''Euphrasia officinalis'', also known as eyebright or eyewort, is a species of plant in the family

Orobanchaceae Orobanchaceae, the broomrapes, is a family (biology), family of mostly parasitic plants of the order (biology), order Lamiales, with about 90 genus, genera and more than 2000 species. Many of these genera (e.g., ''Pedicularis'', ''Rhinanthus'', ...

. ''Euphrasia officinalis'' herb has been used in the traditional Austrian medicine internally as tea, or externally as compresses, for treatment of disorders of the eyes and the gastrointestinal tract. A preliminary study demonstrated protective effects of Euphrasia officinalis against UVB-induced photoaging. Synonyms of ''E. officinalis'' include ''E. rostkoviana'' (named after Prussian botanist

Friedrich Wilhelm Gottlieb Rostkovius Friedrich Wilhelm Gottlieb Theophil Rostkovius (1770–1848) was a German physician, mycologist and botanist. In 1801, he received his doctorate from the University of Halle with the thesis ''Dissertatio Botanica Inauguralis De Junco'' (treatise on ...

) and ''E. fennica.''

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officinalis ''Officinalis'', ''officinale'', or occasionally ''officinarum'' is a Medieval Latin epithet denoting organisms—mainly plants—with uses in medicine, herbalism, manufacturing, and cookery. It commonly occurs as a specific epithet, the second t ...

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