Slightly toxic
Effect:
Anti-inflammatory, tonic
Areas of application:
Lung problems, coughs, colds, nervous exhaustion, eye diseases, internal bleeding, excessive menstruation, bruised skin, sore eyes, lack of concentration, respiratory problems
Plant parts used:
flowering herb
Collection time:
May to July
To find:
In gardens, in wetlands and in floodplain landscapes.
Ingredients:
Alkaloids, potassium
Other:
☕ Tea: Pour 1/4 liter of boiling water over 1 teaspoon of forget-me-not flowers and then let it steep for 10 minutes. 1 cup per day is sufficient.
The curare-like alkaloid it contains is a little toxic, but not so much that it could be dangerous.
A distinction is made between the field forget-me-not (Myosotis arvensis), the swamp forget-me-not (Myosotis paustris), the forest forget-me-not (Myosotis sylvatica) and the mountain forget-me-not (Myosotis alpestris, Myosotis nemorosa).
The field forget-me-not is only biennial, but is also the more medicinal plant of all species.
When a man gives a woman a bouquet of forget-me-nots, this is a poetic declaration of love.