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- The Wollziest: poisonous for humans or animals?
- Medicinal herb with bitter taste
- The Wollziest as wound dressing
- Tips
Wollziest is not poisonous, but also not recommended for consumption
The Wollziest: poisonous for humans or animals?
The Wollziest (Stachys byzantina) has been attributed a special healing effect since Greek antiquity. The consumption is not poisonous for people and pets, but should be limited in quantity.
Next article The Wollziest: different varieties with different characteristicsMedicinal herb with bitter taste
The silver-gray hairy leaves of the Wollziest are fried in bakery dough in Brazil and sold as a snack under the name "Lambari".The plants of the genus Stachys contain various alkaloids and tannins, which do not have a direct toxic effect in their concentration, but nevertheless should not be consumed in too large amounts. Children can safely touch and feel the velvety soft hairy leaves of the Wollziest, they remind of gray dog-ears and often give children a special fascination.
The Wollziest as wound dressing
The extract from the leaves of the Wollziests is attributed by researchers a microbiological activity against the pathogen Staphylococcus aureus. The cut leaves of the Wollziest were but for the following reasons already in the Middle Ages a desired wound dressing:
Tips
Rabbits and other pets like to eat the leaves of the sometimes weedy propagating Wollziests. However, when feeding a balanced mix with other herbs and grasses should be respected.