TIRANA, June 25/ATA/ In context of the rising temperatures during the summer season, the National Environment Agency appealed for protection of the gorse, this medicinal forest herb, which is endangered by fire.
The gorse is a Mediterranean brush. It reaches up to 3 m height, green branches, with falling leaves, yellow flowers about 2.5 cm long, with a pleasant smell, with a cluster of flowers that blooms in May-July and is used in this period in cooking; it also serves as a decoration in serving. Its flowers are full of nectar “visited” by bees. It bears fruit in July-August.
In Albania, it grows everywhere, on dry slopes and in the pastures, mainly in warm places, along roadsides, up to an altitude of 1000 m, creating beautiful landscapes and is known as a medicinal plant with high values in medicine. They are used to make ropes, baskets, sacks and thick textiles. The new branches contain about 60% cellulose which is used to make very thin paper for cigarettes. All plant organs, especially flowers and seeds, contain essential oils and dyes.
Tea prepared from its flowers has many curative properties such as removing toxins from the body, removing anxiety, fights insomnia, helps kidney function, body sweating healing wounds in the body, in relieving sciatica pain, etc.
During the years 2017-2019, especially in the South of the country, about 38% of fires have affected gorse brush. Due to its burning properties, gorse is highly affected by fires, but in many cases it has regenerative properties. /j.p/r.e/p.s./
