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Great burnet, Sanguisorba officinalis

Great Burnet succeeds in ordinary garden soil. It prefers a good moist soil that does not dry out in the summer, in sun or partial shade. Plants grow tolerably well in very poor soils and likes a dry chalky soil.

The young leaves and flower buds can be eaten raw or cooked. They should be harvested in the spring before the plant comes into flower. A cucumber flavour, they can be added to salads or used as a potherb.

The fresh or dried leaves are used as a tea substitute.

Great burnet is employed mainly for its astringent action, being used to slow or arrest blood flow. It is taken both internally and externally internally and is a safe and effective treatment.

Modern research in China has shown that the whole herb heals burns more effectively than the extracted tannins (the astringent component of the plant).

great burnet flower Patients suffering from eczema showed marked improvement when treated with an ointment made from the root and petroleum jelly.

The leaves are used in the treatment of fevers and bleeding.

The plant is prevented from flowering and then the leaves are harvested in July and dried for later use is used in the treatment of peptic ulcers, bloody stool, dysentery, diarrhoea, haemorrhoids and burns.

The root is harvested in the autumn as the leaves die down and dried for later use. All parts of the plant are astringent, but the root is most active.

Great burnet is an excellent internal treatment for all sorts of abnormal discharges including diarrhoea, and dysentery.

It is used externally in the treatment of burns, scalds, sores and skin diseases.