Slightly toxic
Effect:
Sweaty, diuretic, expectorant
Areas of application:
Pneumonia, pleurisy, severe chronic bronchitis, as an emetic, as a contraceptive; Homeopathy: for water accumulation in the tissue (after scarlet fever, gonorrhea), pericarditis, malaria, chronically inflamed kidneys, nerve pain between the ribs and herpes zooster
Plant parts used:
Root
Collection time:
Spring or autumn
To find:
The milkweed plant comes from North America and is more commonly found as a garden plant.
Ingredients:
Heart-active glycosides, essential oil, resin
Other:
A tea application is not usual with the plant, an alcoholic extract is made.
The fruits of the milkweed plant are quite large and have the shape of many small birds, which is why the plant was also called the parrot flower.