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ORPINE SEDUM TELEPHIUM It cools any inflammation upon any hurt or wound, and eases the pain. The common Orpine has large, broad, flattened leaves, dented on the edges. The flowers are pinkish-white and grow in tufts and produce seed like dust. Where to find it: Shadowy fields and woods. It also grows in gardens. Flowering time: Midsummer. Astrology: The Moon owns this herb .Medicinal virtues: This plant is seldom used for internal medicines. The distilled water is profitable for gnawings and excoriations in the stomach and bowels and for ulcers in the lungs, liver or other inward parts. It stays the bloody flux, and other fluxes. The juice mixed with salad oil is applied for burns and scalds. The bruised leaves are applied to wounds to heal them and to the throat to ease the quinsy. The roots may also be bruised and applied to wounds and bruises. Modern uses: The plant is astringent and has been used for checking diarrhoea, a decoction of the leaves being made by boiling them in milk and taking 2 fl oz (56 ml) three or four times a day. It is not a remedy in current use. Others, like Blackberry root, are more popular. |