Veronica beccabunga

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Veronica beccabunga
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Veronica
Species:
V. beccabunga
Binomial name
Veronica beccabunga

Veronica beccabunga, the European speedwell or brooklime, is a

serrate leaves in opposite pairs close to the stem, and small bright blue or pink flowers with four petals.[1]

The specific name beccabunga has a common origin with bäckebunga, an archaic Swedish name for the plant used at the time when it was described by Carl Linnaeus.[2] Names with the same origin are still in use in other European languages, including beekpunge In Dutch, and bachbunge in German (meaning 'brook bunch', or 'brook pouch').

Medicinal usage

Brooklime was one of three traditional antiscorbutic herbs (alongside scurvy grass and watercress), used in purported remedies for scurvy. However, none of these herbs are rich in vitamin C and the usual preparation by extracting of juices would have destroyed most of their content, rendering the preparations ineffectual against true scurvy.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Brooklime" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 4 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 646.
  2. ^ "bäck | SAOB | svenska.se" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  3. PMID 2405219
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