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Ethnobotanical Plant Stachys sylvatica

Common Name
Ortiga Hedionda; Woundwort,Hedge

Activities

Uses for this plant.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Country/Region Reference
Antiseptic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Dysentery Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Emetic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Emmenagogue Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Emmenagogue Spain Font Query, P. 1979. Plantas Medicinales el Dioscorides Renovado. Editorial Labor, S.A. Barcelona. 5th Ed.
Expectorant Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Hemostat Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Sedative Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Spasm Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Tonic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Tumor UK Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.