Istod bitter – perennial herbaceous plant of the genus Istodovye (Plygalaceae).
Description:
It differs from the common and crested isthod by the presence of a rosette of leaves, smaller, blue or blue flowers, 3-4 mm long, collected in a sparse brush. It blooms in May-July. It grows bitterly in damp meadows and on peat soil. Doesn’t happen often.
Contains active substances:
Istod bitter contains saponins, polygalamarin (bitter substance), traces of essential oil.
Medicinal use:
Drink a decoction of the whole plant for inflammation of the upper respiratory tract.