Tenacious geneva

Probably, walking through the forest, many saw this plant: blue-violet bright flowers are collected in a spike-shaped inflorescence, leaves and stems are pubescent. This plant is called the Genevan tenacious.

It is found most often in forests, grows mainly under shrubs, and belongs to perennials.

The flowering of the geneva tenacious begins in June and lasts only about a month. In place of flowers, fruits are formed from four nuts falling apart.

The herb of this plant is used for medicinal purposes. To do this, it is harvested during the flowering period, then dried in a well-ventilated room or outdoors under a canopy.

Traditional medicine advises the use of decoctions and infusions of the geneva tenacious for the following diseases:

• with bronchitis and other diseases of the lungs and upper respiratory tract;
• with intestinal upset (diarrhea);
• with a stomach ulcer;
• with diseases of the liver and gallbladder;
• with diseases of the genital area in women;
• with rheumatic pains.

If you need to get rid of the usual diarrhea or diarrhea with blood, which happens with dysentery, relieve stomach pain in case of peptic ulcer disease, cure inflammation in the appendages of the uterus, induce profuse sweating in case of colds and flu, then an infusion of the herb of Geneva tenacious is used.

It is prepared from two teaspoons of raw materials, poured with one glass of boiling water, and consumed 3-4 times a day, one tablespoon at a time.

Zhyvuchka Geneva is also used in the form of lotions and washings for burns, ulcers and wounds. For this, an infusion of five tablespoons of dried herbs is prepared for one liter of boiling water.