Herb latin name: Hawkweed Ox-Tongue,Hawkweed Ox-Tongue Extract

Latin name: Picris hieracioides

Family: Compositae

Medicinal use of Hawkweed Ox-Tongue: The bitter leaves have been used as afebrifuge. The plant is mixed with Swertia pedicellata and pounded to apaste thn applied to the forehead to treat headaches.

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Habitat of the herb: the herb: Grassland and waysides on calcareous soils.
Edible parts of Hawkweed Ox-Tongue: Young leaves - raw or cooked as a pot-herb. Not wonderful raw, they are slightly better cooked. A rather bitter flavour.
Propagation of the herb: Seed - sow spring in situ, only just covering the seed. Germination should take place quite quickly.
Cultivation of Hawkweed Ox-Tongue: Grassland and waysides on calcareous soils.
Known hazards of Picris hieracioides: None known

Herb latin name: Hawkweed Ox-Tongue,Hawkweed Ox-Tongue Extract

Latin name: Picris hieracioides

Family: Compositae

Medicinal use of Hawkweed Ox-Tongue: The bitter leaves have been used as afebrifuge. The plant is mixed with Swertia pedicellata and pounded to apaste thn applied to the forehead to treat headaches.

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Habitat of the herb: the herb: Grassland and waysides on calcareous soils.
Edible parts of Hawkweed Ox-Tongue: Young leaves - raw or cooked as a pot-herb. Not wonderful raw, they are slightly better cooked. A rather bitter flavour.
Propagation of the herb: Seed - sow spring in situ, only just covering the seed. Germination should take place quite quickly.
Cultivation of Hawkweed Ox-Tongue: Grassland and waysides on calcareous soils.
Known hazards of Picris hieracioides: None known