SC - Betony

[Decker, Terry D.]

What you want for European recipes is probably Stachys officinalis also
called woundwort.  The term betony is applied to several plants in the genus
Stachys, but primarily S. officinalis.

Bear

> ariann at nmia.com 
> writes:
> 
> << From a tertiary source, betony is described in a period 
> Southern Wales
>  medical book: >>
> 
> Which is why I was wondering what specific species of plant you were 
> referring to. Pedicularis canadensis, which is now known as 
> wood betony, is a 
> New World plant. Apparently the sources you site  are using 
> the common name 
> 'wood betony' to refer to an entirely different species of plant.
> 
> Ras