Code: 113
Weight: 0.10kg
Rodales Illustrated Encyclopedia says on page 191: Here and there around the world, the plant is recommended as an expectorant, laxative, febrifuge, and stomachaic. The herb is employed as a folk cure for diabetes, anemia, and rickets.
Reserch suggests that at least some of these old-time remedies have merit. The seeds contain up to 30 percent mucilage, which does indeed make them a good poultice.