Lamium, Dead Nettle
Urtica mortua, Galiopsis, Archangel
Lamium
Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530
Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530
Lamium
Compleat Body of Practical Botanic Physic, Bayliss, 1791
Compleat Body of Practical Botanic Physic, Bayliss, 1791
Botanical name:
Lamium spp.
Several varieties are used:
Parts used:
Herb, Seed
Temperature & Taste:
Warm, dry.
Classifications:
Attenuating, Inciding, Discussive, Resolutive, Astringent, Vulnerary
Cephalic, Nervine, Hepatic, Splenetic, Uterine, Arthritic
Lamium spp.
Several varieties are used:
- L. album (White; best, most used)
- L. purpureum (Red)
- L. lutea (syn. L. galeobdolon) (Yellow)
Parts used:
Herb, Seed
Temperature & Taste:
Warm, dry.
Classifications:
Attenuating, Inciding, Discussive, Resolutive, Astringent, Vulnerary
Cephalic, Nervine, Hepatic, Splenetic, Uterine, Arthritic
Uses:
1. Moves the Blood and Qi, Regulates Menstruation:
-irregular, delayed or painful menstruation
2. Clears Damp, Promotes Urine:
-scant or frequent urination
3. Clears Damp, Stops Diarrhea:
-Diarrhea
4. Clears Phlegm, Stops Cough and Wheezing:
-Cough, Bronchitis.
5. Clears Phlegm-Damp, Resolves Masses:
-Scrofula
6. Externally:
-Sores and Boils from toxic heat (both int. and ext.)
Dose:
Seed or Herb in Powder: 1–3 grams, often taken with wine
Seed or Herb in Powder: 1–3 grams, often taken with wine
Main Combinations:
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Cautions:
None noted
Main Preparations used:
Conserve of the White Flowers
None noted
Main Preparations used:
Conserve of the White Flowers