Common Soapwort - Saponaria officinalis
Gardens former gothic abbey Villers La Ville, Aug 2020.
Its medicinal uses include it being used as an antiscrophulatic, cholagogue, depurative, diaphoretic, mildly diuretic, expectorant, purgative and tonic. A decoction of the herb is applied externally to treat itchy skin.

''Saponaria officinalis'' is a common perennial plant from the family Caryophyllaceae. This plant has many common names, including common soapwort, bouncing-bet, crow soap, wild sweet William, and soapweed.
Similar species: Pinks, Cactuses, And Allies
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Uploaded Dec 5, 2021. Captured Aug 20, 2020 13:59 in Rue de l'Abbaye 55, 1495 Villers-la-Ville, Belgium.