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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Iberis''
| image = Iberis semperirens.JPG
| image_width = 260px
| image_caption = Perennial candytuft (''[[Iberis sempervirens]]'')
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Brassicales]]
| familia = [[Brassicaceae]]
| genus = '''''Iberis'''''
| subdivision_ranks = [[Species]]
| subdivision =
''[[Iberis amara]]'' - rocket candytuft<br>
''[[Iberis gibraltarica]]'' - Gibraltar candytuft<br>
''[[Iberis sempervirens]]'' - evergreen candytuft, perennial candytuft<br>
''[[Iberis umbellata]]'' - globe candytuft<br>
}}
'''''Iberis''''' is a [[genus]] of [[flowering plant]] belonging to the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Brassicaceae]]. It comprises [[herb]]s and [[subshrub]]s of the [[Old World]]. These [[species]] are commonly known as '''candytufts'''. Used in Homeopathy for nervousness and muscle soreness. According to the US Dispensatory (1918)the leaves, stem, and root are said to possess medicinal properties, but the seeds are most efficacious. The plant appears to have been employed by the ancients in rheumatism, gout, and other diseases. In large doses it is said to produce giddiness, nausea, and diarrhea, and to be useful in cardiac hypertrophy, asthma, and bronchitis in doses of from one to three grains (0.065--0.2 Gm.) of the seed. Currently the foliage and stalks are employed in German Phytomedicine as a bitter digestive tonic.
The genus Iberis consists of about 50 species of annuals, perennials and evergreen subshrubs. They are excellent for rock gardens, bedding and borders. Candytuft is a fast-hardy, fast-growing annual with lance shaped green leaves. It reaches a height of about 12 inches with a spread of about 6 inches. Lightly trim after flowering.
==External links==
*[http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/wildseed/22/22.4.html More information at Texas A&M]
*[http://gardenfairy.com/fairy/candytuft.htm More information at Gardenfairy]
[[Category:Medicinal plants]]
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Iberis''
| image = Iberis semperirens.JPG
| image_width = 260px
| image_caption = Perennial candytuft (''[[Iberis sempervirens]]'')
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Brassicales]]
| familia = [[Brassicaceae]]
| genus = '''''Iberis'''''
| subdivision_ranks = [[Species]]
| subdivision =
''[[Iberis amara]]'' - rocket candytuft<br>
''[[Iberis gibraltarica]]'' - Gibraltar candytuft<br>
''[[Iberis sempervirens]]'' - evergreen candytuft, perennial candytuft<br>
''[[Iberis umbellata]]'' - globe candytuft<br>
}}
'''''Iberis''''' is a [[genus]] of [[flowering plant]] belonging to the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Brassicaceae]]. It comprises [[herb]]s and [[subshrub]]s of the [[Old World]]. These [[species]] are commonly known as '''candytufts'''. Used in Homeopathy for nervousness and muscle soreness. According to the US Dispensatory (1918)the leaves, stem, and root are said to possess medicinal properties, but the seeds are most efficacious. The plant appears to have been employed by the ancients in rheumatism, gout, and other diseases. In large doses it is said to produce giddiness, nausea, and diarrhea, and to be useful in cardiac hypertrophy, asthma, and bronchitis in doses of from one to three grains (0.065--0.2 Gm.) of the seed. Currently the foliage and stalks are employed in German Phytomedicine as a bitter digestive tonic.
The genus Iberis consists of about 50 species of annuals, perennials and evergreen subshrubs. They are excellent for rock gardens, bedding and borders. Candytuft is a fast-hardy, fast-growing annual with lance shaped green leaves. It reaches a height of about 12 inches with a spread of about 6 inches. Lightly trim after flowering.
==External links==
*[http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/wildseed/22/22.4.html More information at Texas A&M]
*[http://gardenfairy.com/fairy/candytuft.htm More information at Gardenfairy]
[[Category:Medicinal plants]]
