Common cuff is a grassy creeping perennial plant. The plant received the Russian name “cuff” due to the similarity of its leaves to the elegant female cuff on old dresses. As for the stem, it can reach a height of 40 cm. The leaves located below are held on long petioles, the upper ones without petioles. The original shape of the cuff sheet is at the heart of the decoration. So, its form is repeated in the design of the waiting room of the Kursk station in Moscow. Flowers, in turn, cannot boast of splendor and grace - they are modest, small, yellowish in color.
Common cuff grows in Europe. We can say that the plant is found almost everywhere, except for the regions located in the south. Most often, the cuff can be found in Russia, Ukraine, in the North Caucasus. Her favorite habitats are forests, roadsides, and arable land.
Among the people, an ordinary cuff is rightfully considered a wonderful plant. As if by magic, dew drops on its leaves at any time of the day. According to scientists, this happens because the plant itself produces and releases water. Rumor has it that drops of this dew were used by alchemists to obtain the philosopher's stone. The cuff elixir was used by girls as a love potion, and adult women collected dew at dawn to restore youth and beauty. In the past, decoction was used to obtain paints (black, yellow and green). Today, plant-based dyes are used in occultism to color various magical items. Young shoots and cuff leaves are sometimes used in cooking. In the springtime, many add them to salads and soups. Dried leaves can be used as seasoning.
Grass cuff ordinary has a unique chemical composition. Its leaves contain tannins, catechins, lipids, flavonoids, ascorbic acid, as well as some micronutrients (boron, zinc, iron, manganese).
In official medicine, the plant is not used. However, in the field of traditional medicine, an ordinary cuff is incredibly popular. It is considered a female herb and is used primarily for obstetric and gynecological disorders. The infusion of the plant is used orally for menstruation, inflammation of the pelvic organs, and mastopathy. With whites, tampons moistened with infusion can be used. Collecting from cuffs and other plants can prevent female infertility. Nursing mothers increase the amount of milk with the help of a plant, and overweight women believe that an ordinary cuff from cellulite also helps. Some believe that the plant can accelerate the healing of caverns in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis. Cuff infusion is also recommended for dysbiosis.
In folk medicine in Europe, the cuff is used as a hemostatic drug. Infusion of the leaves of the plant gargle with various types of tonsillitis and tonsillitis. The systematic use of the plant lowers blood cholesterol and prevents the development of atherosclerosis.
With trophic ulcers, purulent wounds, bruises, inflamed lymph nodes, dislocations, sprains, the cuff is applied externally in the form of dressings and compresses. Some connoisseurs of the plant believe that it can save a patient with ascites from the disease. Herbalists use the grass cuff for diabetes, obesity and other metabolic disorders.
If we talk about contraindications, it should be noted the peculiarity of the cuff - the absence of such. The only thing that an overdose can cause diarrhea. In this case, you just need to stop treatment.