Sweet Woodruff

Scientific Name: Galium odoratum

Plant Family: Rubiaceae, bedstraw family

Uses: Only used externally as poultice or compress. When dried it smells of new-mown hay and has been historically used for bedstraw, keeping linens fresh as well as strewn on the floor to keep insects at bay.

Actions: Laxative, antiarthritic, antibacterial, anti inflammatory (used externally)