Effect:
cough-relieving, diuretic, congestive, hemostatic
Areas of application:
Inflammation of the respiratory tract, inflammation of the mouth and throat mucosa, diarrhea, mild stomach problems, cough, hoarseness, gout, bladder and kidney problems, urinary retention, hemorrhoids, menstrual cramps, night sweats, wounds that heal poorly, open legs, skin parasites, itchy skin on the labia, rheumatism in the fingers
Plant parts used:
the whole herb
Collection time:
May to September
To find:
In paving joints, in our gardens, on roadsides, field edges, on fallow land, on railway embankments and on railway tracks.
Ingredients:
Flavonoids, especially avicularin, tannins, bitter substances, mucilage, coumarins, silicic acid
Other:
☕ Tea: 2 teaspoons of herb are mixed with 1/4 liter of water and heated until boiling. Let it steep briefly or strain and drink immediately. If you are sick, 3 cups throughout the day is not too much. Take the tea in sips.
Bird's knotweed can be mixed well with horsetail, nettle or ribwort plantain in equal parts to make a blood cleansing tea.
Bird's knotweed and horsetail mixed in equal parts can help with hair and nail problems. Drinking a tea made from it over several weeks has another effect: you get noticeably tighter connective tissue (for example with cellulite).
Bird knotweed is a smuggler plant for silica.
Hildegard of Bingen: She recommended the ground pepper, as Hildegard of Bingen called it, as a fever remedy. To do this, the green herb is placed in dry wine overnight and the wine is drunk in sips several times a day.