308 WORMWOOD WOUNDWORT. 



WORMWOOD. Artemisia Absinthium, Linn. 



Syn.-01d Woman. N '' Composite 



Part used Herb. 



Action Tonic, stomachic, febrifuge, anthelmintic. 

 A good remedy for enfeebled digestion and debility. It 

 may also be used to expel worms. The infusion of 

 i ounce to a pint of boiling water is taken in wineglass- 

 ful doses. 



Preparation Fluid extract : Dose, -1 drachm. 



Distinctive character Stem 2-2^ feet high, whitish 

 like the leaves, with fine, silky, appressed hairs. 

 Leaves about 3 inches long by i inch broad, about 

 three times pinnatifid, the leafstalks slightly winged at 

 the margin, and the lobes linear and obtuse. The 

 small, nearly-globular flowerheads are arranged in an 

 erect leafy panicle, the leaves being reduced to three or 

 even one linear segment. The flowers have a greenish 

 yellow tint, and have no pappus. Taste, very bitter. 

 Odour, characteristic, resembling that of thujone. 



WOUNDWORT. Stachys palustris, Linn. 



N.O. Labiate. 



Syn. Allheal, Panay, Opopanewort, Clownswort, 

 Downy Woundwort, Clown's Woundwort, Rusticum Vulna 

 Herba. 



Part used Herb. 



Action Antiseptic, antispasmodic. It relieves gout, 

 cramp, and pains in the joints, falling sickness and 

 vertigo. The bruised leaves, applied to a wound, will 

 stop bleeding and heal the wound. The fresh juice is 

 made into a syrup and taken internally to stop haemorr- 

 hages, dysentery, &c. 



Distinctive character Leaves cordate-ovate, ser- 

 rate, long-stalked, hairy. Stems square. Taste, astrin- 

 gent. Odour, unpleasant. 



