A hairy Eurasian plant resembling a dead-nettle, formerly used in the treatment of wounds.
治伤草
Genus Stachys, family Labiatae: several species
Example sentencesExamples
There are some 300 species of Stachys, also known as betonies, hedge nettles and woundworts.
Marsh woundwort is a member of the mint family, and it has only a slight smell (unlike the rather similar Hedge Woundwort, which gives off a very strong odour).
And if their blues, purples and soft whites began to pall, the gardener could add the hot yellows of the woundworts (species of Solidago).
One of the most intriguing groups of plants sought for their healing qualities, the woundworts, offers plenty of material for the researcher.
There is no record of it being applied to bleeding wounds - the English woundworts are effective in initiating coagulation by reason of their hairs.
Definition of woundwort in US English:
woundwort
noun
A hairy Eurasian plant resembling a dead-nettle, formerly used in the treatment of wounds.
治伤草
Genus Stachys, family Labiatae: several species
Example sentencesExamples
And if their blues, purples and soft whites began to pall, the gardener could add the hot yellows of the woundworts (species of Solidago).
There are some 300 species of Stachys, also known as betonies, hedge nettles and woundworts.
One of the most intriguing groups of plants sought for their healing qualities, the woundworts, offers plenty of material for the researcher.
There is no record of it being applied to bleeding wounds - the English woundworts are effective in initiating coagulation by reason of their hairs.
Marsh woundwort is a member of the mint family, and it has only a slight smell (unlike the rather similar Hedge Woundwort, which gives off a very strong odour).