The use of immortelle herb in folk medicine and in everyday life
Sandy immortelle is a plant that is widespread in Europe, southern Siberia and Central Asia. In nature, it is found on well-lit hillsides, in sparse coniferous forests, prefers sandy and sandy loam soils.
You can also grow an immortelle in your country house, but you will have to make a lot of efforts to create conditions as close as possible to natural ones.
- The plant will not tolerate the presence of excessive moisture, shade of its habitat.
- It can grow on sandy crumbly soil, but a moderately fertilized soil will promote faster and more active plant development.
- You also need to remember that the immortelle will not tolerate the neighborhood with weeds, it will be necessary to systematically remove it from the garden.
The plants planted in spring will begin to bloom in June-July, the fruits will ripen in September. Sometimes at the end of summer, you can observe the secondary flowering of plants, especially if the baskets of the inflorescences were torn off. Flowering usually lasts for two weeks, the flower baskets look bright and attractive.
The sandy immortelle plant belongs to the category of medicinal, the use of the immortelle herb in folk medicine is quite diverse. For the preparation of medicines, flower baskets are collected at the very beginning of the flowering period.
- The use of immortelle herb is not limited only to recipes of traditional medicine, it is considered a good remedy for moths, if it is used to move things in closets.
- Also, a natural dye is obtained from the plant with a beautiful yellow shade.
- From the immortelle, the drug "Naringen" is obtained, which is successfully used to fight cancer of tomatoes of bacterial origin. It is recommended to him to process the seeds before sowing.
- The attractive decorative appearance of the plant made it popular when making bouquets of dried flowers.