Sweet woodruff, Galium odoratum (maybe labelled Asperula odorata), is also known as master of the wood, Our Lady’s lace, sweetscented bedstraw, wild baby’s breath, woodward or just woodruff. The parts that grow above the ground are used to make medicine.




Health benefits of Sweet Woodruff Leaf



People take sweet woodruff for preventing and treating lung, stomach, liver, gallbladder, and urinary disorders. They also use it for heart problems, “blood purification,” “weak veins,” and other circulation problems.


- In the Middle Ages, sweet woodruff was used externally for wounds and also taken for digestive and liver problems.

- Modern herbalists use it mainly as an anti-inflammatory, diuretic and tonic.

- It can also be used to treat hepatitis (jaundice), for bladder and kidney stones, insomnia, to relieve migraine and nervous tension and to treat varicose veins.


Preparation:



Put 1g of dry herb into 1 cup of boiling water. Let stand for 5-10 minutes. Drink maximal 3 cups per day, between the meals.