Description

Lungwort is sometimes known as: Jerusalem Cowslip. The young leaves used in salads and soups. The rough speckled leaves resemble lung tissue. The Doctrine of Signatures suggested is use as a remedy fro lung and bronchial ailments. Flowering tops are astringent and use to reduce excessive mucus, haemorrhoids and diarrhoea. Lungwort is native to Europe and prefers moist, well-drained soils in a protected, part-shaded position. Frost resistant but drought tender. A perennial plant, growing to 0.3m x 0.3m. Pink to blue flowers in late winter or early spring.

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