158 LADIES' BEDSTRAW LADIES' MANTLE. 



LADIES' BEDSTRAW. Galium verum, Linn. 



N.O. Rubiacca. 



Syn. Yellow Bedstraw, Maid's hair, Cheese rennet, 

 Wild Rosemary. 



Part used Herb. 



Action Diuretic, alterative. This is a popular 

 remedy in gravel, stone, and urinary diseases, and 

 has been used in hysterical complaints and epilepsy. 

 The infusion is made with i ounce of herb in a pint of 

 boiling water and taken in wineglassful doses several 

 times a day. 



Distinctive character Stems slender, angular. 

 Leaves linear, with revolute margins, downy beneath, 

 about eight in a whorl. Flowers in terminal panicles, 

 golden yellow. Taste, astringent, bitterish, and slightly 

 acid. Odour, none. 



LADIES' MANTLE. Alchemllla vulgarls, Linn. 

 Syn.-Lion's Foot. N '- Rosace *' 



Part used Herb. 



Action Astringent, styptic. Used as a cure for 

 excessive menstruation and flooding. Taken internally 

 as an infusion of i ounce to a pint of boiling water in 

 teacupful doses as required. Also employed as an 

 injection. 



Preparation Fluid extract : Dose, -1 drachm. 



Distinctive character Leaves rounded, about 2 

 inches in diameter, having nine obtuse, serrate lobes, 

 and slender stalks about 4 inches long, the whole plant 

 furnished with soft silky hairs. Flowers green, in small 

 clusters, borne on a forked stem which has small three- 

 lobed leaves and broad stipules at the base of each 

 fork. The flowers have no petals and only one to four 

 stamens. Taste, slightly astringent. Inodorous. 



