Tea of whole plant used in Western European medicine as a sedative, as a remedy for aches, coughs, swelling, as well as to stimulate/regulate menstrual flow.
References:
Grieve, M. (Maud). A Modern Herbal; the Medicinal, Culinary, Cosmetic and Economic Properties, Cultivation and Folk-Lore of Herbs, Grasses, Fungi, Shrubs, & Trees with All Their Modern Scientific Uses. New York :Harcourt, Brace & company, 1931.
