Goutweed
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Other Names:Achweed, Aegopodium podagraria, Angelica Menor, Ashweed, Bishop's Elder, Bishop's Goutweed, Bishopsweed, Bishopswort, Égopode Podagraire, Egopodio, Eltroot, English Goatweed, Gout Herb, Goutwort, Ground Elder, Herb Gerard, Herbe de Saint-Gérard, Herbes-aux-Goutteux, Jack-Jump-About, Masterwort, Petite Angélique, Pigweed, Pied d’Aigle, Pied de Chèvre, Podagraire, Weyl Ash, White Ash, Zevenblad, Gewöhnlicher Giersch
Goutweed is a plant. People use the parts that grow above the ground for medicine.
Special Precautions of Goutweed
Do not use goutweed if you are pregnant or breast-feeding.
Health Benefits and uses of Goutweed are
The whole plant has sedative, anti-inflammatory, diuretic, soothing and healing properties.
- Conatins essential oil, caffeic acid, potassium, vitamin C, carotene, iron
- It is administered in the form of herbal tea for the treatment of gout, lower back pain, rheumatism, sciatica and the disorders of urinary bladder, kidneys and intestine.
- It is applied externally in the form of poultice made from the dried leaves for the treatment of burns, wounds, arthritic pain, insect bites and hemorrhoids.
- Has a history as a medicinal herb to treat gout and arthritis, applied in hot wraps externally upon boiling both leaves and roots together.
- Ingested, the leaves have a diuretic effect and act as a mild sedative.
- rheumatic disease
- kidney, bladder, and intestinal disorders
