The drug "Zhivokost" ("Siberian Health" - a corporation) is made on the basis of the plant Zhivokost, which promotes bone growth after fractures. In the people it is also called a bone-breaker.
About Siberian Health Corporation
The company was founded in Novosibirsk in 1996. More than 5 million Russian and foreign clients of Russia use the services of the corporation, and more than 160 thousand people have become its business partners. The Zhivokost balm (Siberian Health) is one of the company's most popular drugs. Its representative offices are open in countries such as Bulgaria, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Germany, Kyrgyzstan, the USA, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, the Czech Republic and Croatia.
Plant description
The drug "Zhivokost" ("Siberian Health") is made from an herbaceous plant of the Borage family. It is called comfrey or lapworm. The plant grows on moist peaty soil, therefore it is found off the coast of water bodies, in meadows, in forests. Its erect, branched stalk rises to a height of 100-120 cm and is densely covered with a stiff “bristle”. This medicinal plant is decorated with brushes of purple or purple small inflorescences. Comfrey blooms almost all summer. It grows in the steppe zone and forests of the European part of Russia. Even the ancient healers Avicenna and Paracelsus used the livestock in the treatment of more than a hundred diseases. Comfrey is successfully used for cosmetic purposes.
The chemical composition of the stomach
Its underground portion contains alkaloids such as cinoglossin, lisiocarpine, glycosides, resins, tannins, gum, essential oils, mucus, starch and organic compounds.
Plant properties
The preparation "Zhivokost" ("Siberian Health") is made from roots that are harvested in late autumn. Any dosage form of comfrey has antimicrobial, hemostatic, anti-inflammatory, regenerative, enveloping and astringent effects. To increase the tone and appetite, use a decoction of the roots of the stomach.
"Zhivokost" ("Siberian Health") - balm
The composition of the balm includes the following ingredients:
- Comfrey extract - the most active ingredient in balm - reduces inflammation and pain in joints, lower back, back, muscles and ligaments, effectively restores damaged tissue in fractures, bruises, sprains.
- Chondroitin sulfate is a specific unique component of cartilage. In addition to its main role as a material for restoration of cartilage, it protects against destruction of cartilage tissue and collagen. Chondroitin promotes lubrication of the articular surface, regenerates cartilage tissue.
- Badyagi extract relieves pain, swelling and resolves hematomas.
- Essential oils of eucalyptus, cayaput, rosemary, juniper and cloves soothe, warm and relieve inflammation at the site of localization. The oils that make up the Zhivokost balm (Siberian Health) also enhance local immunity and contribute to the regeneration of skin cells, improving blood circulation.
- Glucosamine promotes the formation of cartilage, joint fluid, tendons and connective tissue. With its help, the balm has a beneficial effect on the elasticity of the articular cartilage, which protects it from injury during exercise.
The Zhivokost balm (Siberian Health), whose price is low (about 220 rubles), given the effect of its use, can be purchased in pharmacies and online stores.