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Veronica beccabunga, the European speedwell or brooklime, is a succulent herbaceous perennial plant belonging to the flowering plant family Plantaginaceae. It grows on the margins of brooks and ditches in Europe, North Africa, and north and western Asia.[1] It can be found on other continents as an introduced species. It has smooth spreading succulent branches that are often reddish, blunt oblong finely serrate leaves in opposite pairs close to the stem, and small bright blue or pink flowers with four petals.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: | Veronica |
| Species: | V. beccabunga |
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The species name beccabunga comes from Danish bekkebunge (literally "brook bunch") or a similar source.[2]
Medicinal usage
Brooklime was one of three traditional antiscorbutic herbs (alongside scurvy grass and watercress), used in purported remedies for scurvy. However none of these herbs are rich in vitamin C and the usual preparation by extracting of juices would have destroyed most of their content, rendering the preparations ineffectual against true scurvy.[3]
References
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 4 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 646.
- CalFlora Botanical Names
- Hughes, R.E. (1990). "The rise and fall of the "antiscorbutics": some notes on the traditional cures for "land scurvy"". Medical History. 34 (1): 52–64. doi:10.1017/s0025727300050262. PMC 1036000. PMID 2405219.
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La verónica acuática o becabunga (Veronica beccabunga) es una planta de la familia de las plantagináceas. Es originaria de Europa y el norte de África. Se utiliza como planta medicinal como depurativa y diurética.[1][ru] Вероника поточная
Вероника поточная, или Вероника поручейная (лат. Veronica beccabunga) — многолетнее травянистое растение, вид рода Вероника (Veronica) семейства Подорожниковые (Plantaginaceae).Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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