Difference between revisions of "Teucrium polium"

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== Summary ==
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{{Taxobox
Native Philippine Tamarind
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| color = lightgreen
== Licensing ==
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| name = Felty Germander
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| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
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| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
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| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
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| ordo = [[Lamiales]]
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| familia = [[Lamiaceae]]
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| genus = ''[[Teucrium]]''
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| species = ''T. polium''
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| binomial = ''Teucrium polium''
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| binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
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}}
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'''Felty Germander''' (''Teucrium polium'') is a sub-shrub and [[herb]] native to the [[Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]] region and the [[Middle East]]. Its flowers are small and range from pink to white, and its leaves are used in cooking and for medicinal purposes, particularly for the treatment of stomach ailments. It has also shown some promise in the treatment of visceral [[Pain and nociception|pain]]. Although it is also often used to treat blood sugar disorders (such as [[diabetes]]), studies have failed to find any benefit of the use of ''T. polium'' for diabetics.
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==External links==
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* [http://www.anniesannuals.com/signs/t%20-%20u/teucrium_polium_fg.htm Felty germander page at Annie's Annuals]
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* [http://www.sums.ac.ir/semj/vol4/oct2003/rtp&niddm.htm The Effect of Extract of Teucrium Polium On Blood Sugar and Insulin Levels of Type 2 Diabetic Patients]
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* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12770512&dopt=Abstract Abstract: Antinociceptive effects of Teucrium polium L total extract and essential oil in mouse writhing test]
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{{Lamiaceae-stub}}
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[[Category:Lamiaceae]]
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[[Category:Herbs]]

Revision as of 06:45, 4 November 2007

Felty Germander
Plant Info
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Teucrium
Species: T. polium

Binomial name
Teucrium polium
L.

Felty Germander (Teucrium polium) is a sub-shrub and herb native to the Mediterranean region and the Middle East. Its flowers are small and range from pink to white, and its leaves are used in cooking and for medicinal purposes, particularly for the treatment of stomach ailments. It has also shown some promise in the treatment of visceral pain. Although it is also often used to treat blood sugar disorders (such as diabetes), studies have failed to find any benefit of the use of T. polium for diabetics.

External links

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