Hello, dear readers! Herbs with a rich mineral composition are of interest to each of us, so today it’s time to discuss the medicinal properties of common dream. First, you should get to know this plant better, find out what it is and where it grows.
Common borer
The grass called "snot" refers to perennial plants. Its stems grow quite tall, reaching about 50-100 cm. The plant has large leaves and a creeping rhizome. During flowering, it is covered with white umbrella inflorescences. Ripe fruits are brown achenes 3-4 mm in size. Typically, flowering occurs from early May to June, and the fruits ripen towards the end of summer.
The grass grows in sparse broad-leaved forests, as well as near gardens, bushes, clearings and fences. It grows in well-lit places, although it is found in forest shade, where it cannot bloom and bear fruit without sunlight. The plant is widespread in Europe and Central Asia. Due to its rich composition, gooseberry is often used in treatment and folk medicine. There are also different methods of cosmetic use and recipes for dishes with the addition of herbs.
Useful properties of medicinal herbs
The plant contains a large number of useful compounds, due to which it has become in demand in various industries. Even in ancient times, many began to use squash in cooking. Over time, the herb has become an indispensable component for traditional medicine. It contains natural antibiotics, flavonoids, organic acids, amino acids, essential oils, vitamin A, ascorbic acid and salts of many elements: copper, iron, potassium, manganese and magnesium. Thanks to the presence of vitamin C, the plant can give vigor and improve immunity.
The presence of many pesticides creates an antifungal and anticancer effect. The medicinal herb is rich in coumarins, which lower cholesterol levels, strengthen capillaries and stimulate the nervous system. Since gooseberry is high in protein, carbohydrates and vitamins, many people add it to salads and soups, which will become real sources of vitamins.
Preparations based on sedum can have an effective antibacterial effect, so they are often used in the treatment of bedsores, burns, wounds and other lesions. In addition to external use, there are many ways to take the drug orally. This allows you to stabilize metabolism and hypovitaminosis, improve blood flow and kidney function, cure rheumatism, diseases of the urinary system and stomach.
An additional advantage of drugs based on this plant is the absence of contraindications. The herb contains a high concentration of active substances, so you can check for allergic reactions or individual intolerance using a small amount of the drug.
The leaves and stems of the dream are rich in the following substances:
Ascorbic acid;
Essential oil;
Sterols;
Polyacetylene compounds;
Trace elements of iron, copper, titanium, manganese and boron.
Preparation of dream
Fresh green grass is collected for cooking and medicinal preparations at any time of the year. You can carefully cut off the growing plant near the roots, or collect only the upper young parts of the plant. To prepare the collected raw materials, you need to dry the grass and put it in a closed container. Some people prefer to pickle or pickle fresh herbs, like cabbage. Carefully look at the photo of common honey before harvesting so as not to confuse it with other herbs.
The use of herbs and medicinal preparations based on dream
Today, the herb is widely used in medicine, cooking and cosmetology. For medicinal purposes, the above-ground part of the plant is most often used, which is recommended to be harvested during flowering. You can dry the herb without separating the flowers or leaves, because every element of this plant is rich in beneficial elements. In medicine, an infusion based on dream is used, which can cure many diseases. Many people use the drug to treat rheumatism and inflammation. The tincture is also effective for diseases of the kidneys, stomach and bladder.
The recipe for the medicinal tincture is as follows:
Prepare 4 tablespoons of herb;
Heat two glasses of water;
Pour boiling water over the raw materials;
Infuse the drink for 2 hours;
Drink during the day in three doses.
In folk medicine, a tincture of dream is used. However, the use of such a useful herb is not limited to this. You can also prepare unique masks for the face or hair, which indicates the importance of the plant for cosmetology. Since ancient times, mushrooms have been added to a variety of dishes. If you peel the stems, you can eat them raw. It’s worth asking which ones are available for self-cooking.
Application of beneficial properties of dream in cosmetology
As I wrote above, there are methods for the external cosmetological use of honey. The herb is used to prepare homemade cosmetics: lotions, masks and baths. The ingredient you will need is plant juice or fresh raw materials.
A rejuvenating mask based on dream will be a good panacea for many problems. To prepare a cosmetic product, squeeze the juice from the herb. Add one tablespoon of honey and grated cucumber to two tablespoons of juice. Mix the ingredients and apply them to the cheesecloth. Cover the top with a second layer of gauze to prevent the mixture from falling out. Apply the mask to your face for 20 minutes, and after the procedure, rinse with warm water. This product is suitable for owners of any skin type.
For oily skin, you can prepare a mask using a different recipe. Grind the leaves to obtain 2 tablespoons of the healing mass. Grind a tablespoon of oatmeal and milk in a coffee grinder to form a paste. Mix all ingredients and apply on face. After 20 minutes, you can wash off the composition with water.
Dry skin can be restored with a mask according to a different recipe. Use two tablespoons of crushed honey, a spoonful of olive oil and a chicken egg yolk. Mix all ingredients well and leave the mask on your face for 15 minutes.
It will help rejuvenate the skin of your feet or hands, soften it and give it freshness. Pour a liter of boiling water over a handful of herbs and leave for half an hour. Strain the broth and make baths for your hands or feet. You can also use this decoction to rinse your hair, which will help get rid of dandruff and increase shine.
To provide a cosmetic effect and heal the skin, you can prepare baths with honey. Most often, plant roots or leaves are taken to prepare them. Prepare a large amount of a stronger decoction and add to the bath. Such bathing relieves irritation and evens out skin color.
Common gooseberry is widely used in medicine, cooking and cosmetology. Now you know its features and harvesting rules. Using any recipe you like, you can experiment with the use of dream.
Hello, dear readers! Herbs with a rich mineral composition are of interest to each of us, so today it’s time to discuss the medicinal properties of common dream. First, you should get to know this plant better, find out what it is and where it grows. The grass called "snot" refers to perennial plants. Its stems grow enough...
Common goosefoot in Greek sounds like Aegopadium podagraria, which translated means “goat’s leg”; in addition, there are other popular names for this perennial herbaceous plant: angelica, yaglitsa or yaglichka, swamp kupir, rustle, snitka or snit, delilnik. The goat's foot belongs to the genus Snyti and the Umbrella family.
The tree has earned this name due to the fact that its complex leaves resemble a goat's hoof print. The lower leaves of this herb are paired-triple, the leaves themselves are pointed, elongated and egg-shaped, their length is no more than 8 cm. The edges of the leaves are saw-toothed and sharp. The leaves located at the top are short-petioled, slender and small, have pinnate veining, slightly pubescent below, and smooth above. The stem of the gooseberry is straight, hard-standing, has grooves, may be covered with a slight edge, is hollow inside, and has few branches. The maximum height of a goat's leg is no more than 1 meter, and the minimum size of grass is 50 cm.
The inflorescence of the dream is a complex umbrella, which contains 20-30 umbrella rays, the diameter of which is no more than 15 mm and they are composed of more than 15 white, small flowers with five stamens and one pistil. The topmost umbrella is fruit-bearing, the rest are sterile. The flowering period occurs in mid-summer: June-July.
The fruit of the goat's leg is an elongated, slightly flattened, four-millimeter, two-seeded brown seed. It blooms in July-August, has the ability to self-sow, and the seeds germinate by the end of spring. The root system is creeping with abundant bud formation and has a horizontal position. The sleepy period does not occur almost all year round. During the autumn-winter period there is a forced vegetative function. In areas with warm winters, gooseberry grows throughout the year.
The goat's leg gives preference to mixed and deciduous forests, soils with a rich composition; in addition, it can be seen in clearings, among bushy plantings, as well as in parks and lawns as a weed. It is quite shade-tolerant and grows quite successfully in such dark corners, but flowering does not occur. The habitat of the snot is mainly the territory of the Russian Federation. The wide distribution of this herb is noted in the European part of the country, stretching from the Republic of Karelia to the Perm region, including Saratov. Along the southern strip, the gooseberry is found from Lake Baikal to Siberia, as well as in the North Caucasus region.
Preparation and storage of dream
The medicinal raw material of the plant is its entire above-ground part, as well as the root system, although they are used much less often than stems and foliage. The harvesting period for goat's foot grass is during the flowering season. Having collected the stems with leaves, they are dried in the sun in the fresh air, after which they are dried in a special oven at a temperature of 25–30 °C. Once ready, the dried raw materials are placed in glass containers and tightly closed. Shelf life 12-24 months
Root harvesting begins after flowering time. They are dug up, thoroughly shaken off soil and dirt, washed in cool water and then dried in a draft, but without allowing direct sunlight to hit the raw materials. After drying, the roots are placed in fabric bags or wooden boxes. Should be stored for no more than two years.
Use in everyday life
- Carrion is a pigment-forming plant; its use makes it possible to dye fabrics in yellow and green shades.
- This plant is actively used in the culinary field. Fresh greens are added to many dishes: soups, salads, okroshka, borscht. In addition, greens are pickled, fermented, salted, and also dried and used as a seasoning in cooking.
Composition and medicinal properties of dream
- The full composition of the common dream has not yet been studied, but at the moment it has been revealed that 100 grams of leaves contain choline, about 100 mg of ascorbic acid, about 7 mg of carotene, the leaves also contain protein, fiber and a whole complex of mineral compounds: K (8.1 %), Ca, Fe (17 mg), Si, P, Mn (2.15 mg) Mg, Al, Mo, V, Cu (2 mg), Ga, B (3.9 mg), Ti (1.7 mg ), Zn.
- In the lipophilic (akin to the fatty component) part of the plant, a certain amount of chlorophyll was found, about 1.5%, which helps to increase immune defense, cleanses the body of toxins, and also has a diuretic effect.
- The presence of fatty acids (palmitic and stearic) in dreamweed determines the beneficial effect of this plant on the restorative functions of the epidermis and hair. The leaves and stems also contain organic acids: citric acid, which acts on the body as an astringent, antipruritic and antiseptic, and malic acid, which has anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, astringent, cleansing and moisturizing effects, and also helps to enhance cellular metabolism.
- Inflorescences-baskets are an excellent energy resource, containing carbohydrate compounds in the form of fructose and glucose. In addition, the content of phenol carbonic acids is noted: chlorogenic acid promotes the breakdown of fat, and coffee acid is truly a panacea with a wide range of beneficial effects and has antioxidant, antifungal, antiviral, antitumor and hypotensive effects, and also helps against coronary disease and thrombosis.
- Flavonoids in the composition of honey: kaempferol, quercetin, diglycoside, act as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, choleretic, laxative and diuretic.
- Due to the content of essential oil (0.14%), which is a natural antioxidant that inhibits the process of withering, pine, among other things, promotes intensive wound healing, removal of carcinogens, improved memory, increased ability to work, concentration, and also has an anti-inflammatory and antifungal effect, has a sedative, antiseptic, immunomodulatory and analgesic effect on the body.
- This plant is rich in pectin, which plays one of the most important roles in the metabolic process, and also actively fights toxins in the body, which is why it has found use in folk medicine as a laxative.
- Since ancient times, it has been used in the treatment of gout and joint diseases. Also worth mentioning are the detoxification, antihypoxic and restorative properties.
- Preparations based on nymph normalize metabolic functions in the body, relieve edema, and fight pathologies of the bladder and kidneys. They are used for preventive purposes for hypovitaminosis, hypokalemia and iron deficiency anemia.
- He considers the use of dreaming in empirical medicine to be productive in the treatment of neuroses, as well as in pathologies of the cardiovascular system. The antihypoxic and anticoagulative properties of dreaming are extremely important.
- In diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, honey has also found its use, which is mainly due to its choleretic effect and ability to improve digestive processes.
- A pharmacological company produces the homeopathic drug “Seaweed - Optima” - a complex nutritional supplement that includes seaweed.
The use of dream in folk medicine
Infusion for kidney ailments and bladder pathologies
20-30 grams of chopped fresh grass and goat leg leaves are brewed with boiling water in a volume of 250 ml. Cover with a lid and leave for 60 minutes, wrapped in heat, or in a thermos. After this, filter and drink 50 grams four times a day.
An infusion of leaves and stems is anti-inflammatory and analgesic for cleansing the liver, for rheumatic and gouty pain and fungal infections.
Boil 250 ml of water in a water bath, add 2 tablespoons of the above-ground part of the common moth. Cook for 15-20 minutes. Then let the broth cool, filter and add boiled water to the nominal volume. Take the entire decoction five times a day, dividing into equal parts. The course of treatment is 2 months.
Compresses for joint pathologies
Grind the fresh leaves of the common moth to a mushy state. Apply to the sore spot in the form of an application, securing with a fabric bandage.
Infusion for diathesis and eczema
Brew 9 grams of the herb in a glass of boiling water. Stand for about 120 minutes, wrapped in heat, then drain through three-layer gauze. Take a third of a glass at a time before meals three times a day.
Tincture for pathologies of the digestive system
Pour crushed rhizomes into a liter jar, filling it one-third full. Fill the jar with diluted alcohol or vodka until it is full, close the lid tightly and leave for two weeks in a place inaccessible to light. For a month, three times a day, half an hour before meals, take 20-25 drops of tincture, diluted in water.
Infusion of roots to reduce blood cholesterol and blood clots
Pour boiling water (225 ml) over 7 grams of dried, crushed goat leg roots and cook over low heat for 20 minutes. After this, the decoction should be left for 6 hours, filtered and the entire volume of the medicine should be drunk throughout the day, divided into several doses.
To strengthen gums and teeth
Infuse 20 grams of dream in a glass of boiling water, filter and rinse your mouth.
It grows throughout the European part of Russia, mainly in forests, forest edges, clearings, gardens and clearings. In heavily shaded areas, the weed grows very strongly and may not bloom for years. This plant lives for more than 50 years.
Dryweed belongs to the perennial plants of the Umbelliferae family. Its leaves are oblong in shape. Its flowers are small and white, with five stamens. The plant reaches a height of 100 centimeters. The leaves are pubescent only at the bottom. The fruits are oblong, brown, with ribs.
It blooms in June-July, for about a month. Bees adore its flowers. During flowering, it feels like white clouds have descended to the ground. This is clearly visible in the photo.
The weed is a weed, and an extremely unpleasant one at that. It is extremely difficult to pull it out of the ground. The root goes into the soil to a depth of more than 40 centimeters, so the plant reproduces and after mechanical operations. They fight this weed by blocking the light, for example, with cardboard or dark film.
You can also plant potatoes nearby, because this plant does not like hilling. It can be effectively combated with the help of chemicals, which are used several times a season, mainly on windless days.
As a weed, weed is very common in garden plots. There are also decorative types. But it is worth remembering that the decorative variegated form of this plant is the same aggressive look, the same as ordinary. Therefore, you should think carefully before planting it in your garden.
Mothweed thrives in shady areas and can suppress other herbs. In a sunny place, if it is mowed down periodically, it loses its position. If the weed grows in the shade, then special herbicides are used to eliminate it, and more than once.
Annual ornamental crops cleans the ground well from sleepiness. But perennials are completely overgrown with it, and it is very difficult to eliminate it from there. Therefore, very powerful herbicides are used, for example, Roundup.
To prevent the worm from spreading throughout the garden, you need to:
- Do not leave faded umbrellas with seeds.
- There is no need to put umbrellas and weed rhizomes in the compost.
After weeding, it is best to dispose of the leaves along with the roots in old barrels, add earth on top, and plant something, so it all burns out. You can also put it in dark plastic bags and tie it up. After a year it will turn into humus.
Useful properties
The aerial part has medicinal properties, and very rarely the roots. This plant must be harvested when it blooms. You need to dry it in the open air, and then put it in a dryer with a temperature of 25–30 degrees. The roots are also dug up after flowering, then washed in cold water and dried under a canopy.
Dried above-ground parts must be dried in a closed glass container, and the roots in a wooden container. It is usually stored for one year.
Suitable for food leaves, young shoots and leaf petioles. They are used to cook soups, cabbage soup, borscht, prepare side dishes, various seasonings, and make salads. The leaves, like cabbage, can be fermented for the winter, and the petioles can be pickled. This plant is also used to give vegetables a specific aroma.
It is added to a variety of snacks, first and second courses. The honey will not only enrich them with vitamins and microelements, but will also give them a unique flavor piquancy.
Use in medicine
Dryweed has found its use in folk medicine. The leaves, fresh or dried, and rhizomes are mainly used.
The dream has the following properties:
- Strengthens the body.
- Removes various toxins.
- Saturates the body with oxygen.
It contains very a lot of vitamins, macro- and microelements. Preparations from this plant normalize metabolic processes and improve the general condition of the body. It is used to eliminate the lack of vitamins and iron in the body. Scientists have proven that it helps reduce the general toxic effect of antitumor drugs.
In medicine, herbal preparations of the aerial part of the plant are used to increase the excretory function of the kidneys and renal blood flow. The herb relieves inflammation and pain well.
Traditional medicine uses it to treat rheumatism, arthrosis, and arthritis. The special substances contained in the plant have antifungal and antibacterial activity.
Sleeping has a calming effect, and it used for neuroses. It also treats the stomach and intestines, normalizes digestion processes.
The herb has also found its use in homeopathy. It is included in biological supplements used for the prevention of cancer and cleanses the gastrointestinal tract.
Aegopodium podagraria
Taxon: Umbrella family ( Umbelliferae) or Celery (Apiaceae)
Other names: snit, snitka, dyaglitsa, marsh kupir, yaglitsa, dedilnik, yaglichka (Ukrainian) rustle (Ukrainian)
English: Goutweed, Ground Elder, Bishop's-weed, Bishop's Elder, Ashweed
The Latin name of the plant is derived from the Greek words “ aegos" (genitive case) - goat and " podion" - leg, since the shape of the upper part of the leaf resembles a goat's footprint, "podagra" - rheumatic pain in the legs, a trap.
Botanical description
Perennial herbaceous rhizomatous plant. The stem, as a rule, is bare or short-pubescent, slightly grooved, up to 1 m high. The basal leaves are simple double-triple with petioles up to 40 cm long. The length of the leaf blades reaches 10–30 cm, width - 15–35 cm. Leaf segments are elongated ovoid, with a sharp serrated edge, pointed, rounded at the base, wedge-shaped or unequal, 4–12 cm long and 1.5–7 cm wide on short petioles. Closer to the top, the size of the leaf blades gradually decreases, and their structure simplifies to trifoliate. The flowers are white, small, in multi-rayed umbels located at the ends of the shoots. Calyx with inconspicuous teeth. The fruits are oblong, slightly laterally compressed, 3–4 mm long. Blooms in June-July. Fruits in July-August. Due to the large number of seeds, as well as the abundance of buds on the rhizomes (up to 6000 on one plant), the borer multiplies quickly and is very difficult to eradicate, so it is considered to be a malicious weed. It does not bloom in heavily shaded places, forming a thick cover of basal leaves.
Spreading
The common goosefoot is widespread in almost all regions of Europe, in Western and Eastern Siberia, in the Caucasus and Sayan Mountains, in the mountainous regions of Kazakhstan and Central Asia. In Ukraine it grows in forest and forest-steppe zones. Often found in deciduous, mixed and spruce forests, between bushes and clearings, forest glades and floodplain meadows, near residential buildings and livestock buildings, in parks, forming extensive thickets.
Using dream in cooking
Gooseberry has long been used in Rus' as a food plant. In spring, its first sprouts were especially important for enriching the diet. There was even a phrase “if only I could live to die.”
It is known that the Monk Seraphim of Sarov spent three years in continuous fasting and prayer, feeding only on dreams. It is not surprising that he called it “food”, meaning “food, tasty food.” So, he told one Diveyevo sister: “I prepared my own food from snitka. Do you know Snitka? I tore it up and put it in a pot, pour a little water in it, and it turns out to be a nice dish. For the winter, I dried the snitka and ate that alone, and the brethren were surprised at what I ate. And I ate snitka...”
This extraordinary herb also helped out during the harsh years of the Great Patriotic War. In the spring and summer of 1942–1943, sedum leaves were widely used in the capital's canteens. Catering workers went out of town to stock this plant for the winter.
The moth is still used as food. Fresh greens are added to soups, cabbage soup, okroshka, salads, borscht instead of cabbage, and also pickled, salted, fermented, dried and used to give dishes a unique aroma.
Examples of culinary recipes based on dream are noteworthy
Vitamin salad
The leaves are washed, chopped, mixed with finely chopped green onions, dill and parsley, salted, seasoned with sour cream and sprinkled with chopped boiled egg.
Ingredients: 100 g of honey leaves, 20 g of green onions, dill and parsley, 1 tbsp. spoon of sour cream, 1 boiled egg, salt.
Snitch stewed with potatoes
Young leaves and shoots of the gooseberry are finely chopped, salted, and stewed until half cooked. Then mix with stewed potatoes and onions, add sour cream, simmer for another 10-15 minutes and season with tomato sauce.
Ingredients: 100 g of leaves and shoots of honey, 100 g of potatoes, 1 onion, 1 tbsp. spoon of sour cream, 2 teaspoons of tomato sauce, salt.
Pickled leaves of common squash
The young leaves of the plant are placed tightly in sterile jars, poured with marinade, and a few grains of pepper are added. Used as a side dish for meat and fish dishes.
Chemical composition of dream
The chemical composition of common sedum has been little studied. The following carbohydrates have been identified in the plant: umbelliferose, glucose, fructose; cyclitols: scylite, glucinol; lectins; coumarins: umbelliferone, bergapten, xanthotoxin; steroids: β-sitosterol; the nitrogen-containing compound choline. The aerial part contains vitamins: ascorbic acid, carotene; flavonoids: quercetin, kaempferol, as well as their glycosides; amino acids: arginine, histidine, leucine, lysine, threonine, valine, methionine. Using HPLC, the content of the polyacetylene compound falcarindiol in various plant organs was determined. The largest amount of this substance accumulates in flowers and amounts to 0.088%. The content of essential oil in the above-ground part of the plant is small (up to 0.04%). Limonene, β-phelandrene, sabinene, α-, β-pinenes, myrcene, α-geraniol, α-thuyene, γ-terpinene, terpinolene, camphor, citronellol, linalool acetate, isoborneol acetate, terpineol acetate, ionone were identified in its composition. The amount of vitamin C in 100 g of leaves is 65–100 mg. The content of ascorbic acid increases in autumn. The mineral composition of honeydew leaves is represented by a number of micro- and macroelements. We found a significant potassium content - 3.8–8.3%. Snyti contains Ca, Fe, Si, P, Mg, Al, Mo, V, Cu, Ga, B, Ti, Zn. In the lipophilic fraction, the chlorophyll content was determined to be 1.5%; Unsaturated and saturated fatty acids have been identified: palmitic, stearic, oleic, linoleic, arachidonic. The stems and leaves of the tree contain organic acids: malic and citric. The presence of carbohydrates was established in the inflorescences: glucose, fructose, umbelliferose; phenolcarboxylic acids: chlorogenic, caffeic; flavonoids: quercetin, kaempferol, kaempferol diglycosides; choline; the essential oil content is 0.14%. The fruits of the dream also contain essential oil in the amount of 0.04%; flavonoids: quercetin glycosides.
Polyacetylene compounds were identified in the underground part: falcarinolone, falcarinone, falcarinol, falcarindiol, cis-heptadecadiene 1,8-diyne-4,6-diol-3,10, heptadecadiene-1,5-diyne-4,6-diol-3,10 , cis-acetoxyheptadecadiene-1,8-diyne-4,6-ol-3, trans-10-cetoxyheptadecadiene-1,9-diyne-4,6-ol-3-one-8, (2-cis, 9- cis) - heptadecadiene-2,9diyne-4,6-ol; higher aliphatic carbohydrates: pentadecane; phenolcarboxylic acids: caffeic, chlorogenic; coumarins: angelicin, apterin; choline; saponins
Use of dream in traditional and folk medicine. Prospects
Dryweed is widely used in folk medicine. As a rule, fresh or dried leaves of the plant, as well as rhizomes, are used.
Dryweed has restorative, detoxifying, and antihypoxic properties. It is rich in vitamins, macro and microelements. Therefore, plant preparations help normalize metabolic processes and improve the general condition of patients. They are used for the prevention and elimination of hypovitaminosis and iron deficiency anemia. Russian scientists point to the prospects of using sedum to reduce the general toxic effect of antitumor drugs.
The use of dreamweed in empirical medicine for edema, kidney and bladder diseases became the basis for an experimental study of the nephrotropic effects of the plant. It has been established that galenic preparations of the aerial part of the plant can enhance the excretory function of the kidneys, as well as renal blood flow. The mechanism of diuretic action and its severity depend on the dose of the drug and the experimental conditions. The diuretic effect of honeydew may be associated with phenolic compounds (hydroxycinnamic acids, coumarins, flavonoids). In addition, the aboveground part of the plant contains a significant amount of potassium. The accumulation of potassium is likely a metabolic feature of the plant, since the amount of this element is low in the corresponding soil samples. Potassium salts may participate in the implementation of the diuretic effect. Moreover, they are important for the prevention of hypokalemia, which often develops when taking diuretics.
Currently, one of the main requirements for drugs used for kidney diseases is the presence of nephroprotective activity. This integral type of activity may include one of the mechanisms, but not the only one. Promising nephroprotectors are herbal preparations characterized by multifaceted pharmacological activity and, as a rule, a high degree of safety. As the results of our research have shown, dry extract of dreamweed can be classified as such preparations. It has a pronounced nephroprotective effect in experimental models of kidney damage with various pathogenesis. The nephroprotective effect of honeydew extract may be associated with diuretic, hypoazotemic, antioxidant and antiexudative properties.
Mosquito, which has anti-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory properties, is used in folk medicine for rheumatism, arthritis, and arthrosis. Its Latin name also testifies to the long history of the use of common sedum for gout. Recently, the anti-gout activity of nymph has been experimentally substantiated by its ability to inhibit cyclooxygenase (COX), an enzyme that ensures the synthesis of prostaglandins. Thus, plant extracts inhibit COX-1 in vitro, which is associated with the presence of falcarindiol and other polyacetylene compounds. The results we obtained in in vivo experiments also indicate the anti-inflammatory activity of the plant due to a complex of biologically active substances. Moreover, sleep medications have a beneficial effect on purine metabolism. Preliminary data confirm the effectiveness of sleepy drugs in a model of purine metabolism disorders. The tincture of dreamweed increases diuresis and excretion of uric acid salts in intact animals under conditions of spontaneous diuresis, surpassing olimethine in the severity of the effect.
Due to their anti-inflammatory, emollient, wound-healing properties, sedative preparations are used externally for exudative diathesis, wounds and bedsores, erysipelas, and fungal infections of the skin. The antifungal and antibacterial activity of falcarinol and falcarindiol contained in sedum has been confirmed experimentally. These polyacetylene compounds also have cytotoxic properties. Their antitumor effect in vivo has been confirmed.
The lipophilic fraction, obtained by us from the leaves of the common honey, contains chlorophylls and carotenoids, which exhibit a pronounced antioxidant and antimicrobial effect, promoting regeneration, as well as unsaturated fatty acids, which have a number of beneficial metabolic effects. This fraction appears to be a promising source for obtaining drugs for topical use.
There are indications of the effect of dreaming and its use in empirical medicine for neuroses. For cardiovascular diseases, the anticoagulant and antihypoxic properties of the plant can be very valuable. It also finds use in diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, which is associated with its choleretic effect and the ability to normalize digestive processes. The plant is also used in homeopathy. Common gooseberry is part of the complex food supplement “Seaweed - Optima”, which is recommended for the prevention of cancer and normalization of the gastrointestinal tract.
Phytotherapeutic recipes using dreamweed
For kidney and bladder diseases
2 tbsp. Add 250 ml of boiling water to spoons of chopped fresh herb and leave for 1 hour in a thermos. Strain and drink 50 ml 4 times a day before meals.
For rheumatic diseases
2 tbsp. tablespoons of the crushed upper parts of the plant, pour 1 glass of hot water, boil in a closed glass or enamel container in a water bath for 15 minutes, cool for 45 minutes, strain through 2-3 layers of gauze, squeeze and add boiled water to the original volume. Use throughout the day in equal portions for rheumatism, gout, kidney and bladder diseases, as well as for fungal skin diseases.
Fresh crushed leaves or juice from them are used for pain-relieving compresses for gout and rheumatism.
For diathesis
Pour 3 teaspoons of herbs into 2 cups of boiled water, leave for 2 hours, strain. Take 1/3 cup 4 times a day before meals for diathesis and eczema.
For diseases of the digestive system
Fill a liter jar one-third full with crushed pine roots, fill with 40% alcohol to the top, close with a lid and leave for 10–15 days in a dark, warm place. Drink 20–25 drops 3 times a day 20 minutes before meals. The course of treatment is 1 month.
Additional information
A decorative form of honeydew with green and white leaves has been developed, which is used in landscape design (photo 2).
The beauty of this plant inspired I. I. Shishkin to create several paintings, one of which you can see in photo 3 “Snot-grass” Pargolovo. 1884-1885.
Carrion is a pigment-forming plant; it dyes fabrics green and yellow.
The plant, which attracts insects, is a good honey plant; each inflorescence secretes up to 60 mg of sugar per day, and bees collect up to 2.5 g of honey from one plant during the flowering period.
The corn is eaten by livestock and used to produce feed silage.
Snooze- a perennial herbaceous plant with beneficial properties. Many people consider grass a weed with a negative attitude towards it. Grass grows quickly in the garden and personal plot, it is not picky about the external environment and can cope with it, sometimes causing a lot of trouble.
The goat got its name from the Greek words, aegos - goat and podion - leg, which is characteristic of the shape of the leaves like a goat's leg. Many people have not even heard of what a herb is, the beneficial properties of which help cope with many diseases.
In addition to its medicinal properties, it was used in everyday life to make natural paints (green, yellow, brown). The plant has a pleasant aroma, but some animals do not like it. In ancient Rus', snot was used as an additive to salads.
According to scientific research, the herb contains natural pesticides that have antibacterial properties. If vegetables are topped with grass, they will last longer.
Description: There are several varieties: common, broad-leaved, Kashmir. For medicinal purposes, common weed is often used.
Perennial herbaceous plant of the celery family. From Latin it is translated as (podagraria) gout, a herb that is used to treat gout and rheumatism.
Habitat: usually forest edges, shrubs, meadows with coniferous-deciduous moist soil. The moth is easy to spot by the low-growing carpet thickets. It is found in the European part of Russia, throughout Ukraine, eastern Europe, Siberia, and Asia.
The height of the bush is up to 1 m. The root is long and branched, on which seeds and buds are located. Thanks to its creeping roots, it quickly fills all the space on the site.
The erect stem is almost bare, with small fibers, branched closer to the top.
The leaves are round, lanceolate, pointed at the end, up to 30 cm long, located on long petioles. On the underside the leaf blade is slightly pubescent.
Complex umbrella-like inflorescence with up to 30 branches. Each umbrella-shaped branch consists of small white flowers.
Flowering period from early June to late summer. As a rule, flowering lasts up to 1 month. The fruit ripens in late summer, and the seeds germinate in mid-spring.
There are 2 methods of propagation: vegetatively and by seeds.
Collection and preparation of common gooseberry
For treatment, the above-ground part is used: stem, leaves, flowers, shoots. The root also has medicinal properties, but is rarely used. The surface part is collected during the flowering period, or even before flowering begins, when the stem and leaves are very young. During the flowering period, it is necessary to choose only fresh, separately picked leaves. Before flowering, the plant is still young and the entire upper part of the stem is torn off.
In the summer, during the harvesting period, squash can easily be confused with carrots.
Main feature: characteristic smell and shape of the leaves. 3 branches diverge from the central stem, and each branch has 3 leaves. This proportion is maintained throughout the entire period of existence.
Dry the collected plant in the shade, in a dry and well-ventilated place. If using electric drying, the temperature should not exceed 50 degrees.
It is necessary to select a flat horizontal surface and spread the grass on paper in one layer.
Dry collection is stored in paper bags or glass jars for no more than a year. If the honey is not completely dry, it may begin to deteriorate in a glass container. It is recommended to ventilate regularly.
The root for harvesting is dug up at the end of summer, washed well under running water, cut into pieces if necessary and also dried, protected from direct rays of the sun.
Chemical composition
The common herb contains many useful substances:
- Carbohydrates,
- proteins,
- essential oils,
- enzymes,
- acids (ascorbic, citric, malic),
- saponins,
- resins,
- coumarins,
- potassium,
- calcium,
- iron,
- copper,
- manganese,
- kobaylt.
Beneficial properties of herbs
The plant is considered one of the best for normalizing digestion, it has high nutritional value, this fact has been repeatedly proven by scientists. Its composition is very similar to that of human blood.
The dream has the following properties:
- Painkiller
- Wound healing
- Diuretic and choleretic
- Astringent
- Antibacterial
- antifungal
- against tumors
- restorative
- anticoagulant
- antitoxic
- sedative
The medicinal properties of the herb are used for the following diseases:
- Gout, rheumatism,
- Arthritis and arthrosis
- Wounds, bruises
- Polyarthritis
- Bedsores
- Diathesis
- Mycoses (fungal diseases)
- Neuroses
- Depression
- Scurvy
- With deterioration of metabolism
- Disorders of the kidneys and adrenal glands
- Skin lesions, including purulent ones
Dry grass beneficial properties - recipes
Hypovitaminosis
The easiest way to replenish the body with missing vitamins and microelements, especially in the spring, is to make a salad from the grass.
Rinse the leaves and stems under running water (leaving for 10 minutes to remove any odor) and chop finely.
Add grated horseradish, sour cream, and other vegetables if possible and mix everything. This dish was known in ancient times to restore strength, or as a preventive measure against many diseases.
Treatment of gout, rheumatism and other skin diseases
The ground part is used as raw material. It is used to make poultices, compresses and infusions for superficial treatment. It is necessary to apply fresh leaves or gauze soaked in the broth to the affected area.
To prepare the decoction, you need to put fresh or dry leaves in a pan and boil for 10-15 minutes. Then let cool and strain.
Ingestion to improve digestion and other ailments
Recipe: 1 tbsp. l. dry crushed leaves, pour 500 ml of boiling water, place in a thermos and close tightly. Let it sit for up to 1 hour. Filter and drink half a glass 3 times a day before meals, 20 minutes. Course up to 1 month.
Taken for stomach and intestinal disorders, restores liver function, stimulates kidney function, and relieves inflammation.
The decoction is taken for depression, poor sleep and nervous system disorders.
Diathesis, eczema
An infusion is prepared for treatment. 2 tbsp. spoons of crushed leaves pour 250 ml of water and leave for 4-5 hours. Strain and drink 50 ml 3 times a day 20 minutes before meals.
The decoction cleanses the blood, relieves redness on the skin and relieves inflammation. The main thing is that the infusion has a beneficial effect on digestion and normalizes the flow of bile.
Squeezed juice from fresh leaves and stems is applied to the surface of the skin where damage is present (burns, wounds). If you soak gauze in juice and apply it to sore joints, the pain will be significantly reduced.
Taking juice internally
The juice helps normalize the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract.
Take 1 tbsp juice squeezed from fresh leaves (preferably young). l. three times a day 30 minutes before meals. The course is 2 weeks, then take a break for 1 week and, if necessary, repeat the course. To improve the taste, you can add a little honey to taste.
Alcohol tincture
The tincture is taken for gastrointestinal diseases. Required in a 1 liter glass jar. add (by half) the crushed roots of the plant and fill it with 50% medical alcohol or vodka to the top. Close tightly and place in a dark and dry place for 2 weeks. After the expiration date, strain and drink 1 teaspoon 3 times a day before meals. The course lasts 1 month.
Therapeutic bath
Grind the roots of the herb 50 grams, pour 1 liter. boiling water and boil for 10-15 minutes, then cover and let sit for 20-30 minutes. Add a decoction of the roots to your bath. Take a bath for 20 minutes once a day. Helps cope with skin diseases and sore joints.
Snooze in cooking
In addition to preparing decoctions and infusions, the herb is widely used as an additive to various dishes and salad preparation.
Wash and chop fresh leaves, boil and also chop a chicken egg, add salt, season with mayonnaise or olive oil and eat for health.
Making soup
Boil chicken broth and add finely chopped nettle tops and honey leaves.
The crushed plant is added to stewed meat, various casseroles are made, and an excellent addition for filling pies.
Contraindications
There are no special contraindications for sneeze, with the exception of severe overdose, small children and individual intolerance.
Be happy and healthy.
