Garden Tour
The boiled roots of the Comfrey plant had both the properties of an expectorant to loosen phlegm, and a coagulant to relieve internal and external bleeding. Formed into a poultice, the roots encouraged the healing of bruises, strains, broken bones, fresh cuts and wounds.
Boiled with wine, mixed with honey, or formed into a poultice, the leaves and flowers of the Feverfew plant were useful for treating inflammations, chest congestion and headache due to colds, and relieving melancholy and vertigo. Used during childbirth, Feverfew was considered an especially beneficial herb for women. Additionally, it was a strong insect repellent, preventing damage to stored woolens and linens.
The roots and seeds of the Lovage plant aided digestion and relieved internal aches and pains. A distillation of the herb treated eye redness, blotches, boils, and freckles, and served as a mouthwash and gargle. The long stalks of the plant were also often used as celery in salads, soups and stews.
Whether boiled in wine or milk, added to baths, or formed into ointments, the leaves, flowers, and seeds of Lavender Cotton provided beneficial treatment for worms, itching, jaundice, and poisonous stings and bites. Placed with woolens, Lavender Cotton was also a moth repellent.
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