English name:
Common heather
Local name:
Vrišt
Description:
Evergreen shrub, between 30 and 60 cm high with horizontal or vertical branches. It has opposite facing leaves which are shell-like and small. The flowers are pink and they grow in long racemes. It blossoms in the end of summer. Its fruit is a dehiscent capsule.
Uses:
Usable part:
Top parts of the plant
Usage:
It is used for curing the urinary tract diseases, for passing kidney sand and for sweating. It is used only in limited quantities. It is an extremely melliferous plant.
