- 다이어브룸, Dyer's broom
. 학명; Genista tinctoria
. 개요; 유럽원산의 다년생 관목
. 효능; 구충제, 이뇨제, 각성제, 혈관수축제
. 사용법; 팅크나 우리기
1 학명과 약용부위
- 학명; Genista tinctoria
- 약용부위
. Flowering twigs.
. 꽃봉오리
2 통명
- 영어; Dyer's greenweed, dyer's whin, furze, green broom, greenweed, waxen woad, woad waxen, wood waxen.
- 한글; 다이어브룸
3 개요
- 유럽원산의 다년생 관목
. 북미 고지대에서도 자생
- 줄기; 80센티내외의 목질로 성장
. 잎; 광택있는 피침형
- 꽃; 황색으로 7월경 원추꽃차례로 개화
. 열매; 녹두꼬투리모양으로 형성
Dyer's broom is a perennial herbaceous shrub which is found in dry uplands from Maine to Massachusetts and in eastern New York, as well as in meadows, pastures, and woods in Europe. Growing to a height of 1 to 2 feet, the stems are woody, slightly hairy, and branched. The alternate, nearly sessile leaves are glabrous and lanceolate. Golden-yellow flowers grow in narrow panicles from June to August. The fruit is a long, shiny pod shaped like a green-bean pod.
4 효능
- 구충제, 이뇨제, 각성제, 혈관수축제
. 순한 하제로 사용; 결석도 제거
- 중추신경계자극; 니코친유사작용
. 혈관수축; 고혈압자 사용금지
- 팅크와 추출; 헤르페스에 외용
Aperient, diuretic, stimulant, vasoconstrictor. Dyer's broom tea acts as a mild purgative and has also been recommended for gravel and stones. It stimulates the central nervous system, its action being comparable to that of nicotine. Dyer's broom also raises blood pressure by constricting the blood vessels and should therefore not be used by persons with high blood pressure. The tincture or extract can be used externally for herpes or tetters.
5 사용법
- 우리기; 반컵의 물에 2티스푼
. 하루 1컵이하 음용
Infusion; Steep 2 tsp. flowering twigs in 1/2 cup water. Take no more than 1 cup a day.