Danger! Slightly poisonous. Use only in ready-made preparations, homeopathically or externally.
Effect:
blood purifying, urinary and diaphoretic, anti-inflammatory, skin cleansing, metabolism stimulating, liver stimulating, skin beautifying, potency stimulating, fever reducing, detoxifying
Areas of application:
Jaundice, gout, rheumatism, edema, gynecological problems, white discharge, liver and gallbladder problems, ulcers, nasty rashes, fistulas, eczema, prevents sexual weakness, mucous cough, flu, measles, rubella, chickenpox, herpes, angina, swollen lymph nodes, fever
Ingredients:
Fat, nitrine glycoside, lipases, alkaloids such as magnaflorine, berberidine, hydrocyanic acid-forming glycoside
Collection time:
May to June
Today, columbine is mainly only used in gardens because of its toxicity. Because of this, I won't post the recipes I have publicly online. But you are welcome to write to me and find out how columbine is used.
Important NOTE:
This article contains general advice only and should not be used for self-diagnosis or treatment. He can not substitute a visit at the doctor.
Information about hydrogen cyanide:
Hydrocyanic acid (hydrogen cyanide) is chemically bound in the so-called cyanogenic glycosides, which are also found in columbine. This hydrogen cyanide can be released through the action of certain enzymes.
Hydrocyanic acid causes e.g. B. the toxicity of sodium cyanide and potassium cyanide (potassium cyanide). Hydrocyanic acid is also released from bitter almonds (Prunus dulcis) and is also found in the kernels of stone fruit. In old recipes you can often find small amounts of foods containing hydrogen cyanide in the ingredient lists; in the right dosage, they have a stimulating and tolerable effect. "The dose makes the poison."
Even in the 1970s, it was common for children in the country to occasionally crack open an apricot, peach or cherry stone and enjoy eating the inside. It smelled like bitter almonds and tasted delicious. Every child knew instinctively that too much of it was unhealthy and decided to stop tasting it.