Effect:
laxative, wound healing
Areas of application:
Wounds, as a laxative, back then for malaria
Plant parts used:
Root (in Thalictrum flavum the leaves)
Collection time:
spring
To find:
French Meadow Rue grows in alluvial forests and near springs or rivers in the low mountain ranges up to higher altitudes.
Ingredients:
Alkaloids, magnoflorium, dyes, bitter substances
Miscellaneous:
Before the french meadow rue blooms, its growth habit is similar to the columbine, and the leaves in particular could be confused.
Samuel Hahnemann reports from his 200-year-old apothecary encyclopedia that freshly squeezed juice became popular among the people as a home remedy for healing wounds and ulcers.