🍀Celtic & Norse Herbalism
Ash Leaf
Fraxinus excelsior
About Ash Leaf
Ash Leaf (Fraxinus excelsior) is a herb used in the Celtic & Norse Herbalism tradition to help with Arthritis, Edema, Fever, and Rheumatism. The leaves are the part traditionally used, taken internally.
Botanical background
Fraxinus excelsior, known as the ash, or European ash or common ash to distinguish it from other types of ash, is a flowering plant species in the olive family Oleaceae. It is native throughout mainland Europe east to the Caucasus and Alborz mountains. The northernmost location is in the Trondheimsfjord region of Norway. The species is widely cultivated and reportedly naturalised in New Zealand and in scattered locales in the United States and Canada.
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist
Parts used
Leaves · internal