The bark and fruit (either fresh or dried) have been used medicinally - a decoction of bark is taken for diarrhoea and the ripe berries are used to make an astringent gargle for sore throats and inflamed tonsils. To stimulate the appetite, a teaspoonful of rowan jam taken daily is recommended.
Flowers May to July
Fruits in August
PLEASE NOTE: These notes on the history and use of herbs have been compiled for general interest and are not intended as medical advice, for which you should consult a professional herbalist.
BIBLIOGRAPY:
‘Herbs and Healing Plants of Britain and Europe’ Dieter Podlech (1987)
'A Modern Herbal' Mrs M. Grieve FRHS ed. Mrs C. F. Leyel (1973)
9 comments:
This is very interesting. I'm glad to find your blog
My mother had a mountain ash tree in her yard for years. I always liked the orange berries it produced in late summer.
Later on I learned it was called a rowan tree - used as protection from witches. I wonder if my mother knew that?
I rather doubt it, but it's fun to think about.
Wendy, maybe somewhere your mother did know. This is so interesting!
Precicely why I planted a Rowan in my front garden, and the added benefits of berries for the birds. Nice posting hedgewitch, I'm interested in the photo, is it a clay cast?
A nice tree that stuggles a bit to grow in these parts...we're a little too far north. :)
Hi everyone, many thanks for your comments :-)
Yes, the photo is of one of my leaf pieces - I press the leaves into wet clay and then paint and varnish them when it has dried.
happy new year, steph :o)
Thank you for the note re the clay cast. New Year Blessings. Andrew
Thanks, guys - I hope 2009 brings you health and happiness :-)
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