pilewort
Lesser celandine flower
Pilewort is a small European wildflower with bright yellow petals and heart-shaped leaves, also called lesser celandine.
The name comes from its traditional use treating hemorrhoids (piles), following the old doctrine that a plant's appearance signals its medicinal purpose—pilewort's root nodules resemble the condition it supposedly cured.
Yellow meadow flower
- wildflowerUncultivated flowering plant
- perennialRecurring each year
- herbaceousHaving soft green stems
- groundcoverLow plants blanketing soil
woodland · ephemeral · rhizomes · tubers · petals · stamens · carpel · foliage
Swollen anal blood vessels
- remedyCurative treatment or fix
- poulticeMoist healing application
- salveTopical healing preparation
- ointmentMedicated skin cream
astringent · folk medicine · herbal · traditional · topical · soothing · treatment · compress
Relating to spring
- early bloomerOne who develops prematurely
- blossomFlower on fruit tree
- woodland floorGround beneath trees
- daffodilsYellow spring bulb flowers
crocuses · snowdrops · primroses · awakening · buds · sprouting · greenery · March
Traditional unofficial medical treatment
- herbalismPlant-based healing tradition
- wise womenKnowledgeable female elders
- charmsAttracts or delights
- superstitionBaseless belief in omens
traditional knowledge · hedgerow · cottage garden · old wives · rural · peasant · herbal lore · cunning folk
buttercup
Yellow meadow flower
- wildflowerUncultivated flowering plant
- perennialRecurring each year
- herbaceousHaving soft green stems
groundcover · woodland · ephemeral · rhizomes · tubers · petals · stamens · carpel · foliage · glossy leaves
hemorrhoids
Swollen anal blood vessels
ointment · astringent · folk medicine · herbal · traditional · topical · soothing · treatment · compress · infusion
vernal
Relating to spring
- early bloomerOne who develops prematurely
- blossomFlower on fruit tree
- woodland floorGround beneath trees
daffodils · crocuses · snowdrops · primroses · awakening · buds · sprouting · greenery · March · April
folk remedy
Traditional unofficial medical treatment
- herbalismPlant-based healing tradition
- wise womenKnowledgeable female elders
- charmsAttracts or delights
superstition · traditional knowledge · hedgerow · cottage garden · old wives · rural · peasant · herbal lore · cunning folk