Uses
Edible uses
Notes
Seed[1]. No more details are given but the seed is very small and fiddly to harvest[K]. An aromatic, anise-flavoured tea is made from the dried leaves and dried fully expanded flowers[2][3][4][5].
The blossoms are used as a flavouring[6].Leaves
Seed
Material uses
Medicinal uses(Warning!)
The leaves make a very pleasant-tasting tea that is mildly astringent, carminative, diaphoretic, diuretic, febrifuge and stimulant[2][4][8][11][12]. It is useful in the treatment of coughs and colds, dysentery and ulceration of the intestines[13][12]. The essential oil has been used as a diuretic for infants, as a local application for headaches and for the treatment of flatulence and vomiting[13]. The flowers are aperient, astringent and tonic[13]. An infusion is beneficial in the treatment of gravel, urinary obstruction and simple dropsy[13].
The root can be chewed as a treatment for sore mouths[12].Unknown part
Ecology
Ecosystem niche/layer
Ecological Functions
Nothing listed.
Forage
Nothing listed.
Shelter
Nothing listed.
Propagation
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Cultivation
A rather greedy plant, it is apt to impoverish the soil[15]. The bruised leaves have a smell like a mixture of sassafras and aniseed[9].
The plant attracts various beneficial insects such as ladybirds, lacewings and hoverflies to the garden, these insects will help to control insect pests in the garden[16][17].Crops
Problems, pests & diseases
Associations & Interactions
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Polycultures & Guilds
There are no polycultures listed which include Solidago odora.
Descendants
Cultivars
Varieties
None listed.
Subspecies
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Full Data
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References
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