Teucrium scorodonia Wood sage (Labiatae)

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Teucrium scorodonia
Wood sage
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The Teucrium scorodonia plant species is found in Britain. It is a member of the Labiatae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Wood sage.

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Latin Name:  Teucrium scorodonia
Common Name:  Wood sage
Family:  Labiatae
Author:  L.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  0.3   Mature Width:  0.5

Habitat:  Dry, not strongly calcareous, soils in woodlands, grassland, heaths and dunes[4, 17]. Also found on lime-free moorland soils[200].

Medicinal Information: The herb is alterative, astringent, carminative, diaphoretic, diuretic, emmenagogue, tonic and vulnerary[4, 61, 165]. It is harvested in July and can be dried for later use[4]. The herb is often used in domestic herbal practice in the treatment of skin afflictions, diseases of the blood, fevers, colds etc[4]. It is an appetizer of the first order and is equal to gentian root as a tonic[4].

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