Tuesday, 20 February 2024

Plants We Used to Use 354. Red deadnettle

In traditional medicine, entire Red deadnettles (Lamium purpureum) were claimed to be both diuretic and purgative. Dried leaves were used as a poultice to stem bleeding. Fresh, bruised leaves were also applied to external cuts and wounds.

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