Solidago virgaurea, Golden Rod
Saracens Woundwort
Consolida aurea, Consolida rubra, Consolida Saracenia, Colsolida Regalis, Calcatrippa
Liu Zhi Huang, Yi Zhi Huang Hua (TCM)
Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578
Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz, Thomé, 1905
Solidago virgaurea var. leiocarpa
(Photo by Alpsdake) (Wikimedia)
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Botanical name:
Solidago virgaurea
S. virgaurea var. leiocapa is used in TCM (rarely).
Related American and Canadian species are used similarly.
Parts used:
Herb
Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry. Bitter
Classifications:
Uses:
1. Clears Heat and Damp, Promotes Urine (West, TCM):
-acute Urinary Tract Infections
2. Clears Damp, Resolves Stones:
-Gravel and Stones
3. Clears Heat and Damp from the Liver: (TCM, West)
-Jaundice (TCM, West)
4. Clears Wind and Heat, Resists Poison: (TCM, West)
-Common Cold, with Headache, Sore Throat and Fever. (TCM)
5. Clears Heat, Moves the Blood, Stops Bleeding: (TCM, West)
-internal Bleeding from Trauma
6. Externally:
-topically applied to both fresh and old, festering Wounds and Ulcers
Dose:
Powder: 1–3 grams
Main Combinations:
1. To promote Urine:
i. Golden Rod with … available in PRO version
ii. Golden Rod with … available in PRO version
2. To strengthen the Kidneys and promote Urine, Golden Rod with … available in PRO version
3. Incontinence:
i. Golden Rod, … available in PRO version
ii. Golden Rod, … available in PRO version
4. Kidney and Bladder stones, Golden Rod with … available in PRO version
5. Jaundice, Golden Rod with … available in PRO version
6. Influenza, Tonsillitis, Golden Rod, … available in PRO version
7. Arthritis, Rheumatism:
i. Golden Rod with … available in PRO version
ii. Golden Rod with … available in PRO version
iii. Arthritis following Trauma, Golden Rod with … available in PRO version
8. All types of Ruptures and Hernias:
i. Golden Rod with … available in PRO version
ii. Golden Rod with … available in PRO version
9. Trauma, Bruising:
i. Golden Rod with … available in PRO version
ii. Golden Rod with … available in PRO version
Major Formulas:
Decoction for Arthritis
Vulnerary Decoction (Wirtzung)
Cautions:
Use cautiously in chronic Renal Disease (it has been used in Nephritis)
Main Preparations used:
Distilled Water of the Herb
