Ajuga iva -Chendgoura

Chendgoura(ivette musqée) Traditional herbal medicines:

Ajuga Iva is a small perennial plant with a bitter flavor and a strong odor, which is similar to musk with green, narrow, toothed leaves, Solitary flowers usually purple in color, from the Lamiaceae family. It is found on dry, stony soils.

 

 

Kingdom: Plantae

Class: Spermatophyta (Angiospermae)

Order: Dicotyledons

Family: Lamiaceae

Genus: Ajuga

Species: Ajuga iva

Common Names:

Chendgoura, Jaada (Arabic), ivette musquée (French)

Thouf eltoulba, Tayrart (Tamazight)

Musky bugle (English)

 

 Abundance:

Common

Scarce

Rare

Very Rare

Extinct

 Flowering Time:                     May  Jun  Jul  Aug  Sep  Oct  Nov

 

Parts used: Whole plant

 

Medicinal uses:

Cold diseases, Diabetes, Hypertension, Reduces, stress, Vasodilatation, Diuretic, Antispasmodic, Anti-inflammatory, Aperitif, Anti-diarrheic, Stomach ache, Facilitates childbirth.Digestive disorders, Hemorrhoids, Mouth infections, ulcers and dental pain, Treat various intestinal worms, Gout

 

Diffusion:

“Chandgoura” spread widely in Algeria and extends from Morocco to the Middle East through Egypt and North Africa to Western India, as well as found in southern Europe and the plant is not considered threatened with extinction.