Echium amoenum

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Species of flowering plant

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::summary Species of flowering plant ::

| image = Echium amoenum plant.png | genus = Echium | species = amoenum | authority = Fisch. & C.A.Mey. (1838) | synonyms = Echium orientale C.A.Mey. (1831)

Echium amoenum (In Persian: گل گاوزبان) or Iranian Borage is one of the important medicinal herbs in Iranian traditional medicine. It is a biennial or perennial herb indigenous to the narrow zone of northern part of Iran, Caucasus, and southern Russia, where it grows at elevations ranging from 60 to. E. amoenum has been advocated for a variety of effects such as demulcent, anti-inflammatory and analgesic, especially for the common cold, and as an anxiolytic and sedative.

Description

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The herbaceous plant grows as a two- to perennial herb and reaches heights of around 50 cm. The flowers are about 3 cm long. It owes its Persian name گل گاوزبان (golgāvzabān, roughly “cow's tongue flower”) to its bristly, hairy stems and leaves, is an important medicinal plant in traditional Iranian medicine. The dried flowers are prepared as a tea, which is said to provide relief from some ailments.

Effect

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The flower tea is claimed to have an anti-inflammatory and relaxing effect and is traditionally used, for example, for colds. In particular, the analgesic, sedating and anti-anxiety. The mechanism of action has not yet been elucidated, but naloxone reduces the analgesic effect, which could indicate the involvement of opioid receptors. Other studies speculate about flavonoids as agents that may bind to benzodiazepine receptors.

References

References

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  2. (2019-08-02). "Bioactivity of Echium Amoenum: A Mini Review". Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research.
  3. (2014). "Echium Amoenum Fisch. Et Mey: A Review on its Pharmacological and Medicinal Properties". Asian Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Researches.
  4. Hooper, David. (1937). "Useful plants and drugs of Iran and Iraq / by David Hooper. With notes by Henry Field". [s.n.].
  5. Heidari, Mahmoud Reza. (2006-02-20). "Evaluation of the analgesic effect of Echium amoenum Fisch & C.A. Mey. extract in mice: Possible mechanism involved". Journal of Ethnopharmacology.
  6. Rabbani, M. (2004-07-01). "Anxiolytic effects of Echium amoenum on the elevated plus-maze model of anxiety in mice". Fitoterapia.
  7. (2017). "Evidence-Based Herbal and Nutritional Treatments for Anxiety in Psychiatric Disorders". Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer.

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