Corn salad, mache, lamb’s lettuce, field salad and field lettuce are all names for a salad green of the valerian family. The plant grows in a rosette of long spoon shaped leaves which may also be clustered in loose head. The lamb’s lettuce name possibly comes from its resemblance to the size and shape of a lamb’s tongue, or the fact that it is one of their favourite grazing plants – reputed to give them their friskiness during spring. It has been used for thousands of years.

Medicinal Properties of White pot herb

The leaves of this herb are very nutritious as they contain high amounts of vitamin B1 and vitamin C, calcium, magnesium, potassium, iron, zinc, carbohydrate, protein and dietary fibre. It has other lesser known compounds and is said to be depurative (purifying agent), nervine (mildly soothing to nerves), refrigerant (gives a feeling of coolness) and anti-scurvy.

White pot herb Herbal Remedies

Historically White pot herb has been used to treat a number of conditions including:

Anxiety
Depression
Lack of energy and vitality

Other White pot herb Information

The leaves are used in salad mixes together with other greens such as mustard leaves, rocket, dandelion, frisee etc, it can also be cooked (boiled) and used in soups and stuffings.

Side Effects of White pot herb

At the time of writing there are no well known side effects, drug interactions or contra-indications.

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