Posted by Janet Tweedy on July 14, 2011, 8:43 am
Went to an interesting garden on Tuesday, well the talk was interesting
and the plants not quite so commonplace as the average garden.
Dr primrose (that's actually his name) in High Wycombe was telling us
about not trying herbal remedies for self medication (he's a micro
biologist of course) but he did tell us some ordinary remedies. One of
which was to combat those carpet beetles/bugs that leave their casings
on the carpet looking like rice grains. Apparently they are very
plentiful this year and one proven remedy is to crush Sweet Woodruff and
place it onto the carpet. It deters the moth from laying eggs into the
carpet or clothes.
Known as Ladies bedstraw for that reason i assume it used to also be put
into mattresses in the past.
Janet
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Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk
Posted by Sacha on July 14, 2011, 12:20 pm
> Went to an interesting garden on Tuesday, well the talk was interesting
> and the plants not quite so commonplace as the average garden.
> Dr primrose (that's actually his name) in High Wycombe was telling us
> about not trying herbal remedies for self medication (he's a micro
> biologist of course) but he did tell us some ordinary remedies. One of
> which was to combat those carpet beetles/bugs that leave their casings
> on the carpet looking like rice grains. Apparently they are very
> plentiful this year and one proven remedy is to crush Sweet Woodruff
> and place it onto the carpet. It deters the moth from laying eggs into
> the carpet or clothes.
>
> Known as Ladies bedstraw for that reason i assume it used to also be
> put into mattresses in the past.
>
>
> Janet
It is indeed a strewing herb, used to keep away fleas and lice in
mediaeval times. We have it growing wild in all sorts of parts of the
garden, so Ray often digs up littleb its for people who want it! It's
also very pretty!
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
Posted by Mike Lyle on July 14, 2011, 5:07 pm
>> Went to an interesting garden on Tuesday, well the talk was interesting
>> and the plants not quite so commonplace as the average garden.
>> Dr primrose (that's actually his name) in High Wycombe was telling us
>> about not trying herbal remedies for self medication (he's a micro
>> biologist of course) but he did tell us some ordinary remedies. One of
>> which was to combat those carpet beetles/bugs that leave their casings
>> on the carpet looking like rice grains. Apparently they are very
>> plentiful this year and one proven remedy is to crush Sweet Woodruff
>> and place it onto the carpet. It deters the moth from laying eggs into
>> the carpet or clothes.
>>
>> Known as Ladies bedstraw for that reason i assume it used to also be
>> put into mattresses in the past.
>>
>>
>> Janet
>It is indeed a strewing herb, used to keep away fleas and lice in
>mediaeval times. We have it growing wild in all sorts of parts of the
>garden, so Ray often digs up littleb its for people who want it! It's
>also very pretty!
In Germany you can get wine flavoured with it: "Maiwein". IIRC, very
pleasant...uh-oh! Wp reveals that it's been made illegal, because
slightly toxic; so any commercial kind will have artificial
flavouring.
--
Mike.
Posted by Sacha on July 14, 2011, 6:01 pm
>
>>
>>> Went to an interesting garden on Tuesday, well the talk was interesting
>>> and the plants not quite so commonplace as the average garden.
>>> Dr primrose (that's actually his name) in High Wycombe was telling us
>>> about not trying herbal remedies for self medication (he's a micro
>>> biologist of course) but he did tell us some ordinary remedies. One of
>>> which was to combat those carpet beetles/bugs that leave their casings
>>> on the carpet looking like rice grains. Apparently they are very
>>> plentiful this year and one proven remedy is to crush Sweet Woodruff
>>> and place it onto the carpet. It deters the moth from laying eggs into
>>> the carpet or clothes.
>>>
>>> Known as Ladies bedstraw for that reason i assume it used to also be
>>> put into mattresses in the past.
>>>
>>>
>>> Janet
>>
>> It is indeed a strewing herb, used to keep away fleas and lice in
>> mediaeval times. We have it growing wild in all sorts of parts of the
>> garden, so Ray often digs up littleb its for people who want it! It's
>> also very pretty!
>
> In Germany you can get wine flavoured with it: "Maiwein". IIRC, very
> pleasant...uh-oh! Wp reveals that it's been made illegal, because
> slightly toxic; so any commercial kind will have artificial
> flavouring.
Sigh...I'll just run down the garden and hide the bottles! I had no
idea it could be used in alcohol but then what can't, I suppose?
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
Posted by Adam Funk on July 15, 2011, 8:10 am
On 2011-07-14, Mike Lyle wrote:
>>It is indeed a strewing herb, used to keep away fleas and lice in
>>mediaeval times. We have it growing wild in all sorts of parts of the
>>garden, so Ray often digs up littleb its for people who want it! It's
>>also very pretty!
> In Germany you can get wine flavoured with it: "Maiwein". IIRC, very
> pleasant...uh-oh! Wp reveals that it's been made illegal, because
> slightly toxic; so any commercial kind will have artificial
> flavouring.
ISTR they add woodruff syrup to glasses of sour beers too.
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> and the plants not quite so commonplace as the average garden.
> Dr primrose (that's actually his name) in High Wycombe was telling us
> about not trying herbal remedies for self medication (he's a micro
> biologist of course) but he did tell us some ordinary remedies. One of
> which was to combat those carpet beetles/bugs that leave their casings
> on the carpet looking like rice grains. Apparently they are very
> plentiful this year and one proven remedy is to crush Sweet Woodruff
> and place it onto the carpet. It deters the moth from laying eggs into
> the carpet or clothes.
>
> Known as Ladies bedstraw for that reason i assume it used to also be
> put into mattresses in the past.
>
>
> Janet