Impatiens walleriana

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NAME: Impatiens walleriana
FAMILY: Balsaminaceae
COMMON NAMES: busy Lizzie (British Isles), balsam, sultana, or simply impatiens
LOCAL NAMES: Fleissiges Lieschen, Sultansbalsemien, busy-lizzie

 
USEFUL PART(s): leaves, stems, flowers, roots.
 

GENERAL USES:

  • Leaves and roots dried, pounded mixed with water, juice drank as abortifacient.

  • North American impatiens has been used as herbal remedies for the treatment of bee stings, insect bites, and stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) rashes.

  • They are also used after poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) contact to prevent a rash from developing.

GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION

  • Southeastern Kenya

  • Tanzania

  • Southern Malawi

  • Western Mozambique

  • Eastern Zimbabwe

  • North America

  • Australia

  • Several Pacific islands

WHY IS IT GREEN?

Impatiens walleriana medicinal values include:

  • poison ivy

  • gastro-intestinal canal

  • allergic reaction

  • athlete’s foot

  • dandruff

 

FURTHER READINGS

"The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 20 January 2014.

Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 184533731X.

Eckehart J. Jäger, Friedrich Ebel, Peter Hanelt, Gerd K. Müller (ed.): Rothmaler excursion flora of Germany. Volume 5: Herbaceous ornamental and useful plants. Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-8274-0918-8

Jump up to:a b RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.

"RHS Plant Selector - Impatiens Accent series". Retrieved 23 June 2013.

"RHS Plant Selector - Impatiens walleriana Super Elfin Series". Retrieved 23 June2013.

"RHS Plant Selector - Impatiens walleriana Tempo Series". Retrieved 23 June2013.

Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.

"AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 52. Retrieved 10 March 2018.

"RHS Plantfinder - Impatiens 'Divine Violet' (Divine Series)". Retrieved 12 March2018.

"RHS Plantfinder - Impatiens Magnum Wild Salmon (Magnum Series)". Retrieved 12 March 2018.

"RHS Plantfinder - Impatiens SunPatiens Compact Blush Pink = Sakimp013 (SunPatiens Series)". Retrieved 12 March 2018.

"RHS Plantfinder - Impatiens SunPatiens Compact Electric Orange = 'Sakimp025' (SunPatiens Series)". Retrieved 12 March 2018.

"RHS Plantfinder - Impatiens SunPatiens Compact Orange = 'Sakimp011'". Retrieved 7 March 2018.

"RHS Plantfinder - Impatiens SunPatiens Spreading Variegated Salmon = 'Sakimp005' (SunPatiens Series)". Retrieved 7 March 2018.

 "RHS Plantfinder - Impatiens Spreading Variegated White = 'Sakimp018' (SunPatiens Series)". Retrieved 12 March 2018.

Source: Wikipedia

Source: Wikipedia