Dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis

Features

Perennial.

Species	Perrenial
Living space	Bright forest, Clean or mixed forest, Conifer forest, Dark forest, Deciduous forest, Mixed forest
Size	up to 40 cm

Description

It is a dioecious plant up to 40 cm high, which most often thrives in deciduous and mixed forests. It has a creeping rhizome. The stem is quadrangular and has a scaly leaf at the bottom. Many male flowers are in globular inflorescences, and 1 to 2 female flowers are on a long stalk at the apex of the upper leaves. The fresh plant is poisonous, and the dried herb is used in folk medicine as a tea and helps against menstrual problems. It is also used for lack of appetite, intestinal and stomach disorders, and against rheumatism.