|
|
|
| |
|
 |
|
 |
Herb Finder
Add Herb Finder to Your Website!
Update Your Account Information
Garden Columbine | | Name : | Garden Columbine | | Synonyms : | Gardencolumbine
| | Parts Used : | The plant | | Habitat : | Originally came from Europe to be naturalized in the eastern UnitedStates. In moist, rich woods, wet, shaded rocky outcrops. SouthernCanada southward. | | Description : | Columbine is a perennial, herbaceous plant; its prominently branchingstem is sparsely hairy and grows from 1 to 2 1/2 feet high. Both thebasal and lower stem leaves are shaggy-haired underneath and biternate,with the leaflets or ultimate segments broadly wedge-shaped. The noddingblue, purple, or white flowers grow at the ends of the branches duringthe summer. Their 5 petals have characeristic nectar-containing, backward-projectingspurs about 3/4 inch long. Bloom in May. | | Constituents : | Astringent, diuretic, diaphoretic, anodyne | | Uses : | A decoction of the root helps stop diarrhea.The flowers taken with wine promote perspiration, and the seeds withwine are said to speed the delivery of a child, opens obstructionsof the liver, good for jaundice,relieve kidney stones. Leaves are sometimes used in lotions to soothesores in the mouth andthroat. A lotion made from the fresh root is rubbed on the affectedarea to relieve rheumatic achesand pains.
Native Americans used minute amounts of crushed seeds for headaches,love charms, and fevers. Seeds rubbed into the hair to control lice.Root chewed or weak tea for diarrhea, stomachtroubles, diuretic. Root tea for uterine bleeding. | | Dosage : | Infusion: steep 1 tsp. plant parts in 1 cup water. Take 1tbsp., 3-6 times a day.
Tincture: a dose is from 5-10 drops. | | Safety : | Potentially poisonous. |
|
|
 |
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
