Vogelbeere (Eberesche)
Sorbus aucuparia
Description
The rowan berry (European mountain ash) is a deciduous, medium-sized tree with pinnately compound leaves and elongated, sharply serrated leaflets. The fruit is spherical, pea-sized, and scarlet red, with a sour, astringent taste. Fruit ripening: September.
Used plant parts
Healing Properties
Diuretic, laxative, protects liver health, and has a beneficial effect on digestive disorders and bloating.
Applications: Fresh juice from rowan berries acts as a diuretic and laxative, making it very helpful for kidney issues, urinary retention, edema, and sluggish bowels. Due to its high vitamin C content, it is also effectively used to treat scurvy.
Rowan berry tea is helpful for hoarseness; gargle with it several times a day.
Rowan berry schnapps is still highly regarded today as one of the best and most effective digestifs.
Herbal Priest Weidinger: The rowan berry symbolizes “relief.” A mindful person knows how to remain true to a thought or action, to make clear choices between “either – or,” to say “yes” or “no” with certainty. For people who are deeply tied to the past and struggle to live in the present, traditional folk remedies with rowan can be helpful. The rowan has all the qualities needed to positively influence the behavior of an egocentric person—someone who relates everything back to themselves.
Other plants of the trail
The plants of the trail
- Arnica
- Eyebright
- Clubmoss
- Burnet Saxifrage
- Birch
- Tormentil
- Broadleaf Plantain
- Nettle
- Speedwell
- Angelica
- Fern
- Spruce
- Lady’s Mantle
- Heather
- Raspberry
- Coltsfoot
- Iceland Moss
- St. John’s Wort
- Small Willowherb
- Green-winged Orchid
- Mullein
- Mountain pine
- Dandelion
- Meadowsweet
- Masterwort
- Wild Thyme
- Horse mint
- Yarrow
- Cowslip
- Bilberry
- Plantain
- Rowan berry
- Horsetail
Notes on the Herbal Education Trail
The abundance of Alpine flowers on the mountains from June to early August is a beautiful reward for the climb along the herbal education trail. In all these plants lies not only beauty but often health benefits as well. All the useful and beneficial gifts from nature can certainly not replace a doctor.
But taking responsibility for prevention and, above all, paying attention to our body’s signals in time is a very good step toward effective folk medicine. On behalf of the Plattform Planneralm 3000, I wish you much joy in rediscovering our natural world!
Andrea Stieg, Wild Herb Guide
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The content of the herbal education trail information has been created with care. However, errors can never be fully excluded. Advice on the use of plants is not medical guidance and has no legal implications. For questions regarding the content, you can contact Andrea Stieg directly; she is available at the Alpengasthof Grimmingblick: Planneralm 18, 8953 Donnersbach, +43 3683 / 8105 · info@grimmingblick.at
Content responsibility: Plattform Planneralm 3000 e.V.
Photos of the herbal education trail plants: © Harald Waupotitsch, (Arnica, Eyebright, Clubmoss, Burnet Saxifrage, Birch, Tormentil, Broadleaf Plantain, Nettle, Speedwell, Fern, Spruce, Lady’s Mantle, Yellow Bedstraw, Heather, Raspberry, Coltsfoot, Iceland Moss, St. John’s Wort, Orchid, Mountain Pine, Dandelion, Meadowsweet, Masterwort, Wild Thyme, Horse Mint, Yarrow, Cowslip, Bilberries, Rowan, Willowherb, Horsetail) and iStockphoto.com (Mullein, Narrowleaf Plantain, Angelica).
Technical and communicative implementation: Harald Waupotitsch | Werte Dialog
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