Effect:
stimulating, regulating, diuretic, emetic
Areas of application:
regulates the female reproductive system, balances the hormonal balance, absence of menstruation, improves fertility and sex drive in women, balances the hormonal balance in men, impotence, erectile dysfunction, gonorrhea, sexually transmitted diseases, chronic pelvic inflammatory disease, vaginal infection, sore throats, colic, stomach ailments, indigestion , excretion of worms, appetite stimulation, homeopathy: kidney inflammation
Plant parts used:
root
Collection time:
Autumn
To find:
Threatened with extinction!! In eastern North America, thrives in moist meadows, thickets and on heavily forested slopes at altitudes between 0 and 1100 meters.
Ingredients:
Steroid saponins, chamaelirin and aglycondiosgenin
Miscellaneous:
☕ Tea: Put 1 to 2 crushed roots in a pot of cold water and bring to the boil. Reduce heat and simmer gently for 10 to 15 minutes. Drink 3 times a day.
False unicorn grows low to the ground with stems 30 to 90 cm long. The stems are smooth and angular and the alternate leaves grow in a whorl at the base of the plant. The whorl consists of six leaves, each 8 to 15 cm long. The flowers are greenish-white, purple or lavender, grow in a dense cluster and appear from May to June. The flowers are either male or female, with one sex per plant. The flower stalk of the female plant reaches a height of approx. 120 cm. Fine, wiry, pale roots grow from a tuberous rhizome.
🛑 Only a recommended dose should be used (1 cup of tea, three times a day, 2-4 ml of tincture three times a day), overdose may cause vomiting and nausea. Please do not take during pregnancy. False unicorn is a heart toxin in high doses.
False unicorn is used as an ornamental and medicinal plant. In the medical and pharmaceutical literature it is often called Helonias.