Snow-herb: characteristics of the plant and application in medicine
Snyt (aka angelica, marsh coup) is a perennial plant of the Umbelliferae family (Selerovych), a close relative of the more famous plants - angelica and angelica, with which it is very similar both in the place of growth, in pharmacological properties, and even in appearance.
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Plant characteristic
Sneaky-grass loves shaded and humid places, and also has its own characteristics:
- Stems, empty inside, branched at the top.
- It has a thick root up to 10 cm long.
- Numerous branched rhizomes up to 50 cm long, which diverge from the main one.
- It grows all over the CIS up to the Arctic Circle, because it develops very quickly and is highly resistant to freezing, but its root does not like snowless winters.
- The flowers are fractional, five-petalled and white, collected in complex inflorescences, bisexual.
- The fruit is double-seeded, turns brown when ripe, 2 - 4 mm long.
- Propagated both vegetatively and by seeds.
A distinctive feature of runny grasses is that three branches are formed on a young shoot, and there are always three leaves on them.
Probably because of this trinity, the Monk Seraphim of Sarov loved this herb, to whom even F. Dostoevsky went to ask the wisdom of God.
This weed from personal and summer cottages has been known to our people for a long time. They never tried to cultivate him, but they always had respect for him.
The low content of proteins and sugar, both for humans, in the root and stems of the ash, makes it senseless to grow it as a food and food crop.
In seeds, as in all dicotyledonous plants, there are up to 40% proteins, but the tannins and flavonoids contained in them make the fruits bitter and viscous in taste. In addition, the fruits on the plant do not ripen at the same time, starting from July and until late autumn.
In open places with poorly moistened soils glum grows poorly and is quickly displaced by other, dry-resistant weeds, mainly wheatgrass. And in humid open places it is easily displaced by a tall hemlock.
Sneaky herb in official medicine
Nevertheless, this wonderful herb played an important role in the life of our ancestors. Runny-grass appears in the forests as soon as the snow melts, because it mainly reproduces vegetatively, that is, by rhizomes. It grows on lands with well-moistened soil in bushes, undergrowth and clearings, and very quickly gives an abundant green mass.
In addition, in the springtime during Lent, this herb replaced cabbage in cabbage soup.
Since until the beginning of summer, the stem and leaves of the dream are juicy, saturated with many vitamins and microelements useful for humans. They perfectly improve the peristalsis of the digestive tract, overloaded in winter with concentrated food products - bread, meat, potatoes, cereals, which are rich in proteins, sugars and fats, but few in fiber and trace elements.
This plant has another name - daglitsa officinalis, which directly indicates its medicinal properties.
And they have been known to our people since ancient times.Modern pharmacological research has only confirmed this fact.
It was found that the following bioactive substances are included in the composition of the rhizome in optimal combinations:
- Essential oil.
- Coumarins - ostenol, osthol, umbeliprenin, angelitsyn, umbeliferon and others.
- Tannins.
- Phytosterols.
- Organic acids.
- Terpenoids.
- Felandren.
- Pinen.
- Borneol.
- Tsimol and others.
And it is very useful that overdose medicinal infusion on the root of the snow-grass is practically impossible. None of the named and unnamed substances in the composition of Angelica officinalis has a critical predominance. It has been established that the infusion from the root of the dream does not thicken or thin the blood, namely, it normalizes its composition, removing toxic substances from it and blood vessels gradually and in a gentle manner.
Dream-herb in folk medetsyn
In folk medicine, a decoction (10 grams of fresh root per 200 grams of water, bring to a boil) 2-3 times a day is recommended to drink for hot people who have such diseases:
- Diabetes mellitus type 2.
- Pulmonary tuberculosis.
- Decreased appetite associated with stomach ulcers.
- Angina and chronic rhinitis.
- For flu and other colds.
- Also used in folk medicine is freshly squeezed juice from the stems of young plants in the month of May:
- With dizziness.
- For pain in the bladder and kidneys.
- With labored breathing.
- When the body is poisoned with toxic substances.
Crushed fresh leaves of dream is applied to joints affected by gout or rheumatism, to bruised places, and heal fungal skin diseases.
With chronic constipation and indigestion, traditional medicine advises not only to chew fresh shoots of dyagilitsa, but also to consume salads from it at least once a day.
As a general tonic, infusions of sleepy are used in various concentrations, as well as young crushed leaves and stems, drenched in honey. It is advised to take one teaspoon in the morning and in the evening. These funds normalize sleep and calm the nervous system, relieve stress.
After many years of rejection of "healers" methods, in the middle of the last century, official medicine began to study herbs and very soon established their undoubted pharmacological properties.
Snyt-grass is rightfully included in the top ten most promising plants that can serve as raw materials for the production of medicines, along with St. John's wort and horsetail.
The herb infusion is considered to be just a vitamin drink, and for diseases of the stomach and intestinal tract. It is prepared like this: 3 tbsp. tablespoons of dry herbs are poured 400 gr. boiling water and insist 2 - 3 hours. Then filter and drink before meals in 4 portions throughout the day. The infusion is not stored longer than 12 hours.
A decoction of the roots of angelica is used for polyarthritis and myositis for external use. 40 gr. pour a liter of water and boil slowly for 10 - 15 minutes. Then they insist for half an hour, strain and pour it into the bathroom.
The herb is now included in the composition of the Saami of various medicinal preparations, which are advised to be taken even by pregnant women with anemia and a low level of hemoglobin in the blood.
Dyagilitsa in these cases often acts as a healing background, which goes well with the main healing ingredients. The fact that there is no predominance of any of the bioactive components in sleep is in this case an undoubted advantage.
From the root of this plant, many preparations are made that have:
- Wound healing
- Diuretic
- Pain relievers
- Anti-inflammatory properties.
Collecting a plant
- The most simple collect and save flowers, stems, leaves of grass. The snow is mown at the end of spring two to three weeks before the Solstice. Dry in the shade in a ventilated place. You need to store in an airtight container, because the grass is easily affected by moths. Under normal storage conditions, the collection of slime loses its pharmacological properties in one year.
- The root of a particular plant possesses useful medicinal properties for 10 - 15 days. Therefore, its mass collection is difficult. The plant is dug up and the selection of dense and succulent roots is carried out, in the structure of which compaction has not yet appeared.
- Angelica seeds also have pronounced pharmacological properties. But when they ripen, they quickly fall out of their nests, while the top of the inflorescence continues to bloom. That is, their mass collection is difficult, although healers collect the seeds of dreaming almost all summer.
- Now work is underway to domesticate this plant. Seeds are of particular interest, because they contain special combinations of bioactive substances that can inhibit the development of cancer cells and stimulate the elimination of carcinogens from the blood and the human body.