Current Uses
Taste
Astringent & Bitter
Plant Parts Used
Used in Spirits
Cultivation Regions
Origins
Therapeutic Properties
Alterative, Astringent & Bitter Tonic
Precautions
Ayurvedic Character
Cooling
Substitutions
History
Also known as the "soldier's plant" because of its use on the battlefield as a wound dressing. Native Americans used it as a natural bandage.
Footnotes
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