Rank Species | Genus Parietaria Higher classification Parietaria | |
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Similar Parietaria judaica, Parietaria, Urticaceae, Malva sylvestris, Ribwort Plantain | ||
Parietaria officinalis wmv
Parietaria officinalis, the eastern pellitory-of-the-wall, also known as upright pellitory and lichwort, is a plant of the nettle family. Its leaves, however, are non-stinging. The plant grows on rubbish and on walls, hence the name.
Contents
The pollen is a cause of allergy.
Uses
It was once used in the making of certain metheglins.
Chemistry
The leaves and flowers of P. officianlis contains the flavonoids kaempferol-3-bioside, the 3-glucosides and 3-rutinosides of quercetin, kaempferol and isorhamnetin, 3-sophorosides of quercetin and kaempferol and 3-neohesperosides of kaempferol and isorhamnetin. They also contains caffeoylmalic and two pyrrole acids.
References
Parietaria officinalis Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA