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Lungwort
Other Names: Bethlehem Sage, Jerusalem Cowslip, Jerusalem Sage, Lungenkraut, Sage of Jerusalem, Spotted Comfrey, Spotted Lungwort

References

Byshevskii AS, Gerbert IIa, Dement'eva IA, Leven PI, Chiriat'ev EA. Nature, properties and the mechanism of the effect on blood coagulation of the preparation obtained from Pulmonaria officinalis. [Article in Russian] Gematol Transfuziol. 1990;35(10):6-9.

Grieve M. Lungwort. In: A Modern Herbal. New York: Dover Publishers, 1971. Available at: http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/mgmh.html. Posted 1995. Accessed November 3, 2003.

Hoffmann DL. Lungwort herb. Herbal Materia Medica. No date given. Available at: http://www.healthy.net/asp/templates/article.asp?PageType=article&ID=1410. Accessed November 4, 2003.

Jellin JM, Gregory P, Batz F, Hitchens K, et al, eds. Pharmacist's Letter/Prescriber's Letter. Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database, 3rd Edition. Stockton CA: Therapeutic Research Facility, 2000.

Leven PI, Dement'eva IA, Chabanov MK. The anticoagulant action of a factor from the nondialyzed fraction of the ammoniacal extract of the lungwort, Pulmonaria mollissima. [Article in Russian] Eksp Klin Farmakol. 1992;55(1):38-40.

Liu S. Radiosensitivity of marrow stromal cells and the effect of some radioprotective agents. [Article in Chinese] Zhongguo Yi Xue Ke Xue Yuan Xue Bao. 1991 Oct;13(5):338-342.

Luthy J, Brauchli J, Zweifel U, Schmid P, Schlatter C. Pyrrolizidine alkaloids in medicinal plants of Boraginaceal: Borago officinalis L. and Pulmonaria officinalis L. [Article in German] Pharma Acta Helvetica. 1984;59(9-10):242-246.

Plants for a Future Database. Pulmonaria officinalis. No date given. Available at: http://www.ibiblio.org/pfaf/cgi-bin/arr_html?Pulmonaria+officinalis. Accessed November 4, 2003.

Revised October 12-20-2007

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Note: The above information is not intended to replace the advice of your physician, pharmacist, or other healthcare professional. It is not meant to indicate that the use of the product is safe, appropriate, or effective for you.

In general, herbal products are not subject to review or approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). They are not required to be standardized, meaning that the amounts of active ingredients or contaminants they contain may vary between brands or between different batches of the same brand. Not all of the risks, side effects, or interactions associated with the use of herbal products are known because few reliable studies of their use in humans have been done.

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