Synonym(s)
parietaria judaica; parietaria officinalis; pellitory-of-the-wall; wall pellitory
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A plant belonging to the nettle family that grows up to 1 m tall and is also native to Central Europe. Parietaria judaica is preferably found in the coastal regions of the Mediterranean. Reddish-greenish flowers with a long flowering period, ovoid fruit.
No phytotherapeutic significance, but allergological: see glasswort pollen allergy
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The representative in Central Europe, the "upright glasswort (= Parietaria officinalis) has not yet appeared as an allergen. Parietaria judaica grows mainly in the Mediterranean and Western Europe along the Atlantic coast to Central England. Its pollen is the cause of pollinosis (see alsoglasswort pollen allergy).
Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer