Small, powerful, and wild, this perennial plant of the mint family grows in forests, meadows, and open fields across Europe.
🌸 Identification
Square stem, spike-shaped tubular flowers in shades of purple to lavender, and oval, toothed leaves covered with fine, soft hairs.
🌱 Traditional Uses
Edible leaves and flowers in salads, infusions, or smoothies.
Used for centuries for wound healing, liver disorders, eye inflammation, fever, and respiratory ailments.
✨ Scientifically Recognized Medicinal Properties
• Accelerates healing: wounds, burns, ulcers.
• Anti-inflammatory: Soothes the throat, tonsils, and irritated skin.
• Antioxidant: Protects cells from aging.
• Antimicrobial and antiviral: Acts against bacteria, fungi, and viruses (especially herpes).
• Anticancer potential: Slows cell proliferation.
• Digestive and respiratory support: Expectorant and soothing effect.
• Cardiovascular benefits: Improves heart function and artery health.
🌿 Main active ingredients
Tannins, rosmarinic acid, flavonoids, ursolic and oleanolic acids.
🍵 Practical uses
• Healing tea: 1 to 2 teaspoons of leaves and flowers in boiling water (10–15 minutes). Drink 2 to 3 times daily for inflammation, digestion, and immunity.
• Healing balm: macerated in olive or coconut oil, mixed with beeswax. Apply to cuts, bruises, and irritations.
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