ALPINE PLANTS AND LOWLAND PLANTS – ALPINE PLANTS 2

To obtain scientifically acceptable evidence in this matter would involve costly experiments. In any case, what really matters are the results of our practical experience with herbs and herb extracts. For instance, we know it to be true that St John’s wort grown at alpine altitudes is richer in active substances and more efficacious than the same plant grown in the lowlands or at an intermediate elevation. The tincture obtained from the former is a much darker shade of red than that prepared from the lowland plant. Hence we must conclude that the medicinal dye content is greater. The plant itself looks different from the ordinary lowland Hypericum perforatum; it is shorter and more compact. And since it is indigenous to the alpine regions it is distinguished by the name Hypericum alpinum. You will see, then, that it is the alpine plant which is richer in medicinal value and content; the variety of plant is the clue to the mystery’s solution.

What is true about St John’s wort also applies to goldenrod. The alpine variety is small and bushy and instead of one flower stem, like the lowland kind, it has 12-15 arising from its small rootstock. The alpine variety of Solidago is more aromatic and stronger, contains more essential oil, and its diuretic effect is far stronger than that of its lowland cousin.

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