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Activities (Goldenrod) — Allergenic (1; CRC); Analgesic (1; APA); Antiedemic (1; HH2); Anti-
exudative (1; HH2); Antiinflammatory (2; APA; KOM; SHT); Antilithic (1; PH2); Antipyretic (f;
CRC; PIP); Antiseptic (1; PNC); Antispasmodic (1; APA; EFS; KOM; PIP); Antitumor (1; APA);
Aquaretic (1; BGB; SHT); Astringent (1; CRC; EFS); Candidicide (1; BGB; PNC); Carminative
(f; CRC; HH2; PNC; WOI); Cicatrizant (f; WOI); Decoagulant (f; CRC); Diaphoretic (f; CRC;
PNC); Digestive (f; CRC; EFS); Diuretic (2; APA; KOM; MAD; PIP); Expectorant (f; CRC; EFS);
Fungicide (1; APA; BGB; HH2); Hemostat (1; CRC; HHB); Hypotensive (1; PNC); Immunostim-
ulant (1; APA); Laxative (f; APA); Litholytic (1; CRC; MAD); Nervine (f; CRC); Sedative (1;
APA); Spermicide (1; APA; BGB); Stimulant (f; CRC); Tonic (f; CRC); Urinary Antiseptic (f;
MAD); Vulnerary (1; APA; BGB; WOI).
Indications (Goldenrod) — Albuminuria (f; CRC; MAD); Amenorrhea (f; CRC); Arthrosis
(f; APA; CRC; MAD); Asthma (f; CRC; MAD; PH2); Atony (f; CEB); Bladder Stone (2; APA;
CRC; PHR; PH2); Bleeding (1; CRC; HHB; PH2); BPH (f; CRC; HHB; PHR; PH2); Bronchosis
(f; PH2); Calculus (2; BGB); Cancer (1; APA); Cancer, breast (f; CRC); Candida (1; BGB;
HH2; PNC); Catarrh (1; BGB); Cholecystosis (f; CRC); Cholera (f; CRC); Constipation (f;
APA); Cramp (1; APA; EFS; KOM; PIP); Cystosis (1; CRC; HHB; PH2); Diabetes (f; HH2;
PHR; PH2); Diarrhea (1; CEB; CRC; WOI); Diphtheria (f; CRC); Dropsy (f; CRC; MAD);
Dysentery (1; CRC; MAD; WOI); Dysmenorrhea (f; CRC); Dysuria (f; CRC; MAD); Eczema
(f; APA; CRC; HH2; MAD); Edema (1; CRC; HH2); Fever (f; CRC; PIP; PNC; WOI); Flu (f;
CRC); Fungus (1; APA; BGB; HH2); Gas (f; CRC; HH2; PNC; WOI); Gastrosis (f; CRC);
Gout (f; CRC; MAD; PHR; PH2); Gravel (2; CRC; KOM; PIP); Headache (f; CRC); Hemor-
rhoid (f; MAD; PHR); Hepatomegaly (f; PHR); Hepatosis (f; PH2); High Blood Pressure (1;
PNC); Immunodepression (1; APA); Infection (1; APA; BGB; HH2; PHR; PH2); Inflammation
(2; APA; KOM; PH2; SHT); Insomnia (1; APA); Kidney Stone (2; APA; CRC; PHR; PH2);
Malaria (f; CRC); Mastosis (f; JLH); Measles (f; CRC); Menorrhagia (f; HHB); Mycosis (1;
APA; BGB; HH2); Nephrosis (1; APA; CRC; KOM; MAD; PH2); Nervousness (1; APA); Pain
(1; APA); Pertussis (1; CRC; MAD); Pharyngosis (1; APA; PHR; PH2); Phosphaturia (f; MAD);
Phthisis (f; MAD); Pulmonosis (f; PH2); Rheumatism (f; APA; CRC; PHR; PH2); Scrofula
(f; HH2; MAD); Sore (f; WOI); Sore Throat (1; CRC; PH2); Spasm (f; CRC); Splenosis (f;
MAD); Stomatosis (1; APA; PHR; PH2); Stone (2; CRC; KOM; MAD; PH2; SHT); Swelling
(1; HH2); Tenesmus (f; MAD); Toothache (f; MAD; HHB); Tuberculosis (f; MAD; PHR;
PH2); Tumor (1; APA); Uremia (f; CRC; MAD); UTI (2; APA; KOM; PH2; SHT); Water
Retention (2; APA; FNF; KOM; MAD; PIP); Wound (1; APA; MAD; PHR; PH2; WOI); Yeast
(1; BGB; HH2; PNC).
Dosages (Goldenrod) — 6–15 g herb (APA); 3–5 g herb/240 ml up to several ×/day (APA); 15–20
g herb (MAD); 6–12 g crude herb (PIP; SHT); 1–2 tsp (3–5 g) per 150 ml hot water, 2–4 ×/day
between meals (PH2); 2–4 ml liquid leaf extract (PNC).
Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Goldenrod) — Class 2d. Patients with
chronic nephropathy should consult a practitioner before taking (AHP).“Hazards and/or side
effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages” (PH2). Contraindications for the herb:
patients with chronic renal disease should first consult a physician (AEH). None reported for
oral consumption; irrigation therapy contraindicated with edema due to reduced cardiac and
renal function (PH2; PIP). Mixed saponins antiedemic and antiexudative at 1.25–2.5 mg/kg;
saponins spermicidal (HH2).