פלבונואידים (kaempferol, quercetin, myricetin, hesperidin, astragalin, tiliroside), פנולים (caffeic acid, chlorogenic acid, p-coumaric acid), פוליסכרידים (כ-3%), סאפונינים, טאנינים דחוסים, שמן נדיף (0.02-0.1% מסך הצמח; כולל אלקנים, מונוטרפנים וססקוויטרפנים), סטרולים.

התוויות רפואיות מוכחות מחקרית:

לחץ דם גבוה, חום גבוה, סטרס (לחץ), חרדה, שיעול, מיגרנות, הפרעות שינה.

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