- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Compositae
- English Names
- Golden Rod
- Woundwort
- Aaron's Rod
- Sweet Scented Golden Rod
- Natural Habitat
- Europe (including Great Britain)
- North America
- Central Asia
- China
- Japan
- Part(s) Used
- Herba Solidaginis virgaureae = Herba Virgaureae = Herba Consolidae sarraceniae
- Flores Solidaginis virgaureae = Flores Virgaureae
- Radix Solidaginis virgaureae = Radix Virgaureae
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- Constituent(s)
- essential oil
- saponin
- tannin
- acids
- bitter principle
- mucilage
- resin
- Action
- herb: vulnerary
- diuretic
- carminative
- sudorific
- expectorant
- stimulant
- astringent
- antispasmodic
- digestive
- aromatic
- used in dropsy and in chronic nephritis; root: haemostatic
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