Plant-Lore

Collecting the folklore and uses of plants

Tormentil

1. Tormentil – known to John [Holder, b.1856] as tarment – fresh herb inside his socks – ?reason. Dried and made into infusion for bathing his feet [Cinderford, Gloucestershire, November 1993].

Image: Helm Crag, Grasmere, Cumbria; May 2014.