Alchemilla mollis (Buser) Rothm.
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Alchemilla mollis

Family: ROSACEAE
Genus: Alchemilla
Species: mollis (Buser) Rothm.
Common names: Lady's Mantle
Distribution summary: Turkey, Ukraine, Romania
Habit: Perennial
Hardiness: H5 - Hardy; cold winter
Habitat: Grassy sites: meadows, pastures, roadsides
Garden status: Currently grown
Garden location: Display bed (R)
Reason for growing: Medicinal

Additional Notes

'Applied to wounds ... it stoppeth bleeding [including menstrual periods] ' and makes maidens breasts if overlarge, smaller and firmer.

Gerard, J. (1975). The Herbal or General History of Plants. New York: Fascimile Dover Publications Inc .

Asia-Temperate, Western Asia, Turkey

Europe, Eastern Europe, Ukraine

Europe, Southeastern Europe, Romania

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