With more than fifty species native to the Americas, Goldenrod sets the landscape aflame when it raises its golden plumes at the end of summer. Lighting up fields and meadows in a blaze of sunny yellow, this cheerful herb owes its genus name “solidago” to the Latin “solidare”, meaning “to make whole”.
Goldenrod has been a staple in the medicine cabinet of Native American Indians for millennia, where the whole plant was used in a variety of applications. The roots were used for burns, flower tea for fevers and snakebites and crushed flowers were used for sore throats. It was also used as an anti-inflammatory and to strengthen and support urinary function.