European goldenrod

Solidago virgaurea

In Europe it is used to flush the urinary tract in mild complaints and is listed in European herbal monographs as a traditional remedy. Clinical evidence is limited.

Safety notes

Avoid with heart or kidney failure or fluid retention. Urinary infections with fever or blood in the urine need a doctor. Allergy is possible.

Preparation

The flowering herb as tea with plenty of fluid. No dosage is given here.

Use in traditions

Solidago means 'to make whole', pointing to its old use as a wound herb. Ody relates that in the 16th century it was sold expensively in London as an import from the Middle East, until it was found growing locally.

Applications

Use by tradition

How different herbal traditions describe this herb. Amounts are traditional guidelines checked for obvious errors; they are not medical advice. For poisonous plants no dosage is given on purpose.

Herbal medicine worldwide

Attributed effects

Anti-inflammatory, anticatarrhal, healing, urinary antiseptic, calming, lowers blood pressure, induces sweating.

Preparation and amount

Aerial parts.

Ways to prepare herbs: Tea (infusion)

Sources

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