Solidago virgaurea, Golden Rod

Saracens Woundwort
Consolida aurea, Consolida rubra, Consolida Saracenia, Colsolida Regalis, Calcatrippa
Liu Zhi Huang, Yi Zhi Huang Hua (TCM)
Picture Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578

Picture Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz, Thomé, 1905

Picture Solidago virgaurea var. leiocarpa
(Photo by Alpsdake) (Wikimedia)

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Botanical name:


Solidago virgaurea
S. virgaurea var. leiocapa is used in TCM (rarely).
Related American and Canadian species are used similarly.

Parts used:


Herb

Temperature & Taste:


Cool, dry. Bitter

Classifications:


2D ATTENUATERS OF CONGEALED BLOOD
3F. LITHONTRIPTIC

Uses:


1. Clears Heat and Damp, Promotes Urine (West, TCM):
-acute Urinary Tract Infections
    
2. Clears Damp, Resolves Stones:
-Gravel and Stones

3. Clears Heat and Damp from the Liver: (TCM, West)
-Jaundice (TCM, West)
    
4. Clears Wind and Heat, Resists Poison: (TCM, West)
-Common Cold, with Headache, Sore Throat and Fever. (TCM)
    
5. Clears Heat, Moves the Blood, Stops Bleeding: (TCM, West)
-internal Bleeding from Trauma
   
6. Externally:
-topically applied to both fresh and old, festering Wounds and Ulcers


Dose:


Powder: 1–3 grams
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Main Combinations:


1. To promote Urine:
i. Golden Rod with

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ii. Golden Rod with

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2. To strengthen the Kidneys and promote Urine, Golden Rod with

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3. Incontinence:
i. Golden Rod,

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ii. Golden Rod,

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4. Kidney and Bladder stones, Golden Rod with

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5. Jaundice, Golden Rod with

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6. Influenza, Tonsillitis, Golden Rod,

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7. Arthritis, Rheumatism:
i. Golden Rod with

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ii. Golden Rod with

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iii. Arthritis following Trauma, Golden Rod with

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8. All types of Ruptures and Hernias:
i. Golden Rod with

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ii. Golden Rod with,

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9. Trauma, Bruising:
i. Golden Rod with

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ii. Golden Rod with

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Major Formulas:


Decoction for Arthritis
Vulnerary Decoction (Wirtzung)

Cautions:


Use cautiously in chronic Renal Disease (it has been used in Nephritis)

Main Preparations used:


Distilled Water of the Herb