Golden rod: Description

Golden rod

Golden rod: Description. Perennial herb with erect stem. Leaves are alternate, oblong-elliptic, acute, serrate. Flowers feed the golden-yellow petals with tubular boundary. Flowers collected in the long, narrow panicle. Plant height 60-100 cm
Flowering time. July - September.
Habitat. In the ravines, forest glades, in the bushes.
The applied part. The upper part of stem with leaves and flowers.
Collection time. July-September, during flowering.
Golden rod: Chemical composition. The plant is poisonous. It contains alkaloids, tannins and pigments, saponins, essential oil.
Golden rod: Action. Anti-inflammatory, astringent, wound healing, diuretic. Dissolves kidney stones and soaked bladder, strengthens the gums loose, kills halitosis (rinse extract) '.
Golden rod: Application. In the kidney, bladder, edema, bloody urine, kidney stones, in the presence of protein in urine, bronchial asthma, rheumatism, gout. In the festering wounds, ulcers - apply topically crushed leaves (cleans the wound of pus). With angina and to strengthen the gums - rinse infusion of herbs.
Contraindications. Pregnancy, acute glomerulonephritis. The plant is poisonous.