Saturday, March 26, 2011

Can you guess this plant?


This is one of my all time favorite medicinal plants. I use it as a simple (on it's own) for easing irritation of mouth sores, decreasing pain from repetitive use injuries, and easing tension.  I often combine it with wood betony.  Those of you who've used my medicinal tinctures have likely come across this herb already.  Any good guesses out there?  I'll post a full profile of this plant in the next few days.

6 comments:

  1. It looks very familiar, but I can't say for sure what it is. Maybe valerian? But my valerian is deep purple at emergence, fading to green as it grows. And that picture looks close to emergence, so maybe not.

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  2. Hi Kate, nice guess. It's form does look similar to valerian. This one may be a bit more obscure.

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  3. No, not nettles, but they do both have serrated leaves...

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  4. Yes! Agrimony! Should be showing it's rosette of leaves in the woods this week!

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