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Lamiaceae - wall germander, Edel-Gamander
Subshrub, 15-30cm high, with creeping woody roots; stem branched; leaves entire, elliptic, up to 3cm long, serrate or notched; flowers with reddish corolla, rarely white. The plant is native from southern central Europe and the Mediterranean to western Asia. Several subspecies are known. http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teucrium_chamaedrys#Variabilit.C3.A0
The dried, aboveground parts (collected while flowering, Teucrii chamaedrys herba) are used as bitter tonic and astringent. „Germander is a traditional tonic, diuretic, anti-diarrhoeal medicine and mouthwash that was mainly used in France and Italy. It has also become popular as a supportive treatment in weight loss programmes. The herb is no longer used to any extend, as several cases of liver damage have beenreported.“ [Medicinal Plants of the World. Ben-Erik Van Wyk and Michael Wink, Pretoria 2004, 321]