Alkanet Root / Ratan Jot

During fevers, tisanes from the Alkanet Root / Ratan Jot leaves and roots are used to induce sweating and treat chronic coughs.
They are also said to be able to drive melancholy and despair away. Alkanet’s expressed juice proved beneficial for pleurisy.
It calms and softens the skin when applied to rashes or irritations.

It is used as a wound astringent.
Its diuretic function helps the body rid itself of impurities, making it a blood cleanser.
Diarrhoea and stomach ulcers can also be treated with it.