Worts amongst the marshes.

A cure for the scratches and cuts accumulated on your travels this Marsh Woundwort (Stachys palustris) is growing beside the River Sow as it flows through Doxey Marshes, a Staffordshire Wildlife reserve close to Stafford in Staffordshire.

Medicinally, this plant was used as a dressing to heals cuts and scratches and was thought to have sedative properties when ingested.

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