there is no such thing as a weed

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 there is no such thing as a weed

 

It may be a plant growing in the wrong place, where is it not wanted.  

 Let's assume there is a heavenly creator ,intelligent designer, well that entity is not going to create a piece of rubbish, a plant with no use.  

 

this will be an ever expanding blog title,  trouble with me being a septuagenarian is remembering 

 

out on a stroll down my avenue today I was attracted to a plant I had not seen before ,  I took a picture of it and using Plantnet app on my phone, I identified this plant as 

[ Doves Foot Cranesbill ]

Dove's foot is an edible weed, with medicinal uses dating back to 1652 when Nicholas Culpeper described the healing qualities which included fixing wind colic, and external wounds such as sores and ulcers.
 

DOVE'S FOOT - PGG Wrightson
PGG Wrightson
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n modern herbal medicine, cranesbill is primarily used by herbalists and naturopaths to treat gastrointestinal conditions, such as diarrhea and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), as well as minor bleeding, hemorrhoids, and inflammation of the mucous membranes.

Cranesbill - Dr. Christopher Hobbs, Ph.D.

 

Geranium molle

 

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