Latin name: Adonis vernalisGenus: Cocksfoot plantsPopular name: Fire rose, devil’s eyeProtected, poisonous! Plant description: The plant is very rare and is a protected species. The plant grows 15 to 30 cm high, upright, round stems with numerous pinnate leaves. A large flower (up to 7 cm diameter), golden yellow, shiny crowns the flower stems. Flowering time: April to MayOrigin: Eastern and Southern Europe on dry meadows, on sunny hills, also in rocky places
Medicinally used plant parts
The flowering herb without the roots.
Ingredients
Cardiac glycosides
Healing effects and application of spring Adonis florets
Cardiac tonic in case of reduced heart performance, nervous heart complaints, heart chasing in case of hyperthyroidism. The drug also has urinary stimulating and disinfecting effects.
Preparation of spring Adonis florets
Component of prefabricated drugs for cardiovascular diseases or circulatory teas.
Application in homeopathy
Adonis vernalis is used for heart complaints on a nervous basis and for hyperthyroidism. It is also used to support the heart in feverish infectious diseases. Most common potentiation: D2
Side effect
Overdose causes nervous excitement, stomach and intestinal problems, nausea and vomiting.