Bugle (Ajuga reptans)
Flowers: May to July. Height: 15cm (6in).
Also known as thundre-clovere because its light flowers and dark leaves were thought to resemble a changeable and stormy sky.
Medicinal: One of the many plants that medieval herbalists regarded as a ‘cure-all’. The flowers and leaves were mixed with wine to cure and staunch bleeding and treat stab wounds, ulcers and broken bones. When combined with honey and alum it was used as a treatment for mouth ulcers.
