Subject: ~~Poisonous Wild Flower that can Heal~~ Tue Dec 20, 2011 3:11 am
The Medicinal Qualities of Ragwort ~ Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) is another poisonous plant. As well as having a foul smell, it often hosts masses of striped caterpillars. Some call this plant Devildums!
It is also called Stagger-Wort, St Jame’s Wort and Ragweed. In Alternative Medicine, Ragwort is used as a mouth wash to treat mouth ulcers and as an ointment to treat sciatica, hip and joint pain.