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SAUCE-ALONE
ALLIARIA PETIOLATA (= A. OFFICINALIS) (Jack-by-the-Hedge or Common Garlic Cress) The green leaves are held to be good to heal the ulcers in the legs. A hedge plant also called Garlic Mustard with leaves resembling Nettles, although not prickly, and white flowers, which are followed by small pods containing blackish seeds. Where to find it: By walls, hedges and paths. Flowering time: Early to late summer. Astrology: It is a herb of Mercury. Medicinal virtues: It warms the stomach and helps digestion. The juice boiled with honey is good for a cough, to cut and expectorate tough phlegm. The seed bruised and boiled in wine is a good remedy for colicky wind or the stone, if drank warm. The leaves or the seed boiled and used in clysters eases the pain of the stone. Modern uses: Not in general use, although commonly available. The juice of the leaves are diuretic and helpful in dropsy. The leaves are antiseptic and can be applied externally to leg ulcers. The plant is edible and has been eaten as a salad food. It has also been used in sauces, hence its common name. When bruised, the plant smells of Garlic. |