White Dead Nettle | Lamium album

White Deadnettle is a flowering plant commonly known as white dead nettle or white nettle belonging to family Lamiaceae. It is inherent throughout Asia and Europe. White Deadnettle formerly enjoyed prestige in England as a reputed cure for scrofula (a type of tuberculosis of the lymph nodes). The leaves mixed with grease were mentioned by the Roman naturalist Pliny the Elder as a remedy for the disease. Pliny also contended that the plant’s smell was unpleasant enough to deter snakes. John Gerard (1545–1612) wrote that the flowers were often baked in sugar. Children were known to have sucked the flowers for their nectar.

Herbalists used a decoction of the plant primarily to stop internal hemorrhages, prescribed it for some female ailments and used it in the treatment of forms of tuberculosis. The herb is used externally for treating gout, sciatica and muscular pains. It is beneficial for healing burns, bruises and wounds. This plant has a high content of tannins and is effective for dressing injuries, burns and cuts with its astringent and anti-inflammatory properties. Herbal tea brewed with the plant is a beneficial remedy for diarrhea. In England, white dead nettle was reputed for its efficacy to cure cervical tuberculous lymphadenitis. Children were known to have sucked the flowers for their nectar. Herbalists used a decoction of the plant primarily to stop internal hemorrhages but also prescribed it for some female ailments, and used it in the treatment of some forms of tuberculosis.

Treats:

• Excessive Bleeding
• Excessive Menstrual Bleeding
• Cuts
• Burns
• Wounds
• Diarrhea
• Kidney/Bladder Problems
• Painful Menstruation

Common names:

White archangel, dead nettle, white nettle.

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