The berries are poisonous.
Effect:
adaptogenic, pain relieving, anti-inflammatory, blood purifying, laxative, antirheumatic, appetite stimulating, blood sugar lowering, menstruation promoting, strengthening
Areas of application:
regulates blood sugar levels, helps with adrenal fatigue, infections, skin infections, swollen glands, boils, wounds, burns, cough, cold, bronchitis, tuberculosis, respiratory problems, arthritis, rheumatism, aching joints, head lice, fever, toothache, kills cancer cells, cancer, Stomach problems, pain
Plant parts used:
inner bark, root
Collection time:
Mid-autumn to early spring
To find:
In northwestern North America, in moist forests, moist soils and near bodies of water.
Ingredients:
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Miscellaneous:
☕ Tea: 1 teaspoon of Devil's club kraft root bark is poured over with 1 cup of boiling water and left to steep for 10 to 15 minutes. Drink as needed.
Devil's club is a large, stunted shrub with large leaves and woody stems that are completely covered in irritating spines. It usually grows slowly to a mature height of up to 1.50 meters, but can reach up to 4.50 meters tall. The leaves are simple, palmate and spirally arranged. Each has 5 to 13 lobes and is 10 to 20 cm wide. Spines are located on the upper and lower leaf veins and on the stems. The flowers appear in dense umbels 10 to 20 cm in diameter with small green-white petals. The ripe fruit is a small red drupe about 0.7 cm in diameter.
🛑 The main difficulty is the presence of spines, which are irritating. Women should avoid them during the first trimester of pregnancy. In higher doses, the inner bark causes vomiting and has a laxative effect.
The Devil's club root was often used in the medicine of indigenous peoples, especially because of its pain-relieving effects.
The Devil's club arum (Oplopanax horridus) is used as an ornamental shrub due to its impressive fruits.