Łódź, Botanical Garden

It is native to China and Korea, and it is known in many other parts of the world as an introduced species and sometimes an invasive noxious weed. Herbal plant - the leaves are analgesic, antipyretic, antivinous, carminative, depurative, diuretic, febrifuge, aids measles rash surfacing; the wood is used in the treatment of anthrax-like sores; a manna from the plant is vulnerary. Usable plant - very tolerant of maritime exposure, it makes a good shelter hedge in coastal gardens.