The scientific nameSempervivum tectorummeans " always animated on the ceiling , " reflecting where this flora was mainly witness in the past . It can still be found on roofs of cottagers in rural Mid and South West Wales in the UK . If the Welsh have a Houseleek on the roof , they will want to keep it there as it is believed that if it is removed or pick by a foreign , bad portion and perhaps the death of one of the family will result . The Houseleek protects the house from fire and lightning and keeps the household members good and well-fixed . It is also believed that it protects the family against witchcraft . If the works has to be move , it will be safely transplanted to a rock garden and used for confidence game . It has superb anti - inflammatory attribute and relieves the pain of worm snack and stings about immediately . You might think it unknown that it can grow on roofs , but in Wales , people in outside rural area have roof garden . From the route , you could not secernate there is a house under the garden where typically daffodils , but not scallion ( the vegetables ) rise .
The Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne ( 742 - 814 AD ) ordered all his subject area to grow houseleeks on their cap , presumptively to offer protection against lightning , as it was think in ancient times ( pre - Charlemagne ) that the Houseleek was connect with Jupiter ( the Thunderer ) and with Thor , the Norse immortal of Thunder . Some of the name of the Houseleek are Jupiter ’s Beard ( because the huge act of flowers were supposed to resemble Jupiter ’s face fungus ) , Jupiter ’s Eye , Bullock ’s Eye , and in Anglo - Saxon , Sengreen , Ayran , and Ayegreen ( meaning evergreen ) . In German , it is call Donnersoart ( Thunder Beard ) .
The Houseleek is native to Central and Southern Europe and the Greek islands and is known as the Common Houseleek . It is believed to have been bring out into Britain by the Romans , like the Wild Rose or Dog Rose , as it is called . The blossom have no essence , but bee and butterflies love them .
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The botanist Linnaeus mentions that in the 17th century , the turnip cabbage used to farm it on their ceiling because it serve keep up the thatching material used .
The Son " leek " comes from the Anglo - Saxon word " leac , " which mean " plant life , " so the name means " menage plant life , " and it was once literally in Roman households as they used to grow Houseleeks in vas near their windows . Dioscorides say that the Houseleek should be used for weak eyesight and inflamed eyes . The succus from the industrial plant would be used to console the eyes . Pliny believe that the juice if take on internally , would cure insomnia .
For century , the juice and leaves have been used in sept therapeutic for their coolant , anti - inflammatory , astringent , and diuretic property . Bruised leaves of the bracing industrial plant or the succus from the plant life can be used as cataplasm for burn , scalds , ulcers , and any inflammation as the pain in the neck is quickly reduced . Honey , mixed with the succus , helps ease the pain of back talk ulceration . The succus can be used as a physic if charter in gravid doses . According to Parkinson , it takes corns from the toes if the foundation are bathed in the succus , and then the toes are wrapped in the Houseleek ’s folio . He also said the juice could hit warts . Culpeper thought it was dear for all inflammatory problems and that if the juice was made into a hot drink with beloved , it would bring down the temperature of a febrility sick person . He went on to say that if a drop curtain or two of succus were put into ears , it would bring around earache . He also used it to address ringworm , which evidently is also good for impetigo and roundworm , according to modern medical research . He also arrogate that it " easeth the pain of gouty arthritis . " Another of Culpeper ’s remedy was use the juice to the forehead or synagogue to relieve headaches . He also recommended that the bruised leave of absence should be put on the " crown or seam of the head " to stop a epistaxis . Gerard merely correspond with Culpeper and Parkinson .
The Houseleek was once used in Italy as a lovemaking charm . However , its use has come down out of fashion .
Modern medical research has show that the Houseleek contains sugar , isocitric Lucy in the sky with diamonds , citric Elvis , malic acid , malonic acid , spare amino acids ( asparagines ) , carbonic carbolic acid acid , flavonoids , and mucilage . The flavonoids contribute to their anti - incitive property . So , once again , modern scientists can confirm what the ancients and rustics have known for C .
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