| Botanical Nomenclature |
Sideritis raeseri |
| Common Name |
Ironwort, Mountain Tea, Shepherd's Tea |
| Taxonomy- Family |
Lamiaceae |
| Distinguishing Features of the Plant |
Sideritis raeseri is a perennial, herbaceous plant growing from 10 to 50cm, with opposite, oblong, fleshy leaves, spherical, brown fruits and light yellow flowers in inflorescences. The flowering and the harvesting take place from July to August. |
| Region Found |
Epirus |
| Part of the Plant with Active Substances |
Leaves |
| Active Substances |
Essential oil (which contains a-pinene, b-pinene, limonene, sesquiterpenes), mucus, vitamin C, flavonoids, iridoids, coumarins, lignans, iron |
| Pharmacological Effects - Therapeutic Applications |
The plant is recommended in the form of herbal tea made from the leaves as anti-inflammatory, antithrombotic, antihypertensive, antispasmodic, antibacterial, sedative and antioxidant. Also, it is administered to prevent anemia and osteoporosis. A lot of studies are conducted for the possible action of plant's infusion against the proliferation of cancer cells. In traditional medicine the plant is used as sedative, hypnotic, for warming-up patients with colds, and also for the treatment of dyspepsia. |
| Method of Administration |
The plant is administered as sedative and immune stimulant for the treatment of common cold in the form of herbal tea (a quantity of dried leaves in boiled water, 4-5 cups a day) |
| Toxicity- Adverse Effects |
No side effects are reported. |
| References |
1) Bιβλίο: Τα φαρμακευτικά βότανα και οι θεραπευτικές τους ιδιότητες, Λάμπρου Π. Σπύρου, Αγροτικός εκδοτικός οίκος, Αθήνα 1981, Β' τόμος, σελίδες: 479-480 2)Bijen K?vcak, Tuba Mert. Preliminary evaluation of cytotoxic properties of Laurus nobilis leaf extracts. Fitoterapia. 2002, Vol. 73, pp. 242-243. 3)http://herbsfromdistantlands.blogspot.gr/2014/06/sideritis-scardica-mursalsky-tea.html 4)http://mountain-tea.gr/index.php?dispatch=pages.view&page_id=5 5)http://www.iama.gr/ethno/sideritis/tsai_tou_vounou_files/Tsai_tou_vounou_Gavrieli_Xrisi.pdf 6)http://reherb.eu/el/content/sideritis-raeseri-subsp-raeseri |
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