Veronica Officinalis L
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Veronica officinalis is a herbaceous plant found throughout Europe and North America, used in folk medicine for various ailments including toothaches, headaches, colds, tuberculosis, and snake bites. In medical practice, it was applied as fresh juice and aqueous infusion for respiratory diseases.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
VERONICA OFFICINALIS L IS, veronica lekarstvennaya, sem. norichnikovykh (Scrophulariaceae), herbaceous plant, found almost everywhere in Europe and North America. Stem creeping, rooting at nodes, branched, rough-hairy. Leaves opposite, short-petioled, oval in shape, serrated at edges. Flowers pale blue, rarely pink or white. Dried plant odorless, bitter, partly astringent taste. A favorite folk remedy for very many diseases: toothache, headache, colds, shortness of breath, tuberculosis, scrofula, snake bites. In medicine, it is used in the form of fresh juice, as well as aqueous infusion (1:10) for diseases of the respiratory tract (tuberculosis). Constituent principles: tannic acid, sugar (glycoside?) and essential oil.
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“Veronica Officinalis L.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/veronica-officinalis-l/