Medicinal remedies
Cycling home from football I thought I'd pop into Dr Neil's garden for a little wonder. One section is made up of herbs and flowers which have all over the course of history been used medically one way or another..
St John's Wort is a plant I remember always being instructed to ask about, since it interacts with various modern medicines such as warfarin in important ways. Apparently it was used as a diuretic, and also as a cure for bed wetting..
In front of it is the common marigold - once advocated for soothing lactating nipples, or to ease a painful period...
If this stuff comes up in Monday's exam I am laughing.
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