Solidago spp.
Edible landscaping as I do it in our backyard involves maximizing the production of fruits and vegetables while also raising medicinal herbs and plenty of flowers to camouflage the veggies. I’m pretty happy with the vegetables we’ve raised in the past two years as well as what we’ve gotten so far this year. (Allowing, of course, for the late start to the growing season.) One of the challenges of mixing fruits, vegetables, herbs, and flowers together randomly is that it’s difficult to distinguish between the desirable seedlings and weeds. Another challenge is that I don’t know what on earth Becky has planted out there.
So naturally, a couple of weeds sneaked past me—two that I swear we did not have last year. The first was goldenrod, which fortunately has medicinal uses so once Becky identified it we decided to let it grow. It probably reached over three feet tall earlier this month, but unfortunately, the dozen or so plants growing together started shading and crowding out the peppers. Fortunately, goldenrod is supposed to be harvested just as it begins to flower, which was now. So I began the harvest.
HARVEST
When the tops begin to flower, use one gloved hand to grasp the top and the other gloved hand to strip the leaves from the stalk in one downward motion. Gently grasp the leaves and pull them back up along the stalk and off the top. It takes less than five minutes to strip a dozen stalks.
Dry the leaves and flowers in a brown paper sack or dehydrator. When dry, crush the leaves and store them in a glass jar.
EFFECTIVE AGAINST
· Bacteria
o Gram-positive
§ Listeria monocytogenes[1] [2]
§ Staphylococcus aureus[3] [4]
o Gram-negative
§ Salmonella typhi[5]
· Fungi
o Aspergillus niger[6]
PREPARATIONS
Poultice. Boiled plant.
Tea. ¼-½ teaspoon dried material steeped in 4-8 ounces of water, 2-3 times per day.[7] [8]
Tincture. Fresh plant in flower, 1:2. Dosage is 20-60 drops up to 3 times per day.[9]
USAGE
· Dental
o Toothache
§ Decoction held in mouth[10]
§ Tea[13]
· Endocrine
o Lower blood sugars[14]
· Gastrointestinal
o Cramps[15]
o Colic[16]
o Diarrhea
§ Tea[17]
o Weakness of bowels[20]
· Musculoskeletal
o Neuralgia
§ Tea used as a wash[21]
o Rheumatism
§ Tea used as a wash[24]
· Neurological
o Calming bath for babies
§ Tea[25]
o Headaches
§ Tea used as a wash[26]
· Respiratory
o Colds
§ Root tea[27]
o Fever[28]
§ Hot tea[29]
§ Root tea[30]
§ Tea, especially for children[31]
§ Tea, especially for children[34]
o Reduce mucus production in bronchi[35]
o Sore throat[36]
§ Flowers chewed[37]
§ Flowers chewed, then poultice externally[38]
§ Tea mixed with grease and applied as a salve[39]
o Whooping cough[40]
· Skin
o Boils
§ Poultice[41]
o Burns[42]
§ Roots[45]
o Insect bites[46]
§ Poultice[47]
o Wounds[50]
§ Powdered leaves and flowers sprinkled on wound to stop bleeding[53] [54]
· Urogenital
o Chronic nephritis
§ Tea[57]
o Cystitis[58]
o Hemorrhagic nephritis[63]
o Kidney stones
§ Root tea[66]
o Nephron inflammation[67]
o Painful urination[68]
o Post-partum
§ Wash, tea[69]
o Urethritis[70]
o
Weakness of bladder[71]
Caution. Do not use more than 3 days in a row.[72]
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[1] SK Lawson, et al., Volatile Compositions and Antifungal Activities of Native American Medicinal Plants: Focus on the Asteraceae, Plants (Basel), 19 January 2020, Vol 9 No 1, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7020142/ (accessed 14 July 2023).
[2] HS Elshafie, et al., Antimicrobial Activity and Chemical Composition of Essential Oil Extracted from Solidago canadensis L. Growing Wild in Slovakia, Molecules, 27 March 2019, Vol 24 No 7, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6479883/ (accessed 19 July 2023).
[3] SK Lawson, et al., Volatile Compositions and Antifungal Activities of Native American Medicinal Plants: Focus on the Asteraceae, Plants (Basel), 19 January 2020, Vol 9 No 1, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7020142/ (accessed 14 July 2023).
[4] HS Elshafie, et al., Antimicrobial Activity and Chemical Composition of Essential Oil Extracted from Solidago canadensis L. Growing Wild in Slovakia, Molecules, 27 March 2019, Vol 24 No 7, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6479883/ (accessed 19 July 2023).
[5] HS Elshafie, et al., Antimicrobial Activity and Chemical Composition of Essential Oil Extracted from Solidago canadensis L. Growing Wild in Slovakia, Molecules, 27 March 2019, Vol 24 No 7, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6479883/ (accessed 19 July 2023).
[6] HS Elshafie, et al., Antimicrobial Activity and Chemical Composition of Essential Oil Extracted from Solidago canadensis L. Growing Wild in Slovakia, Molecules, 27 March 2019, Vol 24 No 7, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6479883/ (accessed 19 July 2023).
[7] Charles W. Kane, Medicinal Plants of the Western Mountain States, 2017, 156.
[8] Kimball Chatfield, Medicine from the Mountains, 1997, 46.
[9] Stephen Harrod Buhner, Herbal Antibiotics, 2012, 378.
[10] Steven Foster, et al., Western Medicinal Plants and Herbs, 2002, 130.
[11] Linda Kershaw, Edible & Medicinal Plants of the Rockies, 2000, 184.
[12] Kimball Chatfield, Medicine from the Mountains, 1997, 46.
[13] Kimball Chatfield, Medicine from the Mountains, 1997, 46.
[14] Linda Kershaw, Edible & Medicinal Plants of the Rockies, 2000, 184.
[15] Linda Kershaw, Edible & Medicinal Plants of the Rockies, 2000, 184.
[16] Linda Kershaw, Edible & Medicinal Plants of the Rockies, 2000, 184.
[17] Steven Foster, et al., Western Medicinal Plants and Herbs, 2002, 130.
[18] Linda Kershaw, Edible & Medicinal Plants of the Rockies, 2000, 184.
[19] Kimball Chatfield, Medicine from the Mountains, 1997, 46.
[20] Linda Kershaw, Edible & Medicinal Plants of the Rockies, 2000, 184.
[21] Linda Kershaw, Edible & Medicinal Plants of the Rockies, 2000, 184.
[22] SK Lawson, et al., Volatile Compositions and Antifungal Activities of Native American Medicinal Plants: Focus on the Asteraceae, Plants (Basel), 19 January 2020, Vol 9 No 1, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7020142/ (accessed 14 July 2023).
[23] HS Elshafie, et al., Antimicrobial Activity and Chemical Composition of Essential Oil Extracted from Solidago canadensis L. Growing Wild in Slovakia, Molecules, 27 March 2019, Vol 24 No 7, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6479883/ (accessed 19 July 2023).
[24] Linda Kershaw, Edible & Medicinal Plants of the Rockies, 2000, 184.
[25] Steven Foster, et al., Western Medicinal Plants and Herbs, 2002, 130.
[26] Linda Kershaw, Edible & Medicinal Plants of the Rockies, 2000, 184.
[27] Linda Kershaw, Edible & Medicinal Plants of the Rockies, 2000, 184.
[28] Kimball Chatfield, Medicine from the Mountains, 1997, 46.
[29] Charles W. Kane, Medicinal Plants of the Western Mountain States, 2017, 156.
[30] SK Lawson, et al., Volatile Compositions and Antifungal Activities of Native American Medicinal Plants: Focus on the Asteraceae, Plants (Basel), 19 January 2020, Vol 9 No 1, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7020142/ (accessed 14 July 2023).
[31] Steven Foster, et al., Western Medicinal Plants and Herbs, 2002, 130.
[32] Linda Kershaw, Edible & Medicinal Plants of the Rockies, 2000, 184.
[33] Deni Bown, Encyclopedia of Herbs & Their Uses, 1995, 355.
[34] Steven Foster, et al., Western Medicinal Plants and Herbs, 2002, 130.
[35] Linda Kershaw, Edible & Medicinal Plants of the Rockies, 2000, 184.
[36] Deni Bown, Encyclopedia of Herbs & Their Uses, 1995, 355.
[37] Linda Kershaw, Edible & Medicinal Plants of the Rockies, 2000, 184.
[38] Steven Foster, et al., Western Medicinal Plants and Herbs, 2002, 130.
[39] Linda Kershaw, Edible & Medicinal Plants of the Rockies, 2000, 184.
[40] Deni Bown, Encyclopedia of Herbs & Their Uses, 1995, 355.
[41] Steven Foster, et al., Western Medicinal Plants and Herbs, 2002, 130.
[42] Steven Foster, et al., Western Medicinal Plants and Herbs, 2002, 130.
[43] Kimball Chatfield, Medicine from the Mountains, 1997, 46.
[44] Steven Foster, et al., Western Medicinal Plants and Herbs, 2002, 130.
[45] Linda Kershaw, Edible & Medicinal Plants of the Rockies, 2000, 184.
[46] Deni Bown, Encyclopedia of Herbs & Their Uses, 1995, 355.
[47] Kimball Chatfield, Medicine from the Mountains, 1997, 46.
[48] Kimball Chatfield, Medicine from the Mountains, 1997, 46.
[49] Steven Foster, et al., Western Medicinal Plants and Herbs, 2002, 130.
[50] Deni Bown, Encyclopedia of Herbs & Their Uses, 1995, 355.
[51] Kimball Chatfield, Medicine from the Mountains, 1997, 46.
[52] Steven Foster, et al., Western Medicinal Plants and Herbs, 2002, 130.
[53] Linda Kershaw, Edible & Medicinal Plants of the Rockies, 2000, 184.
[54] Kimball Chatfield, Medicine from the Mountains, 1997, 46.
[55] SK Lawson, et al., Volatile Compositions and Antifungal Activities of Native American Medicinal Plants: Focus on the Asteraceae, Plants (Basel), 19 January 2020, Vol 9 No 1, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7020142/ (accessed 14 July 2023).
[56] HS Elshafie, et al., Antimicrobial Activity and Chemical Composition of Essential Oil Extracted from Solidago canadensis L. Growing Wild in Slovakia, Molecules, 27 March 2019, Vol 24 No 7, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6479883/ (accessed 19 July 2023).
[57] Charles W. Kane, Medicinal Plants of the Western Mountain States, 2017, 155.
[58] Kimball Chatfield, Medicine from the Mountains, 1997, 46.
[59] SK Lawson, et al., Volatile Compositions and Antifungal Activities of Native American Medicinal Plants: Focus on the Asteraceae, Plants (Basel), 19 January 2020, Vol 9 No 1, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7020142/ (accessed 14 July 2023).
[60] HS Elshafie, et al., Antimicrobial Activity and Chemical Composition of Essential Oil Extracted from Solidago canadensis L. Growing Wild in Slovakia, Molecules, 27 March 2019, Vol 24 No 7, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6479883/ (accessed 19 July 2023).
[61] Linda Kershaw, Edible & Medicinal Plants of the Rockies, 2000, 184.
[62] Kimball Chatfield, Medicine from the Mountains, 1997, 46.
[63] Linda Kershaw, Edible & Medicinal Plants of the Rockies, 2000, 184.
[64] SK Lawson, et al., Volatile Compositions and Antifungal Activities of Native American Medicinal Plants: Focus on the Asteraceae, Plants (Basel), 19 January 2020, Vol 9 No 1, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7020142/ (accessed 14 July 2023).
[65] HS Elshafie, et al., Antimicrobial Activity and Chemical Composition of Essential Oil Extracted from Solidago canadensis L. Growing Wild in Slovakia, Molecules, 27 March 2019, Vol 24 No 7, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6479883/ (accessed 19 July 2023).
[66] Linda Kershaw, Edible & Medicinal Plants of the Rockies, 2000, 184.
[67] Charles W. Kane, Medicinal Plants of the Western Mountain States, 2017, 155.
[68] Charles W. Kane, Medicinal Plants of the Western Mountain States, 2017, 156.
[69] Steven Foster, et al., Western Medicinal Plants and Herbs, 2002, 130.
[70] Kimball Chatfield, Medicine from the Mountains, 1997, 46.
[71] Linda Kershaw, Edible & Medicinal Plants of the Rockies, 2000, 184.
[72] Kimball Chatfield, Medicine from the Mountains, 1997, 46.
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