| Common Names | English Ryegrass, Perennial Rye-Grass, Winter Ryegrass |
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| Description | |
| Locations | Epirus |
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| Contraindications | No side effects have been reported. |
| Active Substance | fibers mannitol malic fat Perloline perlolidine other alkaloids fructose fructan oligosaccharides oxalic citric shikimic acid glycerides hexacosanol prolamine gluten |
| Active Substance Plant Part | The whole plant |
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| Features Description | Lolium perenne is a perennial, herbaceous plant growing from 15 to 45cm, with narrow, glossy green leaves and small, yellow flowers in inflorescences. The flowering and the harvesting take place from June to August. |
| Method Administration | It is applied externally to the skin as healing and astringent in the form of herbal tea (a quantity of the dried, pulverized fruits in a cup of boiled water, many times a day).Warning: The use of herb preparations is not recommended without seeking advice from your physician or pharmacist. The substances they contain may interact with the subscribed drugs that the patient already takes, thus eliminating their therapeutic efficacy or inducing toxicity. They may also burden further weakened vital functions of the body thus exposing the patient to increased morbidity and life threatened conditions. |
| Pharmacological Info | The herbal tea is applied externally to the skin as healing and astringent against gangrene, chronic skin diseases, wounds and skin's inflammation, as well for the treatment of rheumatism. In folk medicine the plant is recommended against cancer, diarrhea, bleeding and malaria. |
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| References | http://www.alfagro.gr/index.php?ID=epGFumVTX2JIykMW http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Lolium+perenne https://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/Lolium_perenne.html#Chemistry http://practicalplants.org/wiki/Lolium_perenne http://www.mhra.gov.uk/home/groups/par/documents/websiteresources/con2032805.pdf |
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