Echium amoenum (In Persian: گل گاوزبان) is one of the important medicinal herbs in Iranian traditional medicine.[1] It is a biennial or perennial herb indigenous to the narrow zone of northern part of Iran, Caucasus and Russia, where it grows at an altitude ranging from 60 to 2,200 m (200 to 7,220 ft). E. amoenum has been advocated for a variety of effects such as demulcent, anti-inflammatory and analgesic, especially for the common cold, and as an anxiolytic and sedative.[2][3]
Echium amoenum plant Echium amoenum (In Persian: گل گاوزبان) is one of the important medicinal herbs in Iranian traditional medicine. It is a biennial or perennial herb indigenous to the narrow zone of northern part of Iran, Caucasus and Russia, where it grows at an altitude ranging from 60 to 2,200 m (200 to 7,220 ft). E. amoenum has been advocated for a variety of effects such as demulcent, anti-inflammatory and analgesic, especially for the common cold, and as an anxiolytic and sedative.
