Post by Onyxaeon on Nov 26, 2008 14:16:53 GMT -5
Witch Hazel grows as a shrub with fragrant winter flowers that grow to 5m. It is a medicinal herb, used to treat burns. A distillation from the leaves and flower-bearing twigs is included in skin products for its disinfectant and astringent properties. Used frequently on chapped skin, bruises, swelling, rashes, to help stop bleeding, reduce hemorrhoids, and varicose veins. Seeds are edible, and the leaves can be brewed for a warming tea.
