Low-growing rhizomatous spinous shrub (usually under 0.5 m tall) with hyacinth-like flowerheads; fruit is a hairy pod. The root is more or less flattened, twisted and slightly branched; from 10 to 60 cm. in length and 1 to 2 cm. in thickness; externally it is grayish-brown, deeply wrinkled

Antitussive, aperient, diuretic and lithontripic (roots, leaves, flowers)

Plants for a Future

Glycosidic iso-flavonoids, onogenin, formononetin, alpha-onocerin and an essential oil.

For inflammations of the urinary tract and bladder, in colic (due to stones), swolen areas and rheumatism and chronic skin disorders

Stary, Medicinal Herbs and Plants.