{"id":954,"date":"2019-02-07T16:44:15","date_gmt":"2019-02-07T16:44:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.woodlandherbs.co.uk\/blog\/?page_id=954"},"modified":"2019-03-14T09:26:31","modified_gmt":"2019-03-14T09:26:31","slug":"herbs-m-o","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.woodlandherbs.co.uk\/blog\/herbs\/a-to-z-of-herbs\/herbs-m-o\/","title":{"rendered":"Herbs M-O"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Herb Name<\/strong>   Latin<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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Marigold <\/strong>
Calendula officinalis<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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A bright orange flower, with a similar shape to the daisy and bright green leaves. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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One of the best known herbs for external use. Often used for skin complaints or cuts and grazes. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Marshmallow <\/strong>(herb)
Althea off. (herba)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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This tall (up to 1.2 m high) perennial is native to marshy areas. Its leaves are velvety and its hollyhock like flowers are coloured white to pale pink <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Marshmallow <\/strong>(root)
Althea officinalis (rad)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChew a piece of root and you will see why it has\na reputation for soothing membranes, including the stomach and skin.\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Meadowsweet <\/strong>
Filipendula ulmaria<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Also known as Queen of the Meadow, the plant is common in many meadows and roadsides, and is topped with a cloud of small creamy-white flowers. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Milk Thistle Seed <\/strong>
Carduus marianus<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Native to south and western Europe, the leaves are variegated with white veins and prickles. Each plant has a single drooping (thistle) flower. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Motherwort <\/strong>
Leonurus cardiaca <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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An erect plant with toothed leaves, prickly seed cases and whorls of white to pink flowers at the top of the plant. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAs its Latin name suggests it has long been\nassociated with the heart. In the 17th<\/sup> Century Culpeper said; \u201cthere\nis no better herb to drive away melancholy vapours from the heart\u201d.\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Mugwort<\/strong>
Artemisia vulgaris<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The leaves of mugwort are lobular and are coloured dark green above and yet are silver and hairy underneath. The flowers are a greeny-yellow colour. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Mullein <\/strong>(flowers)
Verbascum thapsus<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The mullein plant is very tall, and can grow up to 3.5 m high. The leaves are pale (almost silver in colour) and furry, and the flowers grow in a yellow spike at the top of the plant. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Historically used for irritating dry or painful coughs. Was also used to make eardrops. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Nettle <\/strong>
Urtica dioica<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Nettles are well recognised in UK, due to their stinging action. The plant is a deep green, the leaves are covered with hairs which contain the sting and the flowers are green. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Oatstraw<\/strong>
Avena sativa<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Oats can be found wild or cultivated. It is a grass, with straight hollow stems. The seeds are situated at the top of the plant held on to small spikes. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Oats are very nutritious and developed a reputation for aiding and building up the nervous system. The seeds (oats) are used or the oatstraw (harvested when the seeds are ripe). <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Shop for herbs (opens in new tab) A-DE-LP-Z Marigold Calendula officinalis A bright orange flower, with a similar shape to the daisy and bright green leaves. One of the best known herbs for external use. Often used for skin complaints or cuts and grazes. Marshmallow (herb)Althea off. (herba) This tall (up to 1.2 m high) perennial is native to marshy areas. Its leaves are velvety and its hollyhock like flowers are coloured white to pale […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":516,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.woodlandherbs.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/954"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.woodlandherbs.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.woodlandherbs.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodlandherbs.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodlandherbs.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=954"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodlandherbs.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/954\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1186,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodlandherbs.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/954\/revisions\/1186"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodlandherbs.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/516"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.woodlandherbs.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}