Description.
Clematis grapes, family of buttercups, is a liane, up to 10 meters long. The bark on the branches of the bush is ribbed, covered with cracks. The leaves of the clematis are fusiform, mostly five-lobed or less often trilobate, opposite. They are located on long petioles. Leaves are ovate, 3 to 9 cm long. Flowers are white, small, with a four-teal perianth, with a lot of pestles and stamens. They are grouped into paniculate inflorescences. The time of blooming of the clematis is June-July. The fruits are multicolored squamous nuts, the length of which is 7 mm.
Liana is found in the Caucasus, in the Crimea, in the East, in Europe, in North Africa. Clematis grows in the floodplain forests, valleys of rivers, among thickets of bushes, in ravines, on stony slopes of mountains, at an altitude of 1, 2 km above sea level.
Reproduction, cultivation.
Reproduction of clematis is carried out by seeds. In the spring, you can sow the seeds in the ground or in boxes. The seedlings are planted in the soil in autumn, in a well-prepared soil with the rooting of the root. Weeds are removed at the site of the planting, the necessary fertilizers are added to the excavated pits. Immediately after planting, the seedling must be tied to the support. After winter, with the onset of heat, the vine needs to be trimmed, old shoots removed, loosened and fertilized with soil. Blossom grapes grapes begin on the second or third year after planting. It can grow in one place under optimal conditions up to 20 years. The plant clematis is resistant to drought, frost, diseases, pests, carries dust and smoke, not difficult to care for. For the winter, to protect against frost, the liane is placed on the ground and covered with leaves.
Preparation of medicinal raw materials.
Kidneys, leaves, blossoms of grape-leaves are medicinal raw materials. Kidney preparation begins in early April, leaves - all summer. The collected raw materials are dried in a well-ventilated and dry room. Dried fees from viniculture lemonade lose their virulence, and are already used as a medicine.
Chemical composition.
The composition of leaves and flowers of the grapes of grape-vine includes saponins, essential oil. The presence of amenol causes irritation and redness of the skin. The plant contains melissa acid, coffee acid, beta-sitosterol, stigmasterol, leontin, glycoside, wax substances.
Clematis: properties, application.
In folk medicine, the remedies of leaves and flowers of grapes are used to treat headaches, scabies, venereal diseases. Clematis is used as an anesthetic for diseases of sciatica, peptic ulcer, migraine. The healing properties of clematis are diuretic, diaphoretic, laxative. Means based on this medicinal plant are treated with malaria, urinary bladder, cystitis, prostate adenoma.
Recipes for the preparation of medicines from clematis.
- Infusion of leaves.
For the preparation of the infusion it is necessary to crush the leaves and add one teaspoon of raw material with half a liter of boiling water, leave to stand for an hour, then drain the infusion. It is used both externally in the form of compresses for skin diseases, and internally - three times a day for a quarter of a glass before eating.
- Tincture of the kidneys.
Tincture of kidney clematis is prepared as follows: you need to take 1 part of the kidneys and 10 parts of vodka, insist in a warm place for two weeks. Then you need to strain and take 10 drops after breakfast and the night before bed.
- Infusion of flowers and leaves.
To prepare the medicine, one tablespoon of the dried mixture of crushed flowers and leaves should be filled with half a liter of boiling water. To insist 15 minutes, strain and eat four times a day on a tablespoon.
Contraindications.
Infusions should be prepared strictly on prescription, as an overdose can harm your health.