικές τους ιδιότητες, Λάμπρου Π. Σπύρου, Αγροτικός εκδοτικός οίκος, Αθήνα 1981, Β' τόμος, σελίδες: 479-480 Bijen K?vcak, Tuba Mert. Preliminary evaluation of cytotoxic properties of Laurus nobilis leaf extracts. Fitoterapia. 2002, Vol. 73, pp. 242-243. http://herbsfromdistantlands.blogspot.gr/2014/06/sideritis-scardica-mursalsky-tea.html http://mountain-tea.gr/index.php?dispatch=pages.view&page_id=5 http://www.iama.gr/ethno/sideritis/tsai_tou_vounou_files/Tsai_tou_vounou_Gavrieli_Xrisi.pdf http://reherb.eu/el/content/sideritis-raeseri-subsp-raeseri |
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