Monday, 12 February 2024

Plants We Used to Use 329. Perennial cornflower

Perennial cornflower (Centaurea montana) is weakly diuetic and mildly purgative. An infusion, from its dried flowers, was used to treat coughing; dropsy and constipation. It was also a mouthwash for bleeding gums and an eye bath for conjunctivitis.

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