Łódź, Botanical Garden

Native to North America. In Poland - garden cultivated ornamental plant. Edible plant - young leaves cooked. Herbal plant - the whole plant is anodyne, antiseptic, astringent, expectorant and sedative; used internally, it is a good remedy for diarrhoea, dysentery and pulmonary affections; a poultice of the flowers or the whole plant is applied to burns, sores, ulcers, bruises, swellings and rheumatic joints; an infusion of the plant is steamed and inhaled in the treatment of headaches. Usable plant - yellow to gold, also green and brown dyes can be obtained from the flowers, stems and leaves combined; leaves, flowers and stems have been used as an incense, especially in baby cradle.