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Hardy perennial or cultivated up to 1,20 m.
We know since a long time its digestive properties but it's also a bronchial antiseptic, an ailment of liver disorders and a remedy against diarrhea, it would also have some aphrodisiac properties. Also: Dyspepsia, flatulence, intestinal gas, diarrhea, enteritis, liver problems, gallstones, jaundice, sinusitis, laryngitis, bronchitis, cough, insufficient menstruation, ulcer. Infusion : 1 teaspoon for 1 cup of boiling water, let infuse during 10 minutes. To get rid of the hiccups, mix half a teaspoon of fresh juice of leaves with a few drops of vinegar; swallow.
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