Solomon's Seal
Although this plant isn’t really credited with actually helping medicinally? At one time a popular herbalist stated that it was good for ‘taking away in one or two nights any bruise, black eye or spots gotten by falls or women’s willfulness, in stumbling upon hasty husbands’ fists’ -John Gerard (1597
Nice to know a plant can heal bruises inside and out.
The beautiful greenish/yellow blooms are seen dangling under the arched leafy stems in May-July in woods and along creeks and riverbanks.
Solomon's Seal belongs to the following groups:
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Tama Blough
Nice – stumbling upon a husband’s fists. :-l Geez. Cool little flower.
Carla Jandelle... replied
i wonder if they had anything for husbands bumping into flying feet of clumsy wives? hmmmm
i love these little flowers though…u almost miss them cause they’re so tiny hiding under their leafy stems
wayne51
That is a great image Carla, lets hope it is not needed medicinally.
Carla Jandelle... replied
lol…if it were? there’s plenty of them around me at least. :o) thanx Wayne!
artist4peace
was it a tea or topical?...pretty
Carla Jandelle... replied
something like u broke the root and rubbed it on the spot. they’ve a pretty healthy sized corm to grow from.
George Lenz
Beautiful colors and capture
Carla Jandelle... replied
thanx gem!
Tama Blough
lol
Carla Jandelle... replied
i know. bad me.
but kicking feet sometimes was all i had back then….....
have you ever heard the ‘Rule of Thumb’ law? it was a law put out that husbands could beat their wives with a stick no thicker around then their thumb.
no law was ever made for wives to be able to beat their husbands with anything (wow…look at that iron skillet…..)
wayne51
I think if you used the iron skillet, hubby might need more than a plant to fix him self up. HaHaHa,
Carla Jandelle... replied
lol….welllll….when i think of the past that so many wives had to bare…..and the present that so many wives AND husbands bare…....i’d still bet the skillet wins over the fist eh? :o)
Tama Blough
I always wondered what Rule of Thumb meant.
I am fortunate that I have only been beaten up once, and by a stranger. I would be in trouble fast for using that iron skillet otherwise….
Carla Jandelle... replied
when i went to court just to get seperated…the judge actually pulled me in his ‘rooms’ to discuss that law with me. he wanted me to understand that it is no longer allowed? and that women shouldn’t think it’s ok to live with it. i did for too long…so glad i’m out of it and just wish so many others had ways to get away also
Tama Blough
Good judge! There do need to be more ways out.
robmac
Just a lovely flower And the bad guys are few and far between thank goodness
Carla Jandelle... replied
sadly they don’t hang out anywhere near me most the time…is y i spend so much time in the woods! (ok…that’s an excuse…but…......) lol
thanx Rob
annalisa56
Gorgeous capture !!!!!
Carla Jandelle... replied
thank you annalisa! i always love this time of year to see all the new spring blooms that only come out for a short time
Antanas
great capture
Carla Jandelle... replied
thank you again Antanas :o)
Scott d'Almeida
excellent ,
Carla Jandelle... replied
thanx Scott, appreciate the visit
riverotter
Beautiful image Carla …
Carla Jandelle... replied
thanx Emily! i got lucky with the sunlight this day
Roka
Bravo! Gorgeous composition!
Carla Jandelle... replied
up till i took this set of photos i wasn’t happy with ANY i’d taken of this plant.
the leaves? have a golden ‘sheen’ to them that is so beautiful when the light hits them too…wish i could show THAT as well
joyousmoon
Gorgeous! Congratulations on your feature!
Carla Jandelle... replied
oh super! i just saw that. thanx so much Pamela!
debbiez315
Congratulations on your feature with such a beautiful photo. Very striking contrast with wonderfully composed lighting. Very, very nice Carla !!!
Carla Jandelle... replied
thanx so much Deborah! the light was LUCK! sunlight had just filtered in and i was able to catch it. i’ve photographed these lots of times with no success. guess it worked this time :o)
Rachel Stickney
CONGRATULATIONS, you have been featured in Spring Blooms, Carla! Excellent capture and interesting info!
Carla Jandelle... replied
wooowhooo! thanx so much Rachel!
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