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David Rowland

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Lambs Ear
6/24/2014 3:31:04 AM
Lambs Ear, (Stachys byzantina), is a woolly, fuzzy plant that you can't help but pet, it's so soft. But did you know it has many medicinal uses also? So much so, that it's also called wooly woundwort.

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Here's a few things I bet you didn't know about it.

In medieval times, and even today, it's leaves were used as bandages to help stop bleeding.

A cold water infusion freshly chopped leaves, or even dried and powdered leaves, makes a refreshing beverage, although I haven't tried this yet.

According to Wikipedia, it can be taken internally as a medicinal tea to help in the treatment of the liver and heart, and to help with diarrhea, a sore mouth and throat, fevers, and internal bleeding.

Lambs ear has antiseptic, antibacterial, and anti-inflammatory properties, and is super absorbent, which makes it an excellent field bandage.

It can also reduce the swelling from bee and wasp stings.

Lambs ear was also one of the first, all natural, womens pads for that certain time of month. It was also one of the first, original "toilet papers".

Lambs ear is a natural dye for wool and other cloth. Boiling the leaves in water, add a mordant, and you get a terrific looking, creamy-yellowish beige coloring.

You can eat the young leaves in fresh salads, or gently steamed.
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RE: Lambs Ear
6/24/2014 3:34:41 AM
Do you have a picture of this plant? I am curious what it looks like.
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RE: Lambs Ear
6/24/2014 3:36:43 AM
I'm uploading a picture now, be a couple of minutes and I'll have a picture posted.
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RE: Lambs Ear
6/24/2014 3:47:53 AM
David where does this plant grow. I love learning about plants and like to find out all the information I can about one I have never heard of or seen. Thanks for taking the time to upload the picture. It is a pretty plant. I am assuming it is white in color.
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RE: Lambs Ear
6/24/2014 4:06:55 AM
Eldee,

It is a silvery white. It is native to Turkey, Armenia, Iran, and that region, but is grown over a wide portion of the world as an ornamental plant. It is perennial so in most climates it will come back every year.
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