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GOLDEN ROD

Latin Name: Solidago virgaurae
Family: Compositae
Height: 70cm

Tall slender stems, narrow leaves & plumes of yellow flowers. Wild variety flowers are more daisy-like than cultivated species.

Golden rod is enjoyed by rabbits and guinea pigs. In addition it grows back thicker when you harvest the tops of the plants.

A wonderfully aromatic plant, Golden Rod adds taste and flavour to dried herb blends as well as fresh herb salads.

Constituents: Saponins, essential oil, bitter principle, tannins, flavanoids.

Actions: Anti-catarrhal, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, diaphoretic, carmative, diuretic.

Sources:

Golden Rod Herb (US/Canada) from Kalyx US

Golden Rod  is included in the Galen's Garden's Hedgerow Herbs blend of 20 different herbs and wild plants.

Herbs and Wild Plants
Constituents and Actions
Agrimony | Avens | Borage | Calendula | Cats Claw | Celery | Chanca Piedra | Chickweed | Chicory | Cleavers | Coltsfoot | Comfrey | Cornsilk | Dandelion | Echinacea | Elder Flower | Fennel | Fenugreek | Garlic | Goats Rue | Golden Rod | Groundsel | Inula | Lemon Balm | Maca | Mallow | Marshmallow | Meadowsweet | Melilot | Milk Thistle | Mouse Ear | Nettles | Parsley | Plantain | Raspberry Leaf | Red Clover | Rosehip | Shepherds Purse | Suma | Valerian | Yarrow

Herb uses, myths and herb/drug interactions
From Harvard Medical School's Consumer Health Information