Glasswort

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.

Commission E: not processed

ESCOP: not processed

HMPC: not processed

Herbal medicine: diuretic effect, contained in a few tea mixtures and ready-made preparations, but no longer of phytotherapeutic importance today.

Allergological significance: see glasswort pollen allergy

Cosmetics: Parietaria officinalis extract (INCI)

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).

1. https://www.awl.ch/heilpflanzen/parietaria_officinalis/glaskraut.htm