Gypsywort

Gypsywort

Taxobox
name = Gypsywort


image_width = 220px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Lamiales
familia = Lamiaceae
genus = "Lycopus"
species = "L. europaeus"
binomial = "Lycopus europaeus"
binomial_authority = L.

"Lycopus europaeus" (Gypsywort, Gipsywort, Bugleweed, European Bugleweed, Water Horehound, Ou Di Sun) is a perennial plant in the Lycopus genus, native to Europe and Asia, and naturalized in the United States.

Gypsywort grows primarily in wetland areas. Its root is a rhizome. It is in flower from June to September, and produces seeds from August to October.

Etymology and folklore

It is reputed to have medicinal qualities [ [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?423463 USDA Grin Taxonomy] ] [ [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/duke/ethnobot.pl?ethnobot.taxon=Lycopus%20europaeus Ethnobotany Query ] ] [ [http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Lycopus+europaeus Plants for a Future Database of Edible and Medicinal Plants] ] [ [http://www.henriettesherbal.com/eclectic/kings/lycopus.html#rel-sp Henriette's Herbal] ] and has been used by various peoples as an astringent, cosmetic, douche, narcotic and refrigerant. It has also been used to treat fever, hypothyreosis, sores and wounds. Several research studies have been undertaken on the properties of this plant. [ [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed&cmd=search&term=%22Lycopus+europaeus%22] List of articles from the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health]

The name Gypsywort comes from the belief that Gypsies were reputed to stain their skin with the juice of the plant, althgough Howard (1987) states that they used it to dye their linen. [Howard, Michael. "Traditional Folk Remedies" (Century, 1987) p.151]

Notes

External links

* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=LYEU United States Dept. of Agriculture Plants Database]
* [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?423463 USDA Grin Taxonomy]
* [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/duke/ethnobot.pl?ethnobot.taxon=Lycopus%20europaeus Dr. Duke's Ethnobotanical Uses]
* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed&cmd=search&term=%22Lycopus+europaeus%22 List of articles from the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health]
* [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200019790 Flora of China]
* [http://www.plant-identification.co.uk/skye/labiatae/lycopus-europaeus.htm Skye Flora Plant Identification]
* [http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Lycopus+europaeus Plants for a Future Database of Edible and Medicinal Plants]


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