blue porterweed medicinal properties

USES. We don't recommend it, but blue porterweed is reported to have a wide range of medicinal uses, from treating fungal infections to high blood pressure, colds, constipation, diarrhea, boils, burns, earache, headache, allergies, worms, and “nervous pains.”

1. Is Blue Porterweed edible?
2. Is Porterweed invasive?
3. What's the function of Stachytarpheta Jamaicensis?
4. Is Porterweed native to Florida?
5. How do you grow Porterweed?
6. Is Porterweed a perennial?

Is Blue Porterweed edible?

The small blue to purple flowers are edible, make a beautiful addition to your salads and they taste like mushrooms! The name “porterweed” comes from the dark, foamy infusion of the leaves that can then be made into a beer (porter). Medicinally, porterweed is most often prepared as an infusion or decoction.

Is Porterweed invasive?

S. cayennensis, however, is recognized as a Category II FLEPPC listed invasive species because it has escaped cultivation and is altering native habitat. It should not be used.

What's the function of Stachytarpheta Jamaicensis?

Due to the use and efficacy of medicinal plants, studies have extensively demonstrated that these medicinal plants contain secondary metabolites and have reported their role in various medicinal properties, including analgesic, antidiarrheal, antimicrobial, antioxidant, antihypertensive, antinociceptive, and anti- ...

Is Porterweed native to Florida?

Porterweed is an annual in North Florida, but may overwinter if protected from the cold. ... The Florida native S. jamaicensis has a low- growing, sprawling habit and stays below 1 foot tall not including its blue-flowered spikes.

How do you grow Porterweed?

Blue porterweed plants grow best in full sun to partial shade. When they are first planted, they need moist soil but, once established, they can handle drought quite well. They can tolerate salty conditions too. If you're planting them as groundcover, space the plants out by 2.5 to 3 feet (1 m.).

Is Porterweed a perennial?

Lamiaceae. Deep velvety purple blooms are produced continuously from spring to fall on this upright to spreading perennial. ... In zone 10 it is likely to be a reliable perennial if not evergreen. Porterweed is known to reseed particularly in mild winter climates.