Pour simmering water over the dried aerial parts and let steep for about ten minutes covered, then strain. Consume warm, between meals, for short periods. One teaspoon of dried plant per cup, one to two cups per day, for a few days.
Lightly crush a few fresh leaves and apply directly to the affected area, held in place with a clean compress. Leave on for a while then rinse the skin with clear water. Dosage should be validated with a healthcare professional or recognized pharmacopoeia before use.
Prepare a standard infusion, let it cool, then use as a gargle several times a day without swallowing large quantities. For occasional use only. Dosage should be validated with a healthcare professional or recognized pharmacopoeia before use.
Found wild in damp meadows, ditches, and light woodlands throughout Europe; it is also easily cultivated in gardens as a ground cover plant, and is sometimes available dried in specialized herbalist shops.
Aerial parts are traditionally harvested in spring and early summer, when the plant is flowering, preferably in dry weather.