Description
Brooms belong to the group of evergreen, semi-evergreen, and deciduous shrubs of the legume family fabaceae. It is found in sunny sites, generally on dry, sandy soils and has leafless stems that are covered in profuse golden-yellow flowers in spring and summer.
History
Color & Aroma
Color :
dark brown semi-solid with tropical odor,
Aroma :
Fresh forest smell.
Constituents
Cardiac alkaloids like genistein, sarothamnin, sparteine, Oxytyramine etc.
Uses
It is useful as yellow dye and the flower buds and flowers are used as a salad ingredient. It is also used as Anti-arrhythmic and for cardiotonic, diuretic, hypertensive and narcotic treatment. Having a beautiful floral, tuberose character, it blends well in oriental as well as floral types where it is used in aromatherapy based applications for giving warmth and softness to the body muscles.