Teucrium polium
Read about Teucrium polium in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Teucrium polium, Linn. Low canescent-tomentose, lanate or rarely pilose-hispid shrubs, 2-6, rarely 12 in. high: basal branches procumbent, ascending or rarely sub-erect: lvs. cuneate-oblong or linear, sessile, crenate, margin revolute, upper surface very short-tomentose, densely lanate or pilose, color, especially above, yellowish hoary, golden or rarely green; floral lvs. similar: floral whorls few, 2-6-fld., condensed in a globose or oblong head, which is solitary or often several corymbosely glomerate: fls. white, yellow, or purple; calyx tubular-campanulate; corolla small. Medit. region and Orient.—A decidedly variable species. Var. flavescens, Benth. (T. aureum, Schreb.), has broader lvs., very hairy heads and yellow tips to the branches.
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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.
