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HYACINTH HYACINTHOIDES (ENDYMION) NON-SCRIPTA It will cure the whites. This is the Bluebell or Wild Hyacinth, a perennial bulb. The graceful stem bears drooping, bell-shaped flowers. Where to find it: It grows beneath hedges and in gardens and masses itself in woodland. Flowering time. Spring. Astrology: Not assigned to any planet. Medicinal virtues. The root is full of a slimy juice, a decoction of which promotes the urine. Dried and reduced to a powder, it is of a balsamic and styptic nature. Its virtues are little known. The fresh roots are poisonous and may be made into starch. Modern uses: The bulb is a diurectic and a styptic, but used fresh is poisonous. Its main indication for use has been leucorrhoea, a profuse Vaginal discharge. However the effective dose of the dried powdered bulb is only three grains ( 195 mg) and not to be exceeded and, therefore, this remedy is not recommended for domestic use. |