Girl’s gourd – Anemone Pulsatilla

Girl’s pearlwort description:

Anemone Pulsatilla L. Buttercups – Ranunculaceae The whole plant is silky woolly. Inflorescence stiffly stalked. Basal leaves are 2-3 times cleft on the stem, with fibrous, slowly narrowing frills. At flowering, usually only the withered leaves from the previous year are retained. Flowers pale lilac, rarely other colours.

Occurrence:

Occurs mainly in the northern temperate zone. In our country it grows on grassy hillsides.

Part to be collected:

The leafy, flowering stems are collected and sold commercially herba pulsatillae it is harvested from the flowering stem and is sold commercially under the name.

Active ingredient:

Pulsa-tincamphor (anemonin) and anemonic acid.

Collection and drying:

Flowering plant, above ground part to be collected between March and April. Drying should be done in a ventilated attic.

Cultivation:

Easily propagated by seed sowing on mountain slopes.

Processing and marketing:

In general medicine it is used to make extracts and dyes. It is a very important remedy in homeopathic medicine. Source: Dr. Ferenc Darvas and Dr Gyula Magyary-Kossa,Domestic herbs, their production, marketing, effects and medicinal uses