Bidens tripartita L.
green tea
Annual herb growing up to 60cm, with lanceolate, serrated, green leaves and small, yellow, hermaphrodite flowers
Soil: Clay, heavy, moist
The whole plant is used as astringent, laxative, sedative, sudorific and diuretic, and it is recommended in the form of herbal tea for the treatment of various renal and bladder's problems, diarrhea and colitis. Due to its astringent action the plant is administered against bleeding, metrorrhagia, haematuria and ulcers, while it is applied externally against alopecia. Finally, the odor which emerges during flowers' burning has a strong insect repellent action.
The information in this website has been compiled from reliable sources, such as reference works on medicinal plants. It is not a substitute for medical advice or treatment and Mazhar Botanic Garden does not purport to provide any medical advice. Readers should always consult his/her physician before using or consuming a plant for medicinal purposes.