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Eyebright Leaf
Summary:
Eyebright is a native British and European plant that has naturalised in many other areas of the world including Canada and the U.S. Eyebright is a semiparasitic plant meaning that it is nourished by the roots of other plants. This annual plant has been used as a folk medicine to treat eye inflammations and infections, coughs, and poor memory since the Middle Ages. Eyebright is a genus of about 450 species of herbaceous flowering plants in the family Orobanchaceae.
Eyebright can be identified by its small, oval-shaped leaves, and small white or lilac flowers. The flowers have a black center, and purple streaks on the petals with a central yellow spot. It can be hard to spot as sometimes this plant does not grow very high and unless it is in bloom it blends in with other plants.
Eyebright leaves are usually between 1/2 to 1 cm (1/6” to ½”) long and roughly .6cm ( ¼”) wide. Some of the leaves are narrow and pointed at the end, while others are more rounded at the tip. The leaves grow along with the stem in opposite pairs.
Botanical name:
Euphrasia officinalis
Origin:
Hungary/Bulgaria
Aufraise, Augentrostkraut, Casse-Lunettes, Eufrasia, Euphraise, Euphraise Officinale, Euphraise de Rostkov, Euphrasia, Euphraisia Eye Bright, Euphrasia officinalis, Euphrasia rostkoviana, Euphrasia stricta, Euphrasiae Herba, Eye Bright, Herbe d’Euphraise, Luminet.
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