EN--Tefkrio-Teucrium chamedris-oik

Labiatae (Labiatae).Small plant with trunk manifold, which crawls and membranous strain, woody at the base.At the base, and then crawl is upright.Leaves opposite, small, oval, shiny underneath and over with matt pale green color.The flowers come summer with reddish color and form ear to extremes, carrying leaves and reddish.Found in forested parts.Multiply easily in spring or autumn with separately and seed.Used flowery tops, gathered in summer.It is found in Northern Greece and Thessaly, in rocky places by the common name: Chamaidrya.The plant is tefkrio bitter flavor.It is a plant tonic and the mucous catarrh, chronic bronchitis.Effect against indigestion and against aerophagia in fever and scurvy.It's still light plant and antipyretic used against arthritis.It is still a diuretic, and even the tea in moderate amounts is against ulcers.Use is made of the plant with decoction (10-15 g.per liter of water) powder (2-4 g) and other pharmaceutical preparations.Chemically contains: Essential oil and bitter substance.THE tefkrio found in Greece, with many species.It is therapeutic: what [described another, T.THE skordio and another one T CITIZENS, (Teucrium polium) where it has several common names, including: Lagotsimithia, the herb of love, despoinochorto, wild amaranth (it is believed that he lowers blood pressure).