Spleenwort

A perennial herbaceous plant, 10-30 cm tall, blooming pink or whitish flowers between June and September. It is also known by the names of short-legged oak, ground oak and ground acorn. It is found in forest undergrowth and arid meadows. Its trunks are flat, the branches coming out of the trunk are upright, the lower parts are rounded and the upper parts are four-sided and hairy. The flowers form groups at the base of the leaves. The pinkish flowers are tube-shaped. The hairy spleenwort is known as “Teucrium polium” mayasil herb. The plant is white-grey due to the hairs that completely cover it. The edges of the leaves are toothed, especially towards the tip, and curved inwards. The flowers are white and gathered in oval shapes. It is widespread in many places in Anatolia. It is used just like the spleenwort. The part of the plant that is used is the above-ground parts, that is, the flowering plant. Flowering branches are collected during the flowering season, bunched and dried in an airy place. It is used as an appetite stimulant, wound healer and antipyretic. The plant carries volatile oil, bitter substances, tannins, glycosides and saponins.