Wood betony - Stachys officinalis

Other Names:
	Betonica officinalis, Stachys betonica
	Common hedgenettle, Betony, Woundwort, Wood Betony
	Almindelig Betonie, Betonie, Lægebetonie
	Betonika, Heil-Batunge, Heil-Ziest, Rote Betonie, Ziest, Zehrkraut, Feuerkraut; Pandonie
	Betonie, bosandoorn
	Rohtopähkämö
	Betonie, Legebetonie
	Bukwica lekarska
	Humlesuga
Note	Betony (with or without various modifiers) is often used to refer to other species or the Genus Stachys in general.

Botany:

Taxonomy: Family - Lamiaceae  - mints

Habit:.
Propagation: 
Harvesting: 

Uses:

Culinary

Spiritual

• (European traditions): 
• Properties: Correspondences: Venus, Mercury (culpeper=Jupiter in Aries)
• (North American Aboriginal traditions)

Cosmetic/Aromatic:  

Medicinal

• (European traditions):  Used in Rome to protect from epidemics and witchcraft.

  • Culpeper recommends it (root, herb, and or flowers) for poor digestion, palsy, jaundice, convulsions, long-lasting headaches. Various powders and compound decoctions containing wood-betony create a virtual panacea for everything from bleeding to worms to women's health issues... 

• (North American Aboriginal traditions):  

Last edited 8 February 2002