Official name: Common speedwell

Latin name: Veronica officinalis L.

Other names: Speedwell

Description: Veronica officinalis L. is a perennial herbaceous plant with a thin creeping rhizome. It has creeping, up to 30 cm high flowering, rooting stems. The leaves are opposite, with short petioles, elliptical and serrated. The flowers of the Speedwell are gathered in apex straight fibrous clusters. The corolla is pale blue, fused into a short tube at the base, irregular 4-lobed. The fruit is a two-celled multi-seeded flattened capsule. It blooms from May to July. The herb is distributed throughout the country in humid wooded places and bushes with an altitude of up to 2000 m.

Part of the herb used: Aerial part, stalks (Herba Veronicae)

Harvest time: during flowering

Chemical composition/Content and properties: saponins, glucosides, tannins, bitter substances, essential oil, vitamins A and C.

Healing action and application:  Common speedwell officinalis has bronchodilator, antitussive, anti-inflammatory, and appetite-stimulating effects. The herb eases coughing and has a secretolytic effect on chronic bronchitis and bronchial asthma. It has a diuretic effect. It is recommended for the treatment of gout and neurosis. It should not be used in case of individual intolerance, allergic reactions, heart disease, breastfeeding and pregnancy, high blood pressure, diabetes and kidney failure.

Options for offering at the request of the client:

Vesselino Ltd. offers its customers the herb in the following varieties:   

• Stalks - dried whole, crushed, cut to a certain size at the customer's request, ground into powder/flour 

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