Official name: Lungwort

Latin name: Pulmonaria officinalis L.

Description: The lungwort is a herbaceous perennial plant up to 30 cm tall, belonging to the Borraginaceae family. It grows in moist, shady places at an altitude of up to 1800m all over Bulgaria. Its stem is straight, covered with spreading bristles and hairs, the rhizome is dark brown, branched, with thin roots. Basal leaves form a rosette. The leaves are green with white spots, heart-shaped, with long petioles. The herb blooms from March to June, with flowers changing color from red, violet to dark blue. The fruit of the lungwort is dry and splits into two egg-shaped nuts.

Part of the herb used: leaves (Folia Pulmonaria officinalis)

Harvest time: The herb is harvested in summer from May to August, after flowering has passed and the basal leaves are well developed. Only the basal leaves are harvested by hand or by careful cutting with a knife. The collected leaves are dried in the shade or in a dryer at t° to 40°C with good ventilation.

Chemical composition/Contents and properties: Carotenes, flavonoids, mineral substances, tannins, resins, manganese, iron and copper, mucilaginous substances, vit. C, vit. A. vit. Q12.

Medicinal action and application: The Lungwort has a softening, expectorant, anti-inflammatory, slightly astringent, hematopoietic effect and is used both in folk and official medicine. It is used for sore throat, laryngitis, cough, bronchitis, pulmonary tuberculosis, angina, shortness of breath, against diarrhea. Externally, poultices from the leaves of the medicinal plant are used for purulent wounds.

Possibilities to offer at the customer's request:

"Veselino" LTD offers its customers the herb in the following varieties:

• leaf ( Folia Pulmonaria officinalis) - dried, whole, crushed, cut to size according to the customer's wishes, ground into powder/flour.

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