Eremophila freelingii
F.Muell.
Scrophulariaceae
Common Name: Rock Fuchsia Bush
General Information
Eremophila freelingii is a shrub, often resinous, that can grow up to 2 metres tall[
365- Title
- Flora of New South Wales
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- Website
- http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm
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- Description
- An on-line resource giving a brief botanical description of all the native plants of New South Wales, their habitat and range, together with diagrams and photographs of the plants.
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Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
Australia - mainly in the arid and semi-arid regions of Northern Territory and S. Australia, extending to W. Austalia, New South Wales and Queensland
Habitat
Grows mostly in Mulga communities in rocky situations in hilly and ridge country[
365- Title
- Flora of New South Wales
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- An on-line resource giving a brief botanical description of all the native plants of New South Wales, their habitat and range, together with diagrams and photographs of the plants.
].
Properties
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
A decoction of the leaves has been drunk for sores, headaches, chest pains and diarrhoea[
1462- Title
- An Ethnopharmacological Study of Medicinal Plants of the Kamilaroi and Muruwari Aboriginal Communities in Northern N
- Publication
- A Thesis submitted at Macquarie University
- Author
- Qian Liu
- Publisher
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- Year
- 2006
- ISBN
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- Description
- In particular it looks at Ethnopharacological information on the genera Eremurus and Exocarpus. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
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The leaves have been used to make an antiseptic wash for the treatment of cuts, open sores and scabies, and have been used in steam baths to relieve symptoms of colds or flu, such as fever and congestion in the head and chest[
1462- Title
- An Ethnopharmacological Study of Medicinal Plants of the Kamilaroi and Muruwari Aboriginal Communities in Northern N
- Publication
- A Thesis submitted at Macquarie University
- Author
- Qian Liu
- Publisher
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- Year
- 2006
- ISBN
-
- Description
- In particular it looks at Ethnopharacological information on the genera Eremurus and Exocarpus. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
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An essential oil mainly composed of alpha-pinene has been found in the leaves[
1462- Title
- An Ethnopharmacological Study of Medicinal Plants of the Kamilaroi and Muruwari Aboriginal Communities in Northern N
- Publication
- A Thesis submitted at Macquarie University
- Author
- Qian Liu
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2006
- ISBN
-
- Description
- In particular it looks at Ethnopharacological information on the genera Eremurus and Exocarpus. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Methanol and dichloromethane extracts of the plant have been reported to inhibit adenosine diphosphate (ADP) induced human platelet [14C]5-hydroxytryptamine release in vitro [Rogers et al.,
2000- Title
- Genome sizes and ploidy levels in Mexican cactus pear species Opuntia (Tourn.) Mill. series Streptacanthae Britton e
- Publication
- Genet Resour Crop Evol (2007) 54:1033-1041
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- Segura S. et al
- Website
- http:// 10.1007/s10722-006-9196-z
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- Year
- 2007
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- Description
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]. This biological function is consistent with the plant's traditional medicinal use as a therapeutic agent for treating migraine and headache[
1462- Title
- An Ethnopharmacological Study of Medicinal Plants of the Kamilaroi and Muruwari Aboriginal Communities in Northern N
- Publication
- A Thesis submitted at Macquarie University
- Author
- Qian Liu
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2006
- ISBN
-
- Description
- In particular it looks at Ethnopharacological information on the genera Eremurus and Exocarpus. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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