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Botanical Name |
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Daphne odora Thunb. |
English
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Winter daphne; Fragrant daphne |
Synonym(s) |
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Daphne indica Hort., Daphne japonica Paxton., Daphne sinensis Lam. |
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Thymelaeaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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An upright branching shrub with handsome creamy-yellow edged evergreen leaves, 8cm (3in) long and arranged in neat rosettes. The tubular flowers are small and fragrant, arranged in clusters at the shoot tips, and appearing early in the year. |
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Anodyne, antiphlogistic, antispasmodic, depurative and ophthalmic (flowers, stem) |
Pharmacology
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In the treatment of backache, myalgia, skin diseases, poor vision etc (flowers, stem); for laryngitis and sore throats (leaves); for sore throat and caked breast (roots, leaves). |
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