Jacob's Ladder

Polemonium caeruleum

Jacob's Ladder or Greek valerian is a hardy perennial flowering plant. The plant produces cup-shaped, lavender-coloured or white flowers. It is native to temperate regions of Europe.
Greek valerian The plant was first used as a medicinal herb in ancient Greece. The ancient Greeks used the root to treat dysentery, toothaches and animal bites. The plant was also found in a few European pharmacies during the nineteenth century and was used as an antisyphilitic agent and to treat rabies. Today, the plant is not usually used medically. Geotagged,Polemonium caeruleum,The Netherlands

Habitat

The plant is native to damp grasslands, woodlands, meadows and rocky areas in temperate areas of Europe.
Jacob's Ladder - Polemonium caeruleum Zammelen.     Belgium,Geotagged,Jacob's Ladder,Polemonium caeruleum,Spring

Uses

The plant was first used as a medicinal herb in ancient Greece. The ancient Greeks used the root to treat dysentery, toothaches and animal bites. The plant was also found in a few European pharmacies during the nineteenth century and was used as an antisyphilitic agent and to treat rabies. Today, the plant is not usually used medically.''Polemonium caeruleum'' was voted the County flower of Derbyshire in 2002 following a poll by the wild plant conservation charity Plantlife.

Today, the plant is usually used in potpourris and is boiled in olive oil to make black dyes and hair dressing, but it has few other significant uses.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderEricales
FamilyPolemoniaceae
GenusPolemonium
Species