Sunday, 24 March 2024

Plants We Used to Use 452. Traveller's joy

Traveller's joy (Clematis vitalba) is poisonous. Its leaves, however, have been used to make medicines to treat diseases of the male genitals and migraine headaches. Sometimes, leaves have also been applied directly to the skin, to aid poorly-healing wounds.

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