Łódź, Bałuty

Native to Europe; in Poland met in uplands. Edible plant - fruits raw or cooked and used in preserves, etc; fruits can also be dried and ground into a powder and mixed with cereals such as wheat. Herbal plant - flowers and the fruit are mildly diuretic, laxative and emmenagogue; an infusion is used in the treatment of painful menstruation, constipation and kidney disorders. Useful plant - wood is generally yellowish-brown, but sometimes white, it is hard, heavy, close grained.