Monday, 19 April 2010

Lovage - Whats it good for? Levisticum officinale

I have had the herb Lovage in my garden for nearly three year now and I still dont know what it is good for or it's uses!

I have consulted my copy of Culpeppers complete herbal and read one or two websites and apparently an infusion of the root is good for urinary problems and half a drachm of powdered root in wine warms a cold stomach. I have no idea what a drachm is and I think the wine alone would warm my stomach. Below is my cherished plant and it does look nice, I may be moving it next year though and replacing it with some thing more productive.




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  1. Jo20 April 2010 at 10:14

    I've never grown lovage and I don't know anything about it, but your plant looks nice and healthy.

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  2. GardenerX20 April 2010 at 17:16

    As a plant I think it looks great (as last year it was overshadowed by an Angelica plant that has not died off) but I dont have a lot of space in my garden at home so I keep thinking can I put some thing there more productive and if so what?

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  3. Jo20 April 2010 at 19:35

    There is a couple of awards for you on my blog, I hope you will accept them, but you are under no obligation. I just wanted to let you know that I enjoy your blog.

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  4. GardenerX20 April 2010 at 20:53

    Thank you Jo. that is very kind. I accept. I will post them on the blog tomorrow. I am very honoured and a very thoughtful gesture.

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  5. reg21 April 2010 at 05:03

    Wow, NICE, This is in my top three favourite Blogs as well. It makes me rethink my garden in an interesting way

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  6. GardenerX21 April 2010 at 20:57

    Thanks Reg, it is nice to hear people say that they enjoy reading my blog and then look at how they can enjoy their own garden more. Cheers

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