Healing Herbs of the Ancient Celts

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Guelder Rose - (Caor chon)

The Guelder Rose grows throughout Ireland; however a great place to see it is the area around Doon at Lough Carra, with sites from the late Bronze Age, where a spectacular nature trail will take you through a beautiful landscape of mountain, lake and woodland.

The Guelder Rose bears little resemblance to an actual rose with its maple shaped leaves and lack of thorns. It puts forth clusters of red berries which ripen and turn purple in August. The Guelder Rose is another of the more poisonous remedies known by the Celts, the berries being quite toxic.

The bark of the Guelder Rose has been used for centuries by women for calming cramps, and was probably done so by Celtic females. It is still commonly prescribed for this by modern herbalists, though no official testing has yet been carried out.

Due to its relaxing effect on muscles, it is also used to relieve hiccups and stomach cramps. It is usually administered in a decoction as a tea, taken in tablespoon size doses.

[Lady Boru]

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[Lady Boru]

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[Thomas Nelson Hicks]

Great information ! Thanks for sharing!