Wildflowers of the Stuttgart Area
Sanguisorba officinalis
| Family : | ROSACEAE (Rose Family) |
| Common Name (UK) : | Great Burnet |
| Common Name (DE) : | Grosser Wiesenknopf |
| Common Name (FR) : | Pimprenelle officinale |
| Habitat : | Moist meadows and shady places, chiefly in mountainous districts |
| Remarks : | "It is cultivated to a considerable extent in Germany for fodder, and has been grown here with that view, but is not in esteem among English farmers...Astringent and tonic. Great Burnet was formerly in high repute as a vulnerary, hence its generic name, from sanguis, blood, and sorbeo, to staunch. Both herb and root are administered internally in all abnormal discharges: in diarrhoea, dysentery, leucorrhoea, it is of the utmost service; dried and powdered, it has been used to stop purgings." from Botanical.com |
| First appearing : | July |
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