Dyer’s Greenweed
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Botanical Name |
Genista tinctoria |
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Family |
Fabaceae |
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Other Names |
Dyer’s broom, dyer’s weed, greenweed |
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Description |
Stems: 15-20cm long, angular. Leaves: hairless, lanceolate sessile, 2cm long, 4mm broad. Flowers: yellow |
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Native to |
Europe |
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Parts Used |
Leaves, twigs |
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Actions |
Cathartic, diuretic, emetic |
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Constituents |
Isoflavone glycosides –genistein, its 7-0-glucoside and daidzein. Flavonoids – luteolin glycosides. Alkaloids –anagyrine, ammodendrine, cytosine, N-methyl cytisinem, isosparteine, lupanine, tinctorine |