A low growing herbaceous perennial plant with a rosette of leaves 5-15 cm long and 2-6 cm broad. The deep yellow flowers are in clusters of 10-30 together on a single stem 5-20 cm tall, each flower 9-15 mm broad.
Herb Effects
Anodyne, diaphoretic, diuretic and expectorant (flowers, leaves); antispasmodic and sedative (yellow corolla of the flower); mildly diuretic, antirheumatic and slows the clotting of blood (root)
For the treatment of headaches, whooping cough, tremors, in treating conditions involving spasms, cramps, paralysis and rheumatic pains (herb); chronic coughs (root)
Contraindication
Contraindicated for pregnant women, patients who are sensitive to aspirin, or those taking anti-coagulant drugs such as warfarin.
Health Remedies 
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