A short film :
Over the last workweek we ’ve been harvest goldenrod and dry out it for the future . It ’s a natural anti - allergy plant , undecomposed for teas and vestige . It also has multiple other uses .
Unfortunately , people get it mixed up with ragweed and end upblaming wretched goldenrod for their seasonal allergies :
Goldenrod has been wrong accused of causing hay feverishness simply because of its skinny association with the existent culprit : ragweed ( Ambrosia spp . ) . Both industrial plant flower at the same meter , but tansy ragwort has demure dark-green flowers which are easily overlooked — so , by default or guilty association , goldenrod take the heat . Common ragweed ( Ambrosia artemisiifolia ) has lacy - bet farewell that are divided and the plant ramify freely . In contrast , goldenrod often has an unbranching stem ( until it flowers ) and its leaves are n’t divided . ( For the disc , ragweed is n’t all bad . Despite its propensity to induce a hissy fit in allergy sufferers ’ nasal passages , ragweed is a aboriginal plant life that plays an authoritative ecological role — housing and feeding many insects . )
compare to the wind - brook pollen of ragweed ( the better to find your anterior naris , my lamb ) , sailing through the air with golden abandon , goldenrod is worm - pollinated and does n’t exhaust its pollen into the air ; therefore , you need to stick your nozzle mighty in its face to rush any form of histamine response .
Goldenrod is a useful herbbeyond just being an antihistamine :
Historically , goldenrod ( Solidago canadensis or Solidago virgaurea ) has been used on the skin to mend wounds . It has also been used as a diuretic , meaning it facilitate the body get rid of excess fluid . The name solidago means “ to make whole . ”
Goldenrod has also been used to treat tuberculosis , diabetes , enlargement of the liver , gout , hemorrhoid , internal hemorrhage , asthma , and arthritis . In folk medicament , it is used as a mouth rinse to treat inflammation of the mouth and pharynx .
A few animate being and test tube bailiwick suggest goldenrod may aid bring down firing , relieve muscle spasm , fight infection , and lower roue pressure . It does seem to dissemble like a diuretic , and is used in Europe to treat urinary nerve tract inflammation and to foreclose or treat kidney stones . In fact , goldenrod is often regain in teas to help “ scour out ” kidney stones and stop inflammatory diseases of the urinary tract .
We need to go harvest home more , as clip is running out for this season .
