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Pacific bleeding heart (Dicentra formosa)

Poisonous


Effect:

calming, relaxing, diuretic


Areas of application:

Should only be used under the advice of a doctor!


Plant parts used:

root


Collection time:

-


To find:

In America it is found in moist forests and on river banks, it is protected in places, but here it is more of a garden plant.


Ingredients:

Isoquinoline


Miscellaneous:

The Pacific bleeding heart belongs to the poppy family and grows 45 to 60 cm high. It is a perennial plant with fern-like leaves. It grows from a brittle rhizome. The heart-shaped, drooping pink, purple, yellow and cream flowers bloom in clusters from mid-spring to fall. The flower stalks extend beyond the leaves and bear 5 to 15 flowers each. The seeds form in pointed, pea-like pods.


🛑 All parts of the heart flower are poisonous, so it is strongly recommended that the dosage be taken by a doctor. But there are better plants that are not poisonous for the applications.


The plant is a very powerful narcotic.


In America it still seems to be used in small quantities. Also for external use for bruises, sprains, joint pain and nerve pain as a compress pad. Internally it is used for nervous shocks, anxiety, nervous restlessness and to calm people after a shock, loss or trauma, as well as for muscle tremors.

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