Medicinal Plants : Galium verum

Name

Bedstraw

Biological Name

Galium verum

Other Names

Yellow bed- straw, cheese rennet, curdwort, lady's bedstraw, maid's hair, yellow cleavers.

Parts Used

The herb

Remedies For

Yellow bedstraw is used essentially like cleavers, its activity being perhaps somewhat stronger. In addition, yellow bedstraw tea has been recommended for epilepsy and dropsy, and as a calmative.

Description

Yellow bedstraw is found in dry fields of the north- eastern U.S. and in pastures and meadows in Europe. The slender, square, smooth stern grows from 6 inches to 3 feet high and bears linear, bristle-tipped leaves in whorls of 6 or S. From May to September, tiny yellow flowers appear In dense panicles.

Dosage

Infusion: Steep I tbsp. dried herb in 1/2 cup water. Take 1 cup a day, freshly made each time.

Juice: Take 1 tsp. in 1/2 cup hot water over the course of a day.

Safety

No information.