A perennial, mint-like herb, but with no aroma, it grows on a creeping root-stock to about 60cm (2ft) in height. It has single stems with opposite, deeply-toothed, pointed leaves and whorls of small, pale-mauve flowers in the leaf axils in late summer.<\/p>\n
This herb is said to have gained its name because gipsies used it to stain their skins darker. It was also effective in dyeing fabrics and at one time was a valuable medicinal plant.<\/p>\n
Whole flowering plant it can be used fresh or dried.<\/p>\n
Gipsyweed is reputed to have sedative properties. It was used in the past for the control of internal hemorrhage\u2019s, including excessive menstrual bleeding; and it was also thought to be effective for other conditions such as an overactive thyroid.<\/p>\n
It produces a black or dark-grey dye on woolen and linen fabrics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A perennial, mint-like herb, but with no aroma, it grows on a creeping root-stock to about 60cm (2ft) in height. It has single stems with opposite, deeply-toothed, pointed leaves and whorls of small, pale-mauve flowers in the leaf axils in late summer. History and traditions This herb is said to have gained its name because […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":688,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[109,111,102,97,105,110,98,127,124,114,144,118],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-687","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-acidic-soil","category-alkaline-soil","category-clay-soil","category-full","category-loamy-soil","category-neutral-soil","category-partial","category-perennial","category-pink","category-summer","category-weedy","category-white"],"meta_box":{"botanical-name":"Lycopus europaeus","common-names":"Gypsywort, Green archangel, Marsh hoarhound, Marsh horehound, Water hoarhound, Water horehound, Gipsywort, European bugleweed, European water horehound, Egyptian's herb","family":"Lamiaceae","flower_bloom_time":[{"term_id":114,"name":"Summer","slug":"summer","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":114,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":112,"count":163,"filter":"raw"}],"flower_color":[{"term_id":124,"name":"Pink","slug":"pink","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":124,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":116,"count":54,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":118,"name":"White","slug":"white","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":118,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":116,"count":113,"filter":"raw"}],"plant_life_cycle":[{"term_id":127,"name":"Perennial","slug":"perennial","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":127,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":84,"count":133,"filter":"raw"}],"plant_types":[{"term_id":144,"name":"Weedy","slug":"weedy","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":144,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":88,"count":2,"filter":"raw"}],"soil_ph":[{"term_id":109,"name":"Acidic Soil","slug":"acidic-soil","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":109,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":108,"count":148,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":111,"name":"Alkaline Soil","slug":"alkaline-soil","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":111,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":108,"count":117,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":110,"name":"Neutral Soil","slug":"neutral-soil","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":110,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":108,"count":158,"filter":"raw"}],"soil_type":[{"term_id":102,"name":"Clay Soil","slug":"clay-soil","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":102,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":101,"count":108,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":105,"name":"Loamy Soil","slug":"loamy-soil","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":105,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":101,"count":179,"filter":"raw"}],"sun_exposure":[{"term_id":97,"name":"Full","slug":"full","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":97,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":96,"count":197,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":98,"name":"Partial","slug":"partial","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":98,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":96,"count":126,"filter":"raw"}],"usda_hardiness_zones":"Zone: 4 - 8","region_or_country_of_origin":"Europe, Asia","plant_mature_size":"
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