Effect:
astringent, blood purifying, antispasmodic, expectorant, analgesic, metabolism stimulating, digestive stimulating, diuretic, hemostatic, wound healing
Areas of application:
Fever, gastrointestinal problems, respiratory tract, arthritis, rheumatism, constipation, liver, kidney and bladder problems, heavy and painful periods, cough, catarrh, gout, stomach pain, intestinal inflammation, hemoptysis, muscle fiber injuries, bruises, finger ulcers, Moles and other skin diseases, abrasions, bruises, sprains, muscle pain, poorly healing wounds, eczema, ulcers
Plant parts used:
flowers and leaves
Collection time:
March to September
To find:
Found practically everywhere, next to fields, on grassy areas, in the garden, on roadsides, on loamy soils, daisies withstand even the harshest frost and can be collected in sheltered places even during the winter.
Ingredients:
Saponins, essential oils, tannins, flavonoids, mucus, anthoxanthin
Miscellaneous:
☕ Tea: Pour 1/4 liter of boiling hot water over 2 teaspoons of flower heads and let steep for 10 minutes. 3 cups per day are sufficient.
Daisy flowers are reliable weather indicators. In bad weather they are closed and in good weather the flowers are open. If they stay closed in the morning, there will hardly be any sun during the day, but there will certainly be rain.
The flowers are a valuable dietary supplement in all salads and spring soups. There shouldn't be large quantities, but every meal early in the year should include a few daisies at least once a week. This refers to small quantities that look nice as decoration. The little daisies look lovely and enhance every salad and dessert. For sweet dishes, discard the inner basket and only use the false flowers. Also those of the pink or red bred garden sized sweetheart.
Hildegard von Bingen: It is good for a healthy person to eat because it increases the good blood in him and prepares a clear mind. But it also restores strength to the sick. It clears his eyes.