Scarlet Pimpernel / أناغيلس الحقول / عُشبة العَلق /

الزريقاء / حشيشة الحَلًمة / عين الجمل /

Lysimachia arvensis (L.) U.Manns & Anderb.

Edibility and usage

Edibility
Edible
Edible part
  • Leaves
Preparation
  • Cooked
  • Salads
Blooming period
March to April
Foraging period
January to March
Seed collection period
May to August
Potential medicinal uses
  • Anti-inflammatory
  • Nervine
  • Vulnerary

Description

Perenniality
Annual
Petal colour
  • Dark blue
Leaf type
  • Entire
Life form
  • Annual

Scientifc data

Genus
Lysimachia L.
Family
Primulaceae
Wikidata item
Q21327968
GBIF Item
Lysimachia arvensis (L.) U.Manns & Anderb. (8184903)

Notes

مغلي مستخلص النبات تم استخدامه لعلاج التقرحات و التهاب الدماغ و العتلالات العقلية و استخدم النبات بالكامل لعلاج الطفح الجلدي و التقرحات و لدغات الثعابين و علاج الصرع

References

  1. Lysimachia arvensis (L.) U.Manns & Anderb. in GBIF Secretariat (2021). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-03-22.(English)
  2. Plants For A Future. Anagallis arvensis - L.(2022, January 27).
  3. CABI. Anagallis arvensis. (2022, February 27).
  4. Nehmé, M.(2008). Etymological dictionary of Syrian flora. Beirut: Librairie du liban publishers.(English, French, and Arabic)
  5. Ghazanfar, Shahina A., and Chris Thorogood. A Herbal of Iraq. Kew Publishing, 2022.

Citation

Lysimachia arvensis (L.) U.Manns & Anderb. in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/745 accessed via barari.org on 2/19/2026.

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