A successive herbaceous plant (sheath, black-billed moss, dog burrows, scrofulous grass) grows in swamps, along the moist coasts of lakes, near streams, in floodplains, and is considered a weed in vegetable gardens and fields.
This plant is dark green in color, it blooms in July - August. Has yellow tubular small flowers collected in baskets. A medicinal plant is a series, the use of which is recognized by both official and traditional medicine, it is useful for leaves, grass (stems) and flowers for treatment.
Grass is stored even before it begins to turn into buds, i.e. before flowering. Cut the large lower leaves and tops of the shoots. Drying is carried out in ventilated rooms, laying out in a 5-7-cm layer. A ready-to-use sequence is considered when the dried stems of the plant do not just bend, but already break.
The smell of the finished medicinal raw materials is peculiar, weak, it tastes bitter, slightly astringent.
Chemical composition
The series, the use and properties of which are determined by the chemical composition, contains vitamin C, essential oil, bitterness, carotene in large quantities, mucus, flavonoids, coumarins, vitamins, tannins, pigments, amines, macrocells (magnesium, calcium, potassium) and trace elements ( boron, zinc, aluminum, manganese, copper, chromium, vanadium, selenium, lead, nickel, cobalt, iron).
Series: use in medicine and properties of a medicinal plant
The sequence has anti-inflammatory, mild diaphoretic, diuretic, diuretic, choleretic, antimicrobial and sedative properties. Drugs from the series are prescribed to normalize metabolism and improve digestion and appetite. Also, this herb is present in the scrofulous collection, possessing anti-marsh action.
In folk medicine, leaves and grass are used to prepare decoctions and infusions for both indoor and outdoor use.
The beneficial substances contained in the series have a positive effect on blood coagulability, blood formation processes and lowering blood pressure, it is also used to stop bleeding, in case of anemia and atherosclerosis. And it has a calming effect on the nervous system.
A series of herbs, the use of which is very versatile, will be useful in the treatment of osteochondrosis, diabetes, rheumatism, skin diseases, malignant tumors, gout, metabolic disorders, ulcerative colitis, headaches, radiculitis, poor digestion and appetite, bronchitis, bone fractures , and urinary inflammation bladder, rickets, scrofula, colds (including SARS), psoriasis, diseases of the spleen and liver.
Externally and internally, a decoction of a series of herbs is used for baths and lotions for furunculosis, diathesis, neurodermatitis, scabies, acne, acne, pustular diseases, seborrhea, pyoderma, eczema, wounds, neoplasms and ulcers for quick healing. Also, wash with arthritis, gout and rickets make broth. Fresh leaves of the series are applied to ulcers and wounds, and dry leaves in the form of powder are used as powder for suppurating ulcers and wounds.
Grass is also used to prepare baths for children with diathesis accompanied by a rash, seborrhea or a milk scab. In addition to taking such baths, the kids are also given to drink a warm decoction of the string.
Outwardly, a decoction of a string or freshly ground grass is also used for insect and snake bites as an antidote.
In addition, the series is part of many fees for the treatment of diseases and ailments of varying complexity.
Series: use in traditional medicine recipes
1. With exudative diathesis: the herb (two tablespoons) is poured with boiling water (200 g) and infused for about 12 hours. The strained infusion is drunk three times a day for half a glass before meals. The course is one month, after which a two-week break is made. If necessary, repeat this course.
2. For diseases of the intestines, stomach, kidneys, as well as for infectious diseases of the upper respiratory tract, the following infusion will help: for about half an hour, 3 table is infused in a water bath. spoonfuls and 200 g of hot water. The resulting infusion is filtered, brought to its original volume with boiled cold water. It is drunk three times a day for 50-60 g.
3. For baths: 150 g of grass is boiled in a liter of water for 10 minutes. The broth is filtered and added to the bath for bathing the child.
4. For psoriasis or seborrhea of the head: after washing with infusion, rinse the head.
5. With furunculosis: take lingonberry leaves and a string, a table. a collection spoon is poured 200 g of boiling water and infused for about an hour. Strained infusion is taken 2 weeks. before meals, four times a day, a quarter cup.
6. Tincture for appetite. The grass of the string is crushed, 20 g of raw material is poured 100 g of vodka. For 2 weeks. left to infuse with occasional agitation. After filtering, the finished tincture is used before meals.
Contraindications
Like other medicinal plants, this herb has a contraindication - individual intolerance. In addition, you can not take drugs in a series of long periods (especially for children) - this can lead to side effects. A series during pregnancy and lactation is contraindicated when used orally (only lotions and baths are possible).
The use of the series should be done only after consulting a doctor.