Wall Pennywort - Umbilicus rupestris


Medicinal uses include crushing the leaves or using a poultice on top of wounds. In Irish folk medicine, it was put to use for a wide number of ailments, including jaundice, tuberculosis and skin complaints as well lumps and bumps, headaches, worms, fevers, liver complaints, and kidney and bladder stones. Navelwort, Penny Pies. Synonyms Cotyledon umbilicus-veneris L. Cotyledon rupestris Salisb., nom. inval. Umbilicus pendulinus DC. Cotyledon neglecta Cout. Umbilicus neglectus (Cout.) Rothm. & Cotyledon umbilicus Britten


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Location: Sychnant Pass, Conwy, Wales, UK
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