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About Speedwell
Speedwell is a stomachic that assists the stomach in digesting our foods. Most everyone likes sweets and goodies and foods that the stomach has a hard time digesting. We don’t like bitter things and things that aren’t pleasant to our taste or to our pallet. So consequently, there aren’t enough bitter juices to break down and digest our food. The food sits there in the warm, moist environment of our stomach and instead of digesting, it ferments and putrefies. That is why people have a lot of gas on their stomach. As a bitter herb, speedwell stimulates the stomach so it will release more digestive juices to help us digest our food more easily. Many years ago, you could buy bitters for digestion at the drug store, but it’s hard to find them anymore. Speedwell has also been known to expectorate mucus from the stomach and help eliminate intestinal disorders.
Besides being a digestive aid, speedwell is also a blood cleanser. When made into a tea with stinging nettle tops, it is used to cleanse the blood and help to overcome eczema and other toxins out of the blood and help them overcome senile pruritus flaky skin.
As a legend has it, there was a lady named Veronica who wiped the sweat or blood from the face of the Lord Jesus as he carried his cross up the rugged hill toward Calvary. His sweat, blood and tears left a mark on the cloth that the Saint Veronica used. They say the blossoms on the plant speedwell resemble these marks left on the cloth. The commemorate this; they named the genus or scientific name of this plant Veronica. The common name, speedwell, comes from the word “thrive.” Speedwell is a hardy plant, thriving in most stony or gravelly soils that are slightly acidic. When they started to use speedwell, it was used for many problems, so they called it an herb for survival.
When the Romans conquered the Germanic lands, they learned of a highly valued herb called speedwell. The Romans gathered speedwell and took it back to Italy and all over Europe. If they wanted to compliment a friend, they would say that he had as many good qualities as the highly esteemed herb speedwell.
Weight / Volume
50 grams
