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Wednesday 24 October 2012

Woundwort

There are anumber of different woundworts out there, this particular one is Hedge Woundwort..



As the name suggests this plant isused in healing wounds. Made into a compress or ointment it has great antiseptic properties and is also a great styptic and indeed was particlularly used for just this purpose in County Galway,as a matter of fact some herbalists say it rivals Yarrow in it's blood staunching abilities!
A good one to know.

3 comments:

  1. I'll have to check to see if they grow here in Finland. Thanks for the tip!

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  2. Square stem & Opposite leaf? Looks like a Labiatae, but could also be a Mint, even a Nettle.

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    1. I do think you're right,if I can remember properly it's a member of the mint family and closely related to the dead nettles..I'll check it out to be sure.

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