Low toxic
Effect:
coloring, slightly anti-inflammatory, disinfectant
Areas of application:
Inflammation of the conjunctiva, is sometimes used as a substitute for eyebright
Plant parts used:
flowering herb
Collection time:
May to September
To find:
On moist, nutrient-poor meadows and open forests.
Ingredients:
Aucubin, bitter substances
Other:
Narrow-leaved rattle is a semi-parasite and lives in symbiosis with sweet grasses and grains; it is closely related to eyebright and louseweed.