MEDICINAL PLANTS

It is a little known plant, until the fifteenth century did not begin to study about it. Previously only been used for dyeing wool and linen yellow, thanks to a product called luteolin containing flowers, capable of precisely color-alkaline solutions which were used to dye the materials mentioned above, in which colored tissue permanently. It is a plant that, unlike what happens with others of the same gender, has no thorns on the stem, this is pretty strong at its base and hardened properties that will diminish as we move away from its base. The stems are often measuring over 75 centimeters tall.

FLOWERING

Flowering occurs in the months of May, June and July, resulting in yellow flowers, as we have said before. Goblet of these flowers do not have hair-important characteristic in determining this species accurately. The flowers are arranged in the form of bouquets, very close to each other and located at the end of the stem, as a whole can be up to eight centimeters. The fruit is a pod Long and narrow, with a maximum length of three inches, inside you can find up to five greenish seeds. The useful part of the plant are the flowers for its proper use, we collecting them not long after hatching the flower.

APPLICATIONS

It contains a certain amount of essential oil, which accounts for 0.025% of total plant weight and is in the sumidad florida. The flowers are luteolin, yellow dye together with genistein, which is colorless, is used as natural dye. It also has tannic acid, bitter taste, which can be used with certain character appetizer, always in small quantities. It also contains sugar, mucilage and some amount of vitamin C, making it more enjoyable your intake when searching their most important effects: as a diuretic if taken in small quantities, or as a laxative, purgative and emetic even if the dose is increased .

ADMINISTRATION

Infusion. They take five grams of freshly opened flowers, adding them to a quart of water and boiled, which is kept warm for ten minutes. The resulting liquid can be taken in three cups throughout the day to get a diuretic effect.
Infusion. If you prepare the infusion with fifteen grams of flowers yields a purgative and laxative effect.

SUMMARY

FAMILY: Legumes
HABITAT: In the bushes not too wet
FLOWERING: May, June and July
PART USED: Flores, herbaceous parts
CASTILIAN: Retama
CATALAN: Ginesta de tintorers
BASQUE: Erratz

USES

Diuretic Moderate, Moderate Emetic, Mild laxative.