Effect:
Skin-soothing, laxative
Areas of application:
Severe abdominal pain, supports the natural shielding against ultraviolet radiation, otosclerosis (disease of the middle ear)
Plant parts used:
flowering herb
Collection time:
In the garden from June to September
To find:
Edelweiss is one of the strictly protected plants!
Ingredients:
Glycosides, bitter substances
Other:
The edelweiss already grows in some gardens, and it is always a cultivated form from the Himalayas.
The rare, felty plant was used in love spells and scared away the devil.
It was used for smoking in the stable when a cow had a swollen udder. No ghost or spirit can bear the proximity or smell of the plant.
Edelweiss is almost extinct, but you can still see it every day on the Austrian 2-cent coins, and the Alpine clubs and mountain troops of the Federal Army also wear the flower symbol on their logos and pins.