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Eyebright Euphrasia, various species

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Common Names
Eyebright ,
Botanical Name
Euphrasia, various species
Family
SCROPHULARIACEAE Figwort Family
Eyebright Medicinal Properties & Benefits
Common Uses: Allergies/hay Fever * Congestion/Chest & Sinus * Eye care - Vision * Sinusitis *
Properties: Astringent*
Parts Used: Aerial parts
Constituents:glycosides (including aucubin), saponins, tannins, resin, volatile oil.


The use of Eyebright dates
to medieval times

Eyebright's main use in herbal medicine is, as Culpepper suggests, " for all infirmities of the eyes that cause dimness of sights". Eyebright's centuries of use as a remedy for conjunctivitis and bloodshot eyes is insufficient to convince some modern herbalists of it's effectiveness, because the scientific evidence for it's use is thin. Although there is no specific evidence that eyebright as a whole is particularly useful for eye conditions, there is considerable evidence that compounds in the herb are anti-inflammatory and antibacterial.

Side Effects:
Make sure that an eye bath is sterile, and beware of prepared infusions that may not be sterile.
How to Use: Eyebright
Preparation Methods :Eyebright infusions can be taken as a tea, or used as an eyewash or compress. Also available in tinctures and capsules. Eyebright is often combined with other herbs and nutrients useful in maintaining ocular health, including bilberry, rutin, and hesperidin. Eyebright is often combined with nettle for use in allergies.

remedyRemedies using : Eyebright British Herb Tobacco* Eyebright eye wash* Herbal compress for eyestrain* Herbal Eye Wash*


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Euphrasia officinalis Origin- Hungary Leaf, stem and small pieces of the flowers. Typical Preparations Warm compress or tea. Also convenient as an extract or capsule.
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Certified Organic Nettles-Eyebright extract
Promotes relief and reduces discomfort associated with nose & sinus type allergies.
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Contains: Fresh Nettles leaf, Eyebright flower and leaf, and fresh Mullein leaf.

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Formerly Allergy Season Tea, this refreshingly cool, minty flavored infusion blend with its citrus undertone can assist you with the discomfort & symptoms associated with allergy season.
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referencesEyebright Medicinal Uses & Benefits
Allergies/hay Fever * Congestion/Chest & Sinus * Eye care - Vision * Sinusitis *
Eyebright for :Eyesight, eye infections
Eyesight, eye infections The name Euphrasia is of Greek origin, it is thought to have been given the plant from the valuable properties attributed to is as an eye medicine preserving eyesight and so bringing gladness into the life of the sufferer.... Grieve

Maud Grieve, Modern Herbal Vol 1 (1931)

Eyebright for :Inflammation fighter/Sinus
Inflammation fighter/Sinus Use eyebright herb as an eyewash or poultice to relieve inflammation caused by colds, sinus infections and allergies
Eyebright for :Congestion
Congestion Eyebright is often used as an eyewash or in a compress to treat sore, itchy eyes. Eyebright is also a traditional remedy for nasal congestion and catarrh and may be taken as a tea. As a mouthwash or gargle, eyebright may be employed for inflammations of the mouth and throat.

Richard Mabey, The New Age Herbalist (1988)

Eyebright for :Conjunctivitis and bloodshot eyes
Conjunctivitis and bloodshot eyes . The eyebright chemicals aucubin, loganin, and verbenalin have been shown to stop inflammation in laboratory animals. Aucubin also stimulates the production of proteins that are involved in the process of healing.

Phyllis A. Balch, Prescription for Herbal Healing (2002)

Plant Description


The Eyebright is one of a genus containing twenty species distributed over Europe, Northern and Western Asia and North America. An elegant little plant, 2 to 8 inches high, an annual that flowers from June to September, with deeply cut leaves and numerous, small, white or purplish flowers. The Eyebright will not grow readily in a garden if transplanted, it is a semi-parasite, relying on part of its nourishment on the roots of other plants.

History and Traditions
history Eyebright has small, scallop-edged white flowers with yellow spots and a black center, somewhat resembling a bloodshot eye. Historically, eyebright's use for eye problems was due to the Doctrine of Signatures, a sixteenth-century theory that held that a plant's appearance indicated the conditions it could treat.
Astrology:
folkloreIt is under the sign of the Lion, and Sol claims dominion over it. The juice or distilled water of eye-bright, taken inwardly in white wine or broth, or dropped into the eyes, for divers days together, helps all infirmities of the eyes that cause dimness of sight Nicholas Culpeper
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