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| yass | Feb 9 2011, 04:29 PM Post #1 |
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I thought Ladies Bedstraw might be a good candidate for the herb with the (Odin's, from Nine Herbs Charm) reference "over you brides have cried out!" -------------------- Other than being listed as an herb of Venus, it is surprising just how little magical information is available for Lady's Bedstraw. Considering its practical and medicinal properties, I would say this is an excellent herb for dream pillows, relaxation and release. If anyone has any further information, please share! http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/herbalism/61528/2 |
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| yass | Feb 9 2011, 04:30 PM Post #2 |
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Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants: Galium verum L. Family: Rubiaceae Origin: introduced Scientific Synonyms: Galium luteum Lam. Common names: Bedflower [Bed-flower] (1900?-1923?, obsolete by 1923) (156, 158) Bedstraw (1828-1932) (5, 7) Brum (1900?) (158) Caillelait commune (1828, French) (7) Caille-lait jaune (1900?, French) (158) Cheese-rennet [Cheese rennet] (1900?-1923) (107, 156, 158) Clabber-grass [Clabbergrass] (1828) (7) Cleavewort (1828) (7) Common cleavers (1828) (7) Cuajaloche (1900?, Spanish) (158) Curdwort [Curd-wort] (1900?-1923) (156, 158) Fleawort [Flea-wort] (1900?-1923?, obsolete by 1923) (156, 158) Goose-grass [Goose grass] (1828) (7) Gravel grass [Gravel-grass] (1828) (7) Hundred-fold (1878) (108) Keeslip (1900?) (158) Labkraut (1900?) (158) Lady's-bedstraw [Lady's bedstraw, Ladies' bedstraw] (1876-1923) (5, 92, 156) Lady's-cleavers [Ladies' cleavers] (1900?) (158) Liebfrauenstroh (1900?, German) (158) Maid's-hair [Maids' hair, Maid's hair] (1898-1923?, obsolete by 1923) (92, 156, 158) Megerkraut(1900?, German) (158) Milk-sweet [Milk sweet] (1828) (7) Our Lady's bedstraw (1900?) (158) Poor-robin [Poor robin] (1828) (7) Runnet (1900?) (158) Savoyan (1828, Canada) (7) Yellow bedstraw (1770-1986) (3, 4, 19, 41, 49, 85, 92, 107, 109, 138, 155, 156, 158) Yellow cleavers (1876?-1923) (92, 156, 158) Yellow Spring bedstraw (Present) (50) http://www.unl.edu/agnicpls/gpcn/lating/Galiumverum.html from list http://www.unl.edu/agnicpls/gpcn/gpcnl.html |
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| yass | Feb 9 2011, 04:31 PM Post #3 |
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Herbs of Eastern Europe (known in Medieval and Renaissance periods) General remarks: The use of herbs and spices in Russia, Poland, Bohemia, Hungary and parts of Germany during the medieval and Renaissance periods is well attested, but there is not a great deal of information translated into English on the subject. Herein I have tried to collect the information that exists in the books I have access to. Ladies' Bedstraw (Gallium vera) Found in the Biskupin settlement; dyes red (?) [Knab, p. 72] Elder: Dwarf Elder (Sambucus ebulus) and Black Elder (Sambucus nigra, aka elderberry) were found in the Biskupin prehistoric settlement, possibly used to dye blue. [Knab, p72]. Probably also used for food and elderflower fritters~ Elderberry, according to Knab, was one of the herbs to be cut on St. John's day, June 24. Syreniusz: "for bites from lizards, the boiled root should be drunk and the wound washed. For women, the juice of the berry will color the hair black." (Knab, p. 113). Zevin says that "In medieval times, elder wood was used to cure toothache, interrupt epileptic fits, remove poison from metal vessels and guarantee that the person who cultivated it would die in his or her own home." (p. 70) Read more: http://www.gallowglass.org/jadwiga/herbs/easterneuropeherbs.html |
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| yass | Feb 9 2011, 04:31 PM Post #4 |
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Healing Herbs - Fae's Place "23 Dec 2008 ... LADY'S BEDSTRAW - W Medicinal use: scorpion stings, skin diseases, wounds. Historical notes: It was also used to dye wool yellow ..." faesplace.aimoo.com/categroy/Healing-Herbs-1-164937.html |
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| yass | Feb 9 2011, 04:32 PM Post #5 |
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6. Galium lanceolatum Torr. (Lance-Leaved Bedstraw) Infrequent. Generally restricted to the eastern and southern parts of Ohio. In open, dry woods on sandstone outcrops and exposures. June-July. Native. 7. Galium aparine L. (Cleavers, Goosegrass) Galium spurium L. Galium vaillantii DC. Common. Throughout the state. In open woods, wooded ravines, marshy and wet open fields, and floodplains of streams. May-July. Native. 8. Galium mollugo L. Infrequent. Widely scattered in Ohio. Found along roadsides and railroad tracks. June-August. Naturalized from Europe. 9. Galium triflorum Michx. (Sweet-Scented Bedstraw) Common. Throughout the state. In swamp forests, wet woods, wooded stream banks, and moist, open fields along edges of woods. May-August. Native. 10. Galium asprellum Michx. (Rough Bedstraw) Frequent. Generally restricted to the eastern half of Ohio. Along roadside ditches, swamps, wooded slopes of stream banks, and moist, open fields along edges of woods. July-Sept. Native. 11. Galium concinnum T. & G. (Elegant Bedstraw) Common. Throughout Ohio. In dry, open woods, thickets, https://kb.osu.edu/dspace/bitstream/1811/4974/1/V64N01_027.pdf |
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| yass | Feb 9 2011, 04:33 PM Post #6 |
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Yellow Bedstraw. Lady's Bedstraw. Cheese-Rennet. Bedflower. Fleawort. Galium Verum. Madder Family The name Bedstraw alludes to the legend in which one of these plants was found among the hay on which Mary, the Mother of Jesus, rested. This yellow-flowered species has been introduced from Europe, and is found from May to September in dry fields locally from Maine to New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Ontario. The bruised plant is sometimes introduced into milk, in order to impart a yellow colour to cheese. It is also used for dying yellow. The roots of this, as well as those of most other species, dye red, and when the plant is eaten by animals, it colours the bones, like madder. It was formerly reputed as a remedy in fits and hysterics, and the fresh juice was applied externally for skin disorders. The Yellow Bedstraw is a single or branched perennial growing from six to thirty inches high. The stem is usually smooth, and the narrow leaves are arranged in whorls of sixes or eights. The numerous yellow flowers are gathered in small, dense terminal clusters, or set at the axils of the leaves. http://chestofbooks.com/flora-plants/flowers/Wild-Flowers-Child-Should-Know/Yellow-Bedstraw-Lady-s-Bedstraw-Cheese-Rennet-Bedflower-Fleawort-Galium-Ver.html |
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| yass | Feb 9 2011, 04:37 PM Post #7 |
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Ladies bedstraw listed in Herbs of Egypt http://www.herbsofegypt.com/HerbsIndex/Herbs-IndexAO.htm weg german to english means 'away' Brade nominative: singular brada - plural brade Etymology From Proto-Slavic *borda, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰordʰeh₂. Noun brada f, brady pl brad stem briad gen pl (declension pattern): žena 1. chin 2. beard 3. a yellow wild flower, botanical name --> Tragopogon (which is not in wiki) http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/brada Purpose: possible etymology of weg brade, a term in Woden's Nine Herbs Charm. |
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| yass | Feb 9 2011, 07:42 PM Post #8 |
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Western Isles Wildflowers Western Isles wildflowers is a collection of information about our Hebridean wildflowers including identification hints, traditional herbal uses and general plant lore.  Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum Gaelic name: Lus an Leasaich Wildflowers : Lady's Bedstraw Lady's bedstraw is a member of the bedstraw family, which is well represented in the Western Isles by field madder, ladies bedstraw, heath bedstraw, common marsh bedstraw and goosegrass. These bedstraws are all native wildflowers of the Western Isles. http://www.thewesternisles.co.uk/wildflowers/ladys-bedstraw.htm ......................... lus an leasaich§ sm Yellow bedstraw, see ruin. http://www.cairnwater.co.uk/gaelicdictionary/index.aspx?txtSearch=lus+an+leasaich ......................... ruin § s. Yellow bedstraw, {lady's bedstraw} (galium verum). rùin gen sing & npl. of rùn. daomhais ** va Ruin, demolish. daon † va Ruin, demolish. dràbh * sm Ruin. Chaidh e do dhràbh, [or a dhràbh], he has gone to pigs and whistles or ruin. aibhist * sf Old ruin. 2 Ruin, destruction, see aibheis. ill † ** sm Ill, ruin. cadam † -aim, sm Fall, ruin, destruction. 2 Fork of the hair. lean † sm Sorrow, ruin. diobhaidh † ** va Destroy, ruin. sgrios -a, -an, sm Destruction, ruin, annihilation. 2* Sweeping off a surface, scraping rind. 3* Stumbling, slip. 4(DU) Crowd of small objects. Mo sgrios, my ruin; bheir thu sgrios oirnn you will annihilate us. [** sf] aos-làrach ** -aich, sm Aged site. 2 Aged ruin. An e an torr seo d' aos-làrach? is this hillock your aged seat? lus-Chuchulainn sm Yellow bedstraw, see ruin. 2 see crios Chuchulainn. lus an leasaich§ sm Yellow bedstraw, see ruin. sgeul-rùin sm Secret. Cha sgeul-rùin e 's fios aig triùir air, it's no secret if three know it. creach creiche, -an, sf Plunder, booty, pillage. 2 Ruin, devastation. 3‡‡ Host, army. 4† for creag. 5 rarely Wave. Mo chreach! mo chreach! my ruin, alas! and alas! cha tuig a' bhan-Leòdhasach a chreach gus an dig i chum an dorais, the Lewiswoman never realizes her loss until it comes to her door — which shows the stolidity of the Lewiswoman. “Creach” is a stronger word than loss, but in this case at any rate, not quite so strong as ruin. Tha mo chreach-sa déanta, I am done for, as good as dead; ag éigheach a chreach, shouting that she was ruined; a' togail na creiche, carrying away the plunder. cairmeachd sf B' anns leam cairmeachd mo rùin S. nan caol. p. 17. léir-sgrios-an, sm Utter destruction, complete ruin. 2** Carnage, massacre. dìobhail -alach [& -e,] -ean, sm Loss. 2 Defeat. 3 Destruction, ruin. 4 Mischief, harm, calamity, distress. 5 Pity. 6 Want. 7** Robbery. 8** Profusion. 9** Frenzy. 10** Injury. 11 Decrement, decrease. 12(MS) Invasion. Thàinig an dìobhal, their destruction came; dìobhal misnich, want of courage; mo dhìobhal! my ruination! is mór an dìobhal, it is a thousand pities; a dhìobhal làimh, without a hand, with the loan of a hand. làrach -aich, -aichean, sf Site of a building, vestige. 2 Ruin. 3 Field of battle, scene of a battle. 4 Habitation, abode. 5 Farm. 6 see làireach. 7(DMC) Mark, scar. An làrach nam bonn, on the spot — lit. in the print of the soles. sgad -aid, -an, sm Loss, mischance, misfortune, grief, woe, ruin. 2 see sgat. Mo sgad! woe's me! my ruin! creachan -ain, -an, sm Pudding made of calf's entrails. 2** Flask. 3 Ruin on a small scale. 4** Cup. mi-rùn -rùin, sm Malice, ill-will, spite, malevolence. Luchd mo mhi-rùin, those who hate me. aimhleas -eis, sm Hurt, harm, mischief, disaster. 2 Danger. 3 Injury. 5 Ruin, misfortune. 5 Perverseness. 6 Folly. 7 Destruction. B' e sin car d' aimhleis, that would be your ruination; ag iarraidh m' aimhleis, bent on my destruction; a' labhairt aimhleis, uttering perverseness; luchd aimhleis, unfortunate people; nì thu d' aimhleis, you will harm yourself. aibheiseach a Vast, void, immense, ethereal, atmospherical. 2 Full of ruins, like a ruin. http://www.cairnwater.co.uk/gaelicdictionary/index.aspx?txtSearch=lus+an+leasaich |
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| yass | Feb 9 2011, 07:43 PM Post #9 |
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Lady’s Bedstraw was widely used as a stuffing for mattresses; from the peasant’s bed on the floor of his hovel to the elaborately carved and curtained bed of the Lady of the manor. The densely paniculated flowers made for soft bedding. http://www.essortment.com/all/bedstraw_ruui.htm |
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| yass | Jan 1 2013, 03:04 PM Post #10 |
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For reference: This particular herb has had several uses over the centuries. It smells like hay when cut and was used to stuff bedding, fleas hate it and its easy to burn after being used. I has also been used as a foot soak after being infused in boiling water. Medical use is limited but a chemical it contains can help in preventing blood from clotting (don't try this at home folks. It was also once used to prevent internal bleeding or nose bleeds. http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/2038/ |
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| yass | Jan 1 2013, 03:05 PM Post #11 |
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Practical use: In the past the dried plants were used to stuff mattresses, as the coumarin scent of the plants acts as a flea killer. But it was also hanged up in the rooms, partly as a decoration, because the yellow colour lasts long like an eternelle, and partly as a source of scent because of the spicy aroma. Lady's bedstraw was also used to spice beer. In Denmark, the plant (known locally as gul snerre) is traditionally used to infuse spirits, making the uniquely Danish drink bjæsk. http://thyra2005.blogspot.com/2011/11/ladys-bedstraw-gul-snerre.html |
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| yass | Jan 1 2013, 03:09 PM Post #12 |
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extract: The scent of other herbs lasts much longer than a week; foliage of the bedstraw family, such as Lady’s bedstraw (Galium verum, also known as fleaweed), and woodruff (Asperula oderata) contain asperuloside which produces coumarin; the leaves when freshly gathered have little scent at all, but when dried give out a sweet smell of newly-mown hay that can last for years. Fleas do not, apparently, like coumarin at all, which is also in the pretty melilot (Melilotus altissima) another strewing herb. Mrs Grieve tells us that, in June, on St Barnabas day, bunches of box, woodruff, lavender and roses were traditionally put inside churches; fleas were clearly a problem in the house of God too. There are so many other kinds of potent, aromatic herbs used for strewing that I haven’t time to go into here, but a fleeting mention is due for meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria), well-known for being the favourite strewing herb of Queen Elizabeth the first. Recommend reading: http://the-history-girls.blogspot.com/2012/10/fleas-by-jane-borodale.html |
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