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- The Wollziest: medicinal plant from your own garden
- The leaves of Wollziests as wound dressing
- Other uses of Stachys byzantina
- The consumption of Wollziest
- Tips
Wollziest serves as a wound dressing to promote blood clotting
The Wollziest: medicinal plant from your own garden
Originally, the Wollziest (Stachys byzantina) was native to countries such as Iran, Turkey and Armenia, but the plant could now spread in nature due to its exotic appearance and the almost global garden culture. This plant has been used in various ways for many centuries in natural medicine.
The leaves of Wollziests as wound dressing
The leaves of the Wollziest have ensured that this plant is also known as a donkey ear and a silver carpet due to their fine hair and shimmering in the moonlight silver surface. Biologically, this hair has the background that the plant in its original distribution area in Iran, Armenia and Turkey has been protected from excessive dehydration by strong sunlight. However, it was also discovered in antiquity that the cut leaves in the form of a wound dressing have an enormous absorbency. They should also be applied to cuts to promote blood clotting and anti-inflammatory.
Other uses of Stachys byzantina
The Wollziest belongs to the genus Stachys, which also includes the important medicinal herbs Stachys officinalis and Stachys palustris. These were the most important natural remedies for the Anglo-Saxons in medieval Britain. In addition to being a wound dressing, the Wollziest unfolds its effects of the contained alkaloids and tannins also in the following applications:
In the case of insect bites, simply rub a leaf of the wooly test directly over the affected area of the skin and so the juice is dripped onto the spot. The juice of the leaves should also be a natural anti-inflammatory for open wounds and also provide a cooling feeling at the respective site.
The consumption of Wollziest
In some areas of Brazil, it is customary to swirl the leaves of the Wollziest in a kind of batter and then fry them in hot oil. This snack is called "Lambari" according to the English name "Lamb's Ear" and makes the slightly bitter taste stand out in a particularly characteristic way.
Tips
Since the Wollziest proliferates relatively well even on dry soil and with little care, it can (in certain quantities) serve as a compatible feed for rabbits and rabbits.