plant used for medicine european goldenrod plant Solidago virgaurea L. Solidago virgaurea (European goldenrod or woundwort) is an herbaceous perennial plant of the family *Asteraceae*. This plant was cultivated in the Arab world, who used it in their medical system. In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries it was used in Europe to heal wounds. It has astringent, diuretic, antiseptic and other properties. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solidago_virgaurea] solidago virgaurea requires discussion