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| name = ''Galega officinalis''<br />
| image = Galegaofficinalis03.jpg<br />
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| image_caption = ''Galega officinalis'' flowers<br />
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae<br />
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]<br />
| classis = [[Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]<br />
| ordo = [[Fabales]]<br />
| familia = [[Fabaceae]]<br />
| subfamilia = [[Faboideae]]<br />
| tribus = [[Loteae]]<br />
| genus = ''[[Galega]]''<br />
| species = '''''G. officinalis'''''<br />
| binomial = ''Galega officinalis''<br />
| binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]<br />
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'''''Galega officinalis''''' (also known as '''Goat's Rue''', '''French Lilac''', '''Italian Fitch''' or '''Professor-weed''') is a plant from the ''[[Galega]]'' genus of the [[Faboideae]]. Its name derives from ''gale'' ([[milk]]) and ''ega'' (to bring on), as ''Galega'' has been used as a galactologue in small domestic animals (hence the name "Goat's rue"). ''Galega bicolor'' is a synonym. It is a hardy perennial that blooms in the summer months.<br />
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Other ''Galega'' species are ''[[Galega orientalis]]''.<br />
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''Galega'' is used as a food plant by the [[larva]] of ''[[Coleophora|Coleophora vicinella]]'', a species of [[moth]].<br />
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==Medical use==<br />
''Galega officinalis'' has been known since the [[Middle Ages]] for relieving the symptoms of [[diabetes mellitus]]. Upon analysis, it turned out to contain [[guanidine]], a substance that decreases [[blood sugar]] by decreasing [[insulin resistance]].<br />
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Chemical derivatives from the [[biguanide]] class of [[medication]] include [[metformin]] (Glucophage, commonly prescribed for [[diabetes mellitus|diabetics]]) and the older, withdrawn agent [[phenformin]].<br />
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== Sources ==<br />
* Witters LA. The blooming of the French lilac. J Clin Invest 2001;108:1105–1107. DOI [http://dx.doi.org/10.1172/JCI200114178 10.1172/JCI200114178].<br />
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== External links ==<br />
{{commons|Galega officinalis|Galega officinalis}}<br />
* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&id=47101&lvl=3&lin=f&keep=1&srchmode=1&unlock Taxonomy] on NCBI (National Library of Medicine).<br />
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* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=GAOF Noxious Weed] USDA Noxious & Invasive Weeds.<br />
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[[Image:Illustration Galega officinalis0.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Galega officinalis - from Thomé <br /><small>''Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz'' 1885</small>]]<br />
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[[Category:Faboideae]]<br />
[[Category:Invasive plant species]]<br />
[[Category:Medicinal plants]]</div>Envoy