Pyrole
Dimanche le 13 septembre 2020
Herbacée vivace, feuilles en rosette basilaire, généralement ovales, minces et mates, HAMPE charnue d'un blanc rosé, FLEURS en grappe lâche évoluant en spirale le long de la hampe, COROLLES inclinées vers le sol, à cinq pétales blanc verdâtre, dont dépasse un style récliné tandis que les étamines restent dissimulées. Odeur suave.
Pousse en petite colonies dans les bois
Round-leaved pyrola is tonic, astringent, diuretic, and antispasmodic
P. elliptica, Nuttall; P. secunda, Linné; and P. chlorantha, Swartz, possess like properties
The leaves have analgesic properties and were used as a poultice on bruised shins and other sores and wounds[207, 222, 257].
A tea made from the whole plant was used to treat epileptic fits in babies[222, 257]. A decoction of the whole plant has been used as eye drops to treat sore eyes, sties and inflamed eyelids[257].
A tea made from the leaves was used as a gargle for sore throats and cankers in the mouth[222, 257].
A tea made from the roots is tonic[222].
This species is extremely rare and endangered in the wild[200].
Principe actif : un glucoside.
Astringente et vulnéraire.
On utilise les feuilles. Rare.
Pousse en petite colonies dans les bois
Round-leaved pyrola is tonic, astringent, diuretic, and antispasmodic
P. elliptica, Nuttall; P. secunda, Linné; and P. chlorantha, Swartz, possess like properties
The leaves have analgesic properties and were used as a poultice on bruised shins and other sores and wounds[207, 222, 257].
A tea made from the whole plant was used to treat epileptic fits in babies[222, 257]. A decoction of the whole plant has been used as eye drops to treat sore eyes, sties and inflamed eyelids[257].
A tea made from the leaves was used as a gargle for sore throats and cankers in the mouth[222, 257].
A tea made from the roots is tonic[222].
This species is extremely rare and endangered in the wild[200].
Principe actif : un glucoside.
Astringente et vulnéraire.
On utilise les feuilles. Rare.