Name: Monet leaf sunflower
Monet-leaved sunflower (Helianthemum nummularium L.)
Monetifolia sunflower is a perennial plant of the cistus family (Cistaceae).
Description:
Perennial plant with thin stems woody at the bottom within 25-30 cm in height, creeping and ascending, seated with opposite oval leaves, felted below. Flowers in racemes, large, regular, golden yellow, with 5 sepals and 5 petals; the fruit is a hairy capsule with brown cellular seeds. Blooms in May-July. Sunflower grows on hillsides, in light pine forests, on coastal cliffs.
Contains active substances:
Contains tannins, gelianthemin glycoside.
Medicinal use:
A decoction of water is drunk for diseases caused by weight lifting.