Teucrium polium, Poley Montane Teucrium polium, Poley Montane Poley, Mountain Germander, Narrow-leaf GermanderKalpooreh (Unani)Hui Bai Shi Cao (TCM) New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Left: Polium campestre;  Right: P. montanumKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Common (left), Spanish (middle) and Lavender-leaved (right) Poley MontaneParkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Teucrium polium(Photo by Kenraiz) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Teucrium polium (syn. T. capitatum)Campestre (rural) and Montanum (mountain) varieties were traditionally recognised, the mountain being preferred.Later European writers recognised a number of varieties including: Common Poley (Mountain Poley) White or Spanish Poley Mountain Spiked, or Lavender-leaved Poley Parts used: Herb in flower Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter, PungentUsually accounted Warm, we have taken the Chinese stance in calling this (and related plants) Cool.“The small variety of germander is hot in the third degree and dry in the second degree. The large variety is hot and dry in the second degree”. It is “a little pungent. The small variety is more pungent and bitter”. (Avicenna) Classifications: Aperitive, Abstersive, Diuretic, Vulnerary, Cardiac, Alexipharmic Uses: Clears Wind-Heat, Resists Poison: Colds, Fever, Rheumatic Fever (Unani)“useful in Chronic Fevers”. (Avicenna)Lung-heat cough, Chest Pain, Tuberculosistoxic swellingsDecoction (taken with vinegar) is taken for poisonous Bites and Stings (Dioscorides)“Useful in Scorpion sting and the…

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