May help with

• Colds, coughs, bronchitis, asthma
• stomach cramps, ulcers
• Chronic skin conditions
• Rheumatism
• Nervous fatigue due to physical or intellectual overstrain

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plant name

Speedwell, Male Speedwell

International Latin denomination

Veronica officinalis L.

botanical family

Scrophulariaceae

Description and habitat

• Creeping plant of ditches and undergrowth, 10 to 40 cm, forming carpets on light wood soils and dry lawns in siliceous environment
• Oval, ash-green, hairy leaves
• Bright bloom of small lilac-veined flowers, arranged in dense clusters
• Common in Europe and North America, cold temperate regions

History and tradition

• Witness to poor soils, it seems to be in decline due to the use of fertilizers
• We also find Veronica beccabunga L. = Veronica of the streams or Horsecress, antiscorbutic; and Veronica chamaedrys L. = Veronica small-oak, hedges, embankments, woods
• Vulnerable species or “Swiss tea” from the 1949 Codex:
  • Leaves and tops of wormwood , betony , calament , germander , hyssop , ground ivy , oregano , periwinkle , rosemary , sage , centipede , scordium , thyme , speedwell  ; flowers of Arnica , Pied-de-chat , Coltsfoot  ; in equal parts

Parts used

• flowering plant

Dosage forms available

• Veronica officinalis tincture whole plant

Usual dosages

Composition

Main components of the plant

• Iridoides  : aucubine , catalpol , véronicoside , verproside , ladroside
• Flavonoids ( apigenin , scutellarin , luteolin derivatives )
• Tannins , mannitol , phenolic acids

Main components of buds or young shoots

Main components of essential oil

Properties

Plant properties

• Stomachic, anti-ulcer [1]
• Vulnerable
• Anti-inflammatory [2] , [3] ( iridoids  : verproside , verminoside ) [4]
• Diuretic, depurative
• Expectorante

Bud properties

Properties of essential oil

Indications

Indications of the whole plant (phytotherapy)

• Colds, coughs, bronchitis, asthma
• stomach cramps, ulcers
• Chronic skin conditions
• Rheumatism
• Nervous fatigue due to physical or intellectual overstrain

Indications of the bud (gemmotherapy)

Specific indications of essential oil (aromatherapy)

Known or suspected mode of action

• Vulnerable comes from “vulnus -eris injury => vulnerarius = specific to wound healing

Usual formulations

Regulations

• French Pharmacopoeia list A (flowering top)

Possible side effects and precautions for use

• None known

Bibliographic references

1. Go↑ Scarlat M, Sandor V, Tămaş M, Cuparencu B. Experimental anti-ulcer activity of Veronica officinalis L. extracts. J Ethnopharmacol. 1985 May;13(2):157-63. PMID 4021513
2. Go↑ Viljoen A, Mncwangi N, Vermaak I. Anti-Inflammatory Iridoids of Botanical Origin. Current Medicinal Chemistry. 2012;19(14):2104-2127. doi:10.2174/092986712800229005.
3. Go↑ Gründemann C, Garcia-Käufer M, Sauer B, Stangenberg E, Könczöl M, Merfort I, Zehl M, Huber R. Traditionally used Veronica officinalis inhibits proinflammatory mediators via the NF-κB signalling pathway in a human lung cell line. J Ethnopharmacol. 2013 Jan 9;145(1):118-26. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2012.10.039. PMID 23142555
4. Go↑ Picerno P, Autore G, Marzocco S, Meloni M, Sanogo R, Aquino RP. Anti-inflammatory activity of verminoside from Kigelia africana and evaluation of cutaneous irritation in cell cultures and reconstituted human epidermis. J Nat Prod. 2005 Nov;68(11):1610-4. PMID 16309308

• Verproside, a New Iridoid Glucoside from Veronica officinalis L. (Scrophulariaceae). Fatma Ü. Afifi-Yazar, Otto Sticher. Helvetica Chimica Acta, Volume 63, Issue 7, pages 1905–1907, 29 October 1980
• Crişan G, Tămaş M, Miclăuş V, Krausz T, Sandor V. A comparative study of some Veronica species. Rev Med Chir Soc Med Nat Iasi. 2007 Jan-Mar; 111 (1): 280-4. PMID 17595882

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