Lady’s Mantle
Alchemilla fulgaris
Description
A perennial, herbaceous plant up to 30 cm tall, with a basal rosette of lobed leaves and inconspicuous flowers, 3–5 mm in size, arranged in branched inflorescences.
Used plant parts
Healing Properties
Inflammations in the lower abdomen, menstrual discomfort, ailments during menopause; promotes the reduction of liver congestion; due to its astringent properties, it is also helpful for diarrhea and gastrointestinal catarrh.
Applications: Lady’s Mantle tea is a helpful remedy for women’s health issues. Those prone to lower abdominal inflammation should drink it preventatively. This tea is also recommended for menstrual irregularities and discharge. During pregnancy, it is advised to drink Lady’s Mantle tea regularly starting about four weeks before the due date, and continue after birth. It strengthens the internal organs and helps to firm up stretched tissues from within. It also has a cleansing effect and is beneficial for menopausal symptoms.
You can make a cold infusion from fresh leaves. Warm it up and pour it into a bath. This is beneficial for weak children and is recommended for skin impurities.
Regular breast washes with Lady’s Mantle tea tone and firm the tissue.
Andrés de Laguna’s 1570 translation of Dioscorides' *Materia Medica*: recommends two Lady’s Mantle recipes: the root, powdered and mixed with red wine, for internal and external wounds, and an infusion made from young shoots for greenstick fractures and bone breaks in infants and young children. At the time, various remedies were also sold to women who wanted to appear as though they were still virginal.
Other plants of the trail
The plants of the trail
- Arnica
- Eyebright
- Clubmoss
- Burnet Saxifrage
- Birch
- Tormentil
- Broadleaf Plantain
- Nettle
- Speedwell
- Angelica
- Fern
- Spruce
- Lady’s Mantle
- Heather
- Raspberry
- Coltsfoot
- Iceland Moss
- St. John’s Wort
- Small Willowherb
- Green-winged Orchid
- Mullein
- Mountain pine
- Dandelion
- Meadowsweet
- Masterwort
- Wild Thyme
- Horse mint
- Yarrow
- Cowslip
- Bilberry
- Plantain
- Rowan berry
- Horsetail
Notes on the Herbal Education Trail
The abundance of Alpine flowers on the mountains from June to early August is a beautiful reward for the climb along the herbal education trail. In all these plants lies not only beauty but often health benefits as well. All the useful and beneficial gifts from nature can certainly not replace a doctor.
But taking responsibility for prevention and, above all, paying attention to our body’s signals in time is a very good step toward effective folk medicine. On behalf of the Plattform Planneralm 3000, I wish you much joy in rediscovering our natural world!
Andrea Stieg, Wild Herb Guide
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The content of the herbal education trail information has been created with care. However, errors can never be fully excluded. Advice on the use of plants is not medical guidance and has no legal implications. For questions regarding the content, you can contact Andrea Stieg directly; she is available at the Alpengasthof Grimmingblick: Planneralm 18, 8953 Donnersbach, +43 3683 / 8105 · info@grimmingblick.at
Content responsibility: Plattform Planneralm 3000 e.V.
Photos of the herbal education trail plants: © Harald Waupotitsch, (Arnica, Eyebright, Clubmoss, Burnet Saxifrage, Birch, Tormentil, Broadleaf Plantain, Nettle, Speedwell, Fern, Spruce, Lady’s Mantle, Yellow Bedstraw, Heather, Raspberry, Coltsfoot, Iceland Moss, St. John’s Wort, Orchid, Mountain Pine, Dandelion, Meadowsweet, Masterwort, Wild Thyme, Horse Mint, Yarrow, Cowslip, Bilberries, Rowan, Willowherb, Horsetail) and iStockphoto.com (Mullein, Narrowleaf Plantain, Angelica).
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