Slightly toxic
Effect:
narcotic, calming, hemostatic, pain-relieving, nerve-calming
Areas of application:
Burns, abrasions, lice
Plant parts used:
Root and leaves
Collection time:
Autumn of the first year or spring before flowering
To find:
In stony places, on roadsides and on rubble up to 1400 meters above sea level.
Ingredients:
Pyrrolizidine alkaloids, cynoglossin, consolidine, allantoin, mucilage, resin, essential oil
Miscellaneous:
Hound's tongue smells somewhat like a mouse, and this smells more intensely the wetter the soil in which it grows. In the vegetable garden where the Hound's tongue is located, there are no voles.
The fresh, crushed leaves repel pests from pets.
Hound's tongue is a dye plant for yellow and brown tones.