Canadian goldenrod (Solidago canadensis); Canadian goldenrod
A perennial herbaceous plant of the asteraceae (complex-flowered) family. The stem is erect, branched only in the inflorescence, 60-120 cm tall. The leaves are elongated-lanceolate, sharp-serrated and short-ciliated at the edge, gradually narrowed and pointed towards the top, short-petioled and sessile. The flowers are in baskets forming a wide-petaled inflorescence, the branches of which are long, twisted downwards. All the flowers in the basket are fertile, yellow; marginal ones are tongue-shaped, middle ones are tubular. The fruit is an achene. Blooms in July – September.
Spread. Comes from North America. In Ukraine, it is grown as an ornamental plant. It often goes wild and weeds gardens and orchards.
Procurement and storage . The herb (Herba Solidaginis virga-ureae) collected during the flowering of the plant is used to make medicines. The tops of plants 25-30 cm long are cut off. Leaves are collected from the uncut part of the plant. Dry under a tent or in a room with good ventilation. 25% of dry raw material is obtained. Store in a dry place.
The plant is unofficial .
Chemical composition . The herb contains saponins, flavonoids (astragalin, quercitrin, rutin), mucilaginous, bitter and tannic substances, resin, organic acids, essential oil, carotene, nicotinic and ascorbic acids.
Pharmacological properties and use . Preparations of the Canadian yarrow have diuretic, choleretic, astringent, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties, prevent excessive fragility of capillaries. They are used for pyelitis, kidney stones and sand, pyelonephritis, gout and polyarthritis, for urinary disorders in the elderly (involuntary urination or retention of urine), for gallstone disease, jaundice and chronic inflammation of the kidneys and bladder, for edema, diarrhea , hematuria, bronchial asthma and pulmonary tuberculosis. For diseases of the kidneys and urinary tract, yarrow is often used in combination with other medicinal plants that have diuretic and disinfecting properties. Externally, Zolotushnik ordinary is used as a wound healing agent.
Medicinal forms and applications.
Internally – infusion of the herb (20 g of herb per 200 ml of boiling water) for a quarter of a glass 4 times a day;
infusion (6 teaspoons of grass per 400 ml of cold boiled water, infuse for 8 hours) 2 glasses per day (drink evenly throughout the day, in sips);
a mixture of the grass 3olotushnika Canadiana, horsetail and sedum and leaves of common milkweed, taken in equal parts, prepare as an infusion (2 tablespoons of the mixture per 400 ml of boiling water) and drink half a glass 4 times a day;
a mixture of the grass 3 Canadian sedum, horsetail and sedge, the roots of lovage and thorny wolfberry, taken in equal amounts, prepare as an infusion (2 tablespoons of the mixture per 500 ml of boiling water) and drink 500 ml in 3-4 doses during the day;
a mixture of the grass of the Canadian wort, St. John’s wort and tricolor violet, the roots of comfrey and the flowers of the black elder, taken in equal amounts, prepare as an infusion (2 tablespoons of the mixture per 400 ml of boiling water) and drink a quarter of a glass 3-4 times a day;
a mixture of the grass of the Canadian wort (6 g), the roots of the tall grass (16 g), the roots of the altea (8 g), the rhizomes with the roots of the valerian (8 g), the cones of the common hops (6 g), the herbs of the common thyme (6 g) , sweet marjoram herbs (6g), milkweed leaves (12g), flaxseeds (6g), hemp seeds (5g), cherry stalks (5g), mistletoe herbs (5g), sorrel roots alpine (4 g), common linden grass (4 g), common hazel leaves (4 g), creeping heather rhizomes (6 g) and common pumpkin seeds (4 g) are prepared as an infusion (2 tablespoons of the mixture per 200 ml of boiling water, insist until cooling) and drink a quarter of a glass 3 times a day for chronic prostatitis.
Externally – fresh crushed leaves or powder from dry leaves for the treatment of wounds and boils;
infusion of the herb (2 teaspoons of the herb per 200 ml of boiling water) for rinsing with sore throat, in case of inflammation and bleeding from the gums, with bad breath.
It is contraindicated to use the products of the Canadian mulberry during pregnancy and acute glomerulonephritis.
The plant is poisonous!