Maidens Tears, Silene Vulgaris, Herbal Tincture, Herbal Extract

Maidens Tears, Silene Vulgaris, Herbal Tincture, Herbal Extract Ethnobotanical evidence indicates that several Silene species have been used for medicinal purposes and are consumed as food in Anatolia, Turkey, (Table 1) and Italy (Boğa, 2017, Toroglu et al., 2013). Notably, tender leaves of Silene vulgaris are consumed fried with olive oil and eggs in Italy (Laghetti & Perrino, 1994). In Corsica, S. vulgaris is preferred in soup in combination with other wild herbs (Rivera et al., 2007). This species have also been used for the management of bronchitis and asthma (Chandra & Rawat, 2015). In Spain, S. vulgaris is commonly known as ‘bladder campion’ and is reported to be a rich source of bioactive compounds such as lutein and β-carotene (Sánchez-Mata et al., 2012, Vardavas et al., 2006) with antioxidant properties (Consortium, 2005, Morales et al., 2012). KNOWN BENEFITS MAY: -TARGETS AGGRESSIVE VIRUSES-TARGETS 8 BACTERIAL INFECTIONS-TARGETS 8  FUNGUS INFECTIONS-TARGETS RETRO AND