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European goldenrod or woundwort

Solidago virgaurea

Description:

It's an herbaceous perennial plant of the family Asteraceae. It is grown as a garden flower with many different cultivars. It flowers profusely in late summer. It has astringent, diuretic, antiseptic and other properties.

Habitat:

This plant was cultivated in the Arab world, who used it in their medical system. In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries it was used in Europe to heal wounds.

Notes:

Modern herbalists also use it to treat catarrh and kidney stones. It is blended with other tonic herbs to cleanse or "flush" the kidneys and bladder, either as part of a healing fast, or to treat cystitis. In the case of a fast, it is made into a combined tincture as noted, taken with a supporting blend of herbal teas, and grape or watermelon juice is drunk through the day, alternating with Potassium broth.

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Sant'Olcese, LIG, Italy

Spotted on Aug 9, 2013
Submitted on Aug 9, 2013

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