Bugloss / 'shreshi' herb — UNCERTAIN identification

Other names: Bugloss / 'shreshi' herb — UNCERTAIN identification

Georgian

Safety information

Toxicity: Cannot assess — plant not identified. (Georgian 'შრეში/შრეშა' has been linked to Eremurus (foxtail lily) whose roots yield a glue/starch, but this is uncertain.) Treat as unidentified; do not use.

Contraindications: Unknown.

Interactions: Unknown.

Evidence level

Folk

Reported in folk medicine sources; not clinically validated. Folk and historical sources have not been validated by clinical research.

Preparations

topical paste · herb

Part used: herb

Traditional use: pounded with rock-salt and wine vinegar/vinegar lees into a paste, applied to a deformed/ingrown nail and bandaged (panaritium-related)(Folk and historical sources have not been validated by clinical research.)

Evidence:Historical

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Associated conditions

Panaritium / whitlow (folk)

Nutritional notes

n/a

Healing traditions

Georgian

Sources (1)

Iadigar Daudi (Bagrationi 1985), quoted in Nebieridze, Masalebi 2020, N1

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