Pertinent Information on the Plant

• Nervine (relaxant, sedative)

• Good for stress and anxiety

• Great for cardiovascular problems

• Nervous tachycardia (speeding up of heart rate due to stress, tension and anxiety can be helped)

• Hypnotic (will induce sleep)

• Anti-spasmodic (digestive spasms or colic can be relieved)

• Sedative (calm the nervous system and reduce stress and nervousness throughout the body)

• Headaches (Stress related, vascular)

• Anti-depressant

• Indigestion – due to stress

• Gastritis – due to stress

• Colitis – due to stress

• Analgesics (Pain reliever for muscular, tooth ache, burns, Gall bladder, cuts, wounds, sore throat etc)

• Dysphagia – problem with swallowing

• Premenstrual tension

• Menstrual cramps

• Insomnia

• Regulates sleep and restfulness

• Shingles

• Psoriasis

• Menopause – anxiety or depression

• Reduce sexual drive (sexual energy)

• Carminative

• Itching and skin rash (with burdock and Echinacea)

• Itching from Poison ivy and poison oak

• Strengthens and tones heart (hypertension and irregular and rapid heartbeat)

• Herb is non addictive

• Herb can be used long term

Habitat and Growing area

• Widespread in damp meadows throughout Europe and is often on banks beside freshwater ponds and streams. I have many growing on our farm in Ontario. Can also be found locally on many roadsides.

Extra Notes

• Some people compare the smell of its flowers to dirty socks!
• A good ingredient in teas, especially bed time blends.