Dubrovnik Ordinary

Common Dubrovnik

Common Dubrovnik (lat. Teucrium chamaedrys) is a herbaceous plant of the Lamiaceae family.

Botanical description:

Common Dubrovnik is a perennial subshrub up to 25 cm high. The stems are erect, round, sometimes with a red-violet tint. The leaves are opposite, ovate, with crenate-serrate edges. The flowers are small, pinkish-red, collected in false whorls in the axils of the upper leaves.

Spreading:

Grows on edges and slopes, prefers calcareous soils. Distributed in Europe.

Chemical composition:

Contains essential oil, tannins, bitterness.

Application:

It is used in folk medicine as a stomach remedy for diseases of the digestive tract, to improve appetite. Sometimes used for bronchitis and gout.

Thus, common Dubrovnik is a common medicinal plant with beneficial properties.