Toxic
Effect:
Diuretic, digestive
Areas of application:
For general strengthening after an illness, for heart problems, as a blood purifier, for urinary stones, rheumatic complaints, urinary grit, for flushing the urinary tract in the case of inflammation, skin diseases, dropsy
Plant parts used:
Flowers and branch tips
Collection time:
June and July
To find:
It is rarely found on the edges of forests and paths, in dry clearings and poor meadows.
Ingredients:
Flavonoids, alkaloids cytisine and sparteine, dyes genistein and luteolin
Other:
☕ Tea: 1 teaspoon is added to 1/4 liter of cold water and boiled. Strain and drink throughout the day. 1 cup is enough. The tea is used for general strengthening after an illness, for heart problems, as a blood purifier, for urinary stones and rheumatic complaints.
🛑 Attention!: Dyer's broom is quite poisonous; it contains the alkaloid cytisine, which is also found in laburnum and has a nicotine-like effect, especially in the leaves and seeds Spartan, which can also be found in scotch broom. The plant is absolutely taboo during pregnancy and breastfeeding, as well as for children!
Dyer's broom is used in the natural dye industry to dye yellow tones.