Stachys sylvatica - Hedge Woundwort

+1 Hywel! AKA Wood Woundwort

And it does what it says on the tin - I tried it!

and I hate the smell of it. a good British native but I am trying to get it out of most of the borders. every year I find a new bit grr.

Yikes Stera, what did you do with it?!
Is it right it smells like mouse pee Seaburn?

Lol! Mouse pee? Who knows what that smells like?

Another mouse?

Sadly, I do. In my youth, I stayed in an apartment with mice. Mice?..not nice!

Its a long time ago Bainliam but I would have rubbed a leaf on the wound, not eaten it! Now I come to think it might have been Self Heal I tried, and that worked. But in any case these country names are usually given for a good reason - eg comfrey used to be known as "knit bone" and makes excellent compresses for sprains. If you are interested in testing it out a compress on a small wound would be a good experiment.
If you get interested in natural remedies remember Ribwort Plantain is much better than dock leaves for nettle stings!