MONEYWORT LYSIMACHIA NUMMULARIA
It is good to stay all fluxes in man or woman.
A perennial creeping plant with yellow flowers. It is known by some as Creepingjenny and by others as Herb Twopence. The slender branches run along the ground two or three feet (60 or 90cm).
Where to find it: It grows in moist ground, in grass and by the sides of hedges. Flowering time: Summer.
Astrology. Venus owns it.
Medicinal virtues: It stays laxes, bloody fluxes, the flowing of women's courses, bleeding inwardly and outwardly and quells stomachs that are given to casting. It is also good for ulcers or excoriations of the lungs, or other inward parts. It will quickly heal wounds and spreading ulcers. The juice is effectual for overflowings of the menses and the dried powdered roots are good in purgings.
Modern uses: The whole herb is used for its astringency. An ointment is made by digesting the powdered herb in wax and oil and applied to wounds. A decoction of the herb is used as a lotion for wounds and sore places. The powdered leaves have been used internally in doses of 10 grains (650 mg) for haemorrhages. The properties of Moneywort, which is not much used, are similar to Loosestrife (Lysimachia vulgaris). |