Herbal Encyclopedia

Common Medicinal Herbs For Natural Health

  • Herbs
  • Modes of Use
    • Compresses and Lotions
    • Creams
    • Decoctions
    • Electuaries
    • Essential Oils
    • Fomentations
    • Gargles and Mouthwashes
    • Glycerites
    • Liniments
    • Medicinal Milks
    • Mustard Plasters
    • Oil Infusions
    • Ointments and Salves
    • Poison Ivy Lotions
    • Poultices
    • Powders and Capsules
    • Vapor Balms
    • Steam Inhalations
    • Syrups
    • Tinctures and Vinegars
    • Toothpastes
    • Water Infusions
    • When To Gather Herbs
  • Scientific Names

Burr Marigold

December 22, 2010 By Cloverleaf Farm

Botanical Name

  • Family Asteraceae (formerly Compositae)
  • Bidens tripartita

Common Names

  • Sticktights, Water Agrimony, Beggar's Ticks, Tickseed, Spanish Needles
  • Spanish: Aceitilla, Té de Coral, Té de Milpa
  • Nahuatl: Acocohxihuitl
  • Maya: Chichik-kul or K'an-mul

Cautions

  • None listed

Description

 An annual growing to two feet with toothed, lance-shaped leaves, yellow, button-like flower heads and burr-like fruit. The plant grows throughout Europe, North America, and other temperate regions, including Australia and New Zealand, thriving in damp places and near fresh water. It also grows wild from the western US through Mexico and south into Argentina.

History

 Nicholas Culpeper wrote in 1652 that the plant helped an "evil disposition" and such other conditions such as dropsy, jaundice, and liver and spleen obstructions.

Key Actions

  • astringent
  • anti-inflammatory
  • diuretic
  • staunches blood flow

Key Components

  • flavonoids
  • xanthophylls
  • volatile oil
  • acetylenes
  • sterols
  • tannins

Medicinal Parts

  • Aerial parts

Traditional Uses

 Although a somewhat obsolete medicine, the plant was once esteemed as an effective treatment for bladder and kidney problems.

The plant quickly stops blood flow and can be used externally, as well as internally for uterine hemorrhage or other conditions that produce blood in the urine.

The astringency in the plant helps to counteract peptic ulceration, diarrhea, and ulcerative colitis.

When employed to treat digestive tract ailments, it is usually combined with such an herb as ginger that reduces flatulence,

A related species, B. pilosa, is a South American herb that now grows throughout much of Africa and Australia. In Africa, it is used as a food crop, although it is considered to be unappetizing. It is also used there to treat diarrhea, but in the Carribean, the plant is used to induce menstruation.

Filed Under: B

Herbal Apothecary

Click here for Natural Herbal Healing.

Cloverleaf Farm natural, herbal healing

Click here for Natural Herbal Healing.

Pages

  • Modes of Use
    • Compresses and Lotions
    • Creams
    • Decoctions
    • Electuaries
    • Essential Oils
    • Fomentations
    • Gargles and Mouthwashes
    • Glycerites
    • Liniments
    • Lip Balms
    • Medicinal Milks
    • Mustard Plasters
    • Oil Infusions
    • Ointments and Salves
    • Poison Ivy Lotions
    • Poultices
    • Powders and Capsules
    • Steam Inhalations
    • Syrups
    • Tinctures and Vinegars
    • Toothpastes
    • Vapor Balms
    • Water Infusions
    • When To Gather Herbs
  • Online Herbal Encyclopedia of Knowledge
  • Scientific Names

Cloverleaf Farm

  • Cloverleaf Farm Store
  • Our Farm Blog
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter

For educational purposes only.
This information has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.
This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

Copyright © 2023 · Cloverleaf Farm Herbal Apothecary