Golden Club
Herb latin name: Golden Club,Golden Club Extract
Latin name: Orontium aquaticum
Family: Araceae (Arum Family)
Habitat of the herb: the herb: Sandy, muddy or peaty shores and in shallow water. Propagation of Golden Club: Seed - best sown as soon as ripe in submerged contHabitat of the herb: the herb: Sandy, muddy or peaty shores and in shallow water.
Propagation of Golden Club: Seed - best sown as soon as ripe in submerged containers in a cold frame. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in trays of water in the cold frame for their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. The seed develops on the plant underwater in small green berries. Division in spring. Very easy, the divisions can be planted out direct into their permanent positions.
Cultivation of the herb: Sandy, muddy or peaty shores and in shallow water.
Medicinal use of Golden Club: None known
Known hazards of Orontium aquaticum: The plant is rich in calcium oxylate, this is toxic and if consumed makes the mouth and digestive tract feel as though hundreds of needles are being stuck into it. However, calcium oxylate is easily destroyed by thoroughly cooking or drying the plant.
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