Gypsywort 2060914 218224910 2008-06-09T18:44:40Z Dj Capricorn 265758 iw fixed {{Taxobox | name = Gypsywort | image = Wolfspoot R0012816.JPG | image_width = 220px | regnum = [[Plant]]ae | divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]] | classis = [[Magnoliopsida]] | ordo = [[Lamiales]] | familia = [[Lamiaceae]] | genus = ''[[Lycopus]]'' | species = '''''L. europaeus''''' | binomial = ''Lycopus europaeus'' | binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]] }} '''''Lycopus europaeus''''' (Gypsywort, Gipsywort, Bugleweed, European Bugleweed, Water Horehound, Ou Di Sun) is a [[perennial plant]] in the [[Lycopus]] genus, native to Europe and Asia, and naturalized in the [[United States]]. Gypsywort grows primarily in [[wetland]] areas. Its root is a [[rhizome]]. It is in flower from June to September, and produces seeds from August to October. ==Etymology and folklore== It is reputed to have medicinal qualities<ref>[http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?423463 USDA Grin Taxonomy]</ref><ref>[http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/duke/ethnobot.pl?ethnobot.taxon=Lycopus%20europaeus Ethnobotany Query<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Lycopus+europaeus Plants for a Future Database of Edible and Medicinal Plants]</ref><ref>[http://www.henriettesherbal.com/eclectic/kings/lycopus.html#rel-sp Henriette's Herbal]</ref> and has been used by various peoples as an astringent, cosmetic, douche, narcotic and refrigerant. It has also been used to treat fever, hypothyreosis, sores and wounds. Several research studies have been undertaken on the properties of this plant.<ref>[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed&cmd=search&term=%22Lycopus+europaeus%22] List of articles from the [[National Library of Medicine]] and the [[National Institutes of Health]]</ref> The name Gypsywort comes from the belief that [[Roma people|Gypsies]] were reputed to stain their skin with the juice of the plant, althgough Howard (1987) states that they used it to dye their linen.<ref>Howard, Michael. ''Traditional Folk Remedies'' (Century, 1987) p.151</ref> ==Notes== <!-- ---------------------------------------------------------- See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Footnotes for a discussion of different citation methods and how to generate footnotes using the<ref>, </ref> and <reference /> tags ----------------------------------------------------------- --> <div class="references-small"> <references /> </div> ==External links== *[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=LYEU United States Dept. of Agriculture Plants Database] *[http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?423463 USDA Grin Taxonomy] *[http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/duke/ethnobot.pl?ethnobot.taxon=Lycopus%20europaeus Dr. Duke's Ethnobotanical Uses] *[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed&cmd=search&term=%22Lycopus+europaeus%22 List of articles from the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health] *[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200019790 Flora of China] *[http://www.plant-identification.co.uk/skye/labiatae/lycopus-europaeus.htm Skye Flora Plant Identification] *[http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Lycopus+europaeus Plants for a Future Database of Edible and Medicinal Plants] {{Commons|Lycopus europaeus}} [[Category:Lamiaceae]] [[Category:Flora of Asia]] [[Category:Flora of Europe]] [[Category:Medicinal plants]] [[de:Ufer-Wolfstrapp]] [[et:Harilik parkhein]] [[fr:Lycope d'Europe]] [[nl:Wolfspoot]] [[pl:Karbieniec pospolity]] [[sk:Karbinec európsky]] [[sv:Strandklo]]