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	The eyes have it Who wouldn't wish for lifelong 20/20 vision? While your mother may have told you to eat lots of carrots for your eyes (and she was right), she probably didn't know about the benefits of a little herb called eyebright, or Euphrasia. Eyebright is in bloom from July to September, displaying many small white or purple flowers with red spots and stripes. Many say the flowers look like sore or bloodshot eyes, which has influenced people to use the plant to treat eye afflictions since the Middle Ages. Quick Facts About Eyebright: The entire plant can be used for medicinal purposes. Folk remedies use eyebright applied as a compress to eyes irritated by hay fever, allergies, colds, and conjunctivitis. Sterile prepared products are now recommended. As a tea, herbalists suggest it may help nasal congestion and coughs, though studies have yet to prove its medicinal uses. There is a formula made by the Amish in Florida that is said to be useful for vision problems and night blindness. In Queen Elizabeth I's time, eyebright was an ingredient in British Herbal Tobacco, smoked to relieve bronchial conditions and colds. In Milton's epic poem, "Paradise Lost," Archangel Michael used eyebright to clear Adam's sight when his vision was clouded after eating the "false fruit."

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