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==About== | ==About== | ||
;Common Names:Blue Star | ;Common Names:Blue Star | ||
;Classification:Woody | ;Classification:Woody Flowering shrub | ||
;Description:A rare plant of forested areas, this small woody plant grows to a height of about 20 cm (8 inches) and produces its namesake six-pointed star-shaped flowers of a sky blue hue. | ;Description:A rare plant of forested areas, this small woody plant grows to a height of about 20 cm (8 inches) and produces its namesake six-pointed star-shaped flowers of a sky blue hue. | ||
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;Distribution:forests and savanna | ;Distribution:forests and savanna | ||
;Life Cycle:perennial, flowering in early summer, producing trios of brown bead-like seeds | ;Life Cycle:perennial, flowering in early summer, producing trios of brown bead-like seeds | ||
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==Uses== | ==Uses== | ||
;Cultivation:Many herbalists will cultivate blue star as a regular medicinal plant in their private gardens, due to its versatility. | ;Cultivation:Many herbalists will cultivate blue star as a regular medicinal plant in their private gardens, due to its versatility. | ||
;Culinary:none | ;Culinary:none | ||
;Medicinal: | ;Medicinal | ||
:*Antibiotic - The juice pressed from the leaves is mildly antibiotic, and finds use in many medicinal washes and ointments. | |||
:*Antispasmodic - The roots are used to treat tremors and other nervous disorders. | |||
:*Cardiac and Stimulant - The bark of this plant can help regulate an irregular heartbeat, and has strong stimulant qualities. | |||
;Other:<!-- other uses--> | ;Other:<!-- other uses--> | ||
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Revision as of 15:08, 7 August 2020
About
- Common Names
- Blue Star
- Classification
- Woody Flowering shrub
- Description
- A rare plant of forested areas, this small woody plant grows to a height of about 20 cm (8 inches) and produces its namesake six-pointed star-shaped flowers of a sky blue hue.
Ecology
- Rarity
- Uncommon in temperate or sub-artic regions, rare in sub-tropical and arctic regions
- Distribution
- forests and savanna
- Life Cycle
- perennial, flowering in early summer, producing trios of brown bead-like seeds
Related Species
Uses
- Cultivation
- Many herbalists will cultivate blue star as a regular medicinal plant in their private gardens, due to its versatility.
- Culinary
- none
- Medicinal
-
- Antibiotic - The juice pressed from the leaves is mildly antibiotic, and finds use in many medicinal washes and ointments.
- Antispasmodic - The roots are used to treat tremors and other nervous disorders.
- Cardiac and Stimulant - The bark of this plant can help regulate an irregular heartbeat, and has strong stimulant qualities.
- Other
History
- Cultural
- Religious
