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QR 8 Solidago (Golden Rod)
Venus claims this herb according to astrologer and English physician Nicholas Culpeper (1616 – 1654). In his book Complete Herbal he says, "It is the sovereign wound herb, inferior to none, both for inward and outward hurts; green wounds, old sores and ulcers, are quickly cured therewith". Plants with yellow flowers or roots, such as Golden Rod, were believed to cure conditions of Jaundice by the signature colour.
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Culpepper's English physician; and complete herbal
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