Toxic
Effect:
Tissue-forming, labor-promoting, stimulating, rheumatoid, wound-healing, diuretic
Areas of application:
Snake bites, to support the body's defenses after a bite of poisonous animals, promotes the birth process and menstruation, rheumatism, bruises, burns with blistering, ulcers, poorly healing wounds
Plant parts used:
the herb
Collection time:
May, June
To find:
It only grows in very protected areas, mostly in wine-growing regions, on sunny walls that retain heat for a long time. Comes from the Mediterranean region.
Ingredients:
Essential oil, bitter substances, tannins, aristolochic acid
Other:
Birthwort was taken out of circulation as a medicine; apart from its toxicity, it is also said to have carcinogenic ingredients and lead to kidney damage.
🛑 Must not be used during pregnancy. Keep away from children!