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MAYWEED (Stinking) ANTHEMIS COTULA It has some of the virtues of Chamomile, but has a far more disagreeable taste. I t grows to a foot (30 cm) high and is also known as Stinking Chamomile as it resembles Chamomile, but the leaves have an unpleasant smell. The flower is white with a high yellow disc. Where to find it: Cornfields and waste ground. Flowering time: Late spring, early summer. Astrology: It is governed by Venus. Medicinal virtues: It is used for the same purposes as Chamomile, that is to dissolve tumours, expel wind and to ease pains and aches in the joints and other parts. It is also good for women whose matrix has fallen. They should bathe their feet in a decoction of it. Internally the leaves operate by the urine and in some constitutions by the stool. But by both ways roughly, so it should be very cautiously tampered with. Modern uses: The flowers are preferred to the leaves. They are used to make a poultice to apply to piles and are administered as an infusion to stimulate menstruation. lf given internally too strong it can cause vomiting. The dose of the infusion varies from 1-4 fl OZ (28-114 rnl). |