Ground ivy Pack 250 g
Botanical description
Ground ivy is a perennial with creeping stems on which form here and there rootlets. The leaves, opposite, long-stalked, heart-shaped, are embossed, well embattled and hairy underneath. The flowers, of a beautiful green-violet, visible from May to September, are born in the upper leaf axils. The fruit, divided into 4 equal parts, is ovoid, brown and smooth.
IVY LAND CUP IPHYM Herbalism Glechoma hederacea
Latin name: Glechoma hederacea
Family: Labiatae
Common names: Herb St. John, Crown land, Terrette, Rondette, DRIENNE
Parts used: Whole plant
Origin: Europe
Ground Ivy Properties
Ground ivy has mucolytic properties, expectorant and
anti-inflammatory. It inhibits the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines and inflammation mediated by macrophages. It is also antimicrobial.
The octadecadienoic acid is hydroxylated activator of adenylate cyclase and platelet inhibitor of cell migration. It is a vulnerary. Marrubiin is the serotonin antagonist
Ground ivy Indications and Uses
Ground ivy is used in the following therapeutic indications:
- Cough
- Whooping cough
- Sinusitis
Botanical description of the ground ivy
- Small very common herb in moist and shady places
- Creeping stems, flowering branches drawn from 5 to 30 cm, quadrangular, dark green or reddish leaves, heart-shaped, embossed, crenellated
- Blue violet purple Fragrant flowers punctuated by unilateral glomeruli
- Non-Mediterranean Europe
Pharmacology
Active ingredients: Marubiine, flavonoids, sesquiterpenes, phenolic acids, hydroxy octadecadienoic acid, alkaloids