Łódź, Park Staszica

Native to Europe and western Asia. Edible plant - immature seed usually pickled by steeping in salt and vinegar and then used as a condiment. Herbal plant - the leaves are antirheumatic, astringent, cathartic, diaphoretic, mildly diuretic, laxative and purgative; the bark is antiperiodic, astringent and a bitter tonic; the bark is a source of tannin. Useful plant - a green dye is obtained from the leaves, a black dye is obtained from the bark; the wood has a beautiful texture, is light in weight, hard, strong, flexible, resilient, tough and very durable.