Bones and wounds

 
I am always interested in the derivation of the names of flowers and frequently they indicate the ways in which they were used as treatments or cures in past times. 
 
The Lady’s Mantle in the background had several uses in dealing with problems especially for women but it was also considered to be one of the best plants used for healing wounds. The old herbalist Culpepper said
 
Lady's Mantle is very proper for inflamed wounds and to stay bleeding, vomitings, fluxes of all sorts, bruises by falls and ruptures. It is one of the most singular wound herbs and therefore highly prized and praised, used in all wounds inward and outward, to drink a decoction thereof and wash the wounds therewith, or dip tents therein and put them into the wounds which wonderfully drieth up all humidity of the sores and abateth all inflammations thereof. It quickly healeth green wounds, not suffering any corruption to remain behind and cureth old sores, though fistulous and hollow.
 
The daisies in the foreground are African or Cape Daisies but known as Osteospermum.   I wondered why they are named after the Greek for bone Osteo and seed Spermum and can find no reference to any medical use. 
 
Some people who are not registered but follow my blips had remarked that blips from the last couple of weeks have all been taken in or around the home.  Apart from visits to the surgery I have been out only once so my blip opportunities have been very limited and a hint lies in the remark on 19th May with the extra picture giving a clue. 

Both of these plants have a link to bones and wounds but I was fortunate to be able to rely on modern medical procedures instead of herbal medicine.