Canadian small petal

Compositae - Asteraceae (Compositae). Parts used: grass (all above-ground parts without too coarse stems). Pharmacy name: small petal herb - Erigeronis (canadensis) herba (formerly: Herba Erigeronis [canadensis]).

Botanical description. The plant is from 10 to 100 cm in height, with an erect, rounded stem, densely leafy, unbranched, only having coarse branches in the inflorescence. The leaves are short-pubescent, lanceolate, with bristly cilia along the edges, tapering into a petiole.

Numerous yellowish-white baskets are collected in a long branched panicle. Blooms in July-August. It is found in wastelands and arable lands, and is now very numerous.

Clearings, clearings, bush thickets, railway embankments and wastelands are populated by this asteraceae, which is native to America and first came to Europe in the 17th century. It spreads quickly thanks to its amazing unpretentiousness and the extremely large number of seeds produced by each plant. Harvesting and harvesting is carried out during flowering in mid-summer.

The stems are cut to the width of a palm above the soil, tied into bunches and hung out to dry. For large plants, it is better to cut off the tops of the branches, since the stems below become very coarse.

Active ingredients: essential oil, tannins, as well as flavonoids and choline.

Healing action and application. In America it is used mainly as a remedy for various diarrhea, which is primarily due to tannins. This action is greatly enhanced by the essential oil.

The use of small petals as a hemostatic agent and against rheumatism, as well as gout, is very doubtful.

Small petal tea: pour 1 full teaspoon of herb into 1/4 liter of boiling water and strain after 10 minutes. If necessary, drink a cup 2-3 times a day in small sips.

If there are other plants with the same effect, it is better to use them, for example, Potentilla erecta or dried blueberries.

Use in homeopathy. The original tincture of Erigeron canadensis is prepared from fresh flowering plants. Used in dilutions D1-D6 for renal and uterine bleeding.

Use in folk medicine. In ancient times, naturally, they did not know plants native to America, so the authors of medieval herbalists, who drew their knowledge mainly from ancient sources, also do not mention it. In folk medicine, small petal is used recently and rarely, mainly as a hemostatic and fixative (for diarrhea).

Side effects are unknown.