Spanish broom (Spartium junceum). The young herbaceous tips of the flowering shoots are harvested in spring and are used for their cardiotonic, cathar

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Spanish broom (Spartium junceum). The young herbaceous tips of the flowering shoots are harvested in spring and are used for their cardiotonic, cathartic, diuretic, emetic and purgative properties. A fibre obtained from the stems is used as a hemp substitute.

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