Toxic
Effect:
anti-inflammatory
Areas of application:
It is used homeopathically for excessive menstrual bleeding.
Plant parts used:
Herb without root
Collection time:
March, April
To find:
In mixed deciduous forests.
Ingredients:
Saponins, the alkaloids protoanemonine and anemol
Other:
Where wood anemones grow, evil spirits stay away.
Just 30 fresh plants will die during flowering. Taken internally it leads to inflammation of the kidneys and intestines, cramps and diarrhea.
The yellow wood anemone (Anemone ranunculoides) is rarely taken and is a strictly protected plant.