Euphrasia rostkoviana

Euphrasia rostkoviana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Orobanchaceae
Genus: Euphrasia
Species: E.rostkoviana
Binomial name
Euphrasia rostkoviana

Euphrasia rostkoviana (synonym Euphrasia officinalis),[1] common names Eyebright, Eyewort, is a plant from the genus Euphrasia, in the family Orobanchaceae.

Euphrasia rostkoviana herb has been used in the traditional Austrian medicine internally as tea, or externally as compresses, for treatment of disorders of the eyes and the gastrointestinal tract.

References

  1. Euphrasia rostkoviana in BoDD Botanical Dermatology Database


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