Steinmetz:Cytisus

Cytisus scoparius

Also known as (or relevant to) Cytisus scoparius Genista scoparia Sarothamnus scoparius (vulgaris) Spartium scoparium Family Legumino-sae English Names Common Broom Natural Habitat Europe (including Great Britain) Balkan Western Asia Part(s) Used Herba Genistae scopariae = Herba Spartii scoparii = Herba Scoparii = Herba Sarothamni scoparii Flores Spartii scoparii = Flores Sarothamni scoparii Radix Spartii scoparii = Radix Sarothamni scoparii Semen Spartii scoparii

Constituent(s) spartein genisterin sarothamnine scoparine (scoparoside). essential oil tannin sugar colouring matter bitter principle mucilage wax vitamin C oxytyramin cytisine Action herb: diuretic purgative cardiac-sedative vasoconstricting toxic; flower: diuretic cardiac-sedative toxic; root: diuretic cardiac-sedative toxic; seed: nervine cardiac-sedative diuretic toxic