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Yellow Loosestrife


Yellow Loosestrife
Photo Information
Copyright: Tairi Tappo (uduputuk) Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 28 W: 24 N: 42] (226)
Genre: Plants
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-07
Categories: Flowers
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/125 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2006-12-11 7:14
Viewed: 1069
Points: 4
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Dilleniidae
Order: Primulales
Family: Primulaceae
Genus: Lysimachia
Species: Lysimachia vulgaris (English name: Yellow Loosestrife; Estonian name: harilik metsvits)

Yellow Loosestrife is an erect rhizomatous perennial that may attain a height of one meter or more. Both the stems and the leaves are softly hairy. Lance-shaped leaves, 8-12 cm long, occur on the stem in an opposite or whorled arrangement. The leaves are dotted with black or orange glands. The yellow, primrose-like flowers occur in a cluster at the top of the plant. Each flower has five petals and a calyx with reddish-brown margins. The fruit is a dry capsule. (...)
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NB!

It is a favorable remedial herb that can help in various medical problems.

Its most outstanding capabilities are the adstringent an blood stopping abilities. That makes the Yellow Loosestrife a good remedy for gingivitis and bleeding of the gums.

Medicinal Uses

* astringent
* diarrhoea
* dysentery
* cough
* bronchitis
* stops bleeding
* cleanse wounds
* ulcers
* nose bleeds
* gingivitis
* bleeding of the gums

Information

Used Parts: aerial parts
Substances: tannic essence, silicic-acid, saponin
Time to collect: June through August
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Hi Tairi,
Very nice composition and pretty colours.
Good shot and good presnetation..!
Best regards,
Patrick

hi tairi,
lovely shot of wild flower,
well composed and framed,
nice pov, good dof,
I have posted a ws with added sharpness and adjustment in the light,
tfs & regards
pankaj

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