Scientific Name: Galium Aparine
Origin: E.Europe
AKA: Bedstraw, Catchweed, Clabber Grass, Clivers, Cleavers, Coachweed, Cleaverwort, Gravel Grass, Grip Grass, Goose Grass, Goose Hair, Gosling Weed, Hedge Burrs, Milk Sweet, Poor Robin, Loveman, Stick-a-Back, Sweethearts, Savoyan, Scratchweed
Parts Used: Herb
Active Compounds: Iridoids, alkanes, flavonoids, tannins, polyphenolic acids, and anthraquinones.
Background: Its name is derived from its ability to cling to fur or clothing, and the stems were used by shepherds to strain milk.
Cleavers Description: Cleavers is found in grassy, moist areas year-round in Eastern America and Canada along the Pacific Coast. It has a thin taproot with a prickly stem protruding up to 6 feet long. The leaves are rough and grow in groups of up to eight around the stem. Small greenish-white flowers blossom from May to September and a conjoined, single-seeded fruit is produced each year.
Safety: Take only two weeks each round, skipping a week or two since Cleavers herb is high in tannin, meaning it is highly astringent.
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