The healing properties of the mountaineer of the pochechuinoy were known even in Greece, they were mentioned by Hippocrates, Galen, Dioscorides. This is an annual herbaceous plant that reaches a meter in height, it can be recognized by pinkish-green or whitish small flowers. As a medicinal raw material, the above-ground part of the plant is used, which must be collected during flowering.
In Slavs, the mountaineer pochechuyny was associated with mythical stories: the plant has dark red spots on the leaves. According to the belief, the Virgin used them during the monthly bleeding. Because of its color, reminiscent of blood, the plant was endowed with a blood-restoring ability.
Grass Highlander pochechuyny contains many useful substances, such as tannins, rutin, quercetin, hyperoside, vitamin E, vitamin C, organic acids (oily, acetic, gallic), phylloquinone, essential oil, pectins, wax, sitosterol.
The place of growth of the mountaineer of the pochechuyny - the European part of the CIS, the North Caucasus, the Far East, the south of Siberia and Central Asia, it grows on the banks of rivers and lakes, in meadows with high soil moisture, often found in the form of weeds in fields, in kitchen gardens, in thickets of hazel . This plant can also be found in thickets with other moisture-loving plants.
Highlander pochechny can be used as a remedy against bedbugs, as a melliferous, ornamental plant, as well as for obtaining essential oils. In cooking, its aerial part is sometimes used in the distillery industry.
But most often, thanks to the properties of its constituent substances, the mountainous pochechuin is used in medicine. Decoctions and infusions from this plant have strong blood-restoring properties, which are manifested through increased blood coagulability and markedly increase the ability of smooth muscle organs to contract, this applies mainly to the uterus and intestines.
Highlander pochechuyny can also be used as a soft laxative and hemostatic for hemorrhoids, constipation, uterine and intestinal bleeding. In folk medicine, the mountaineer pochechuyny is also called "hemorrhoidal grass," and its name comes from the popular name of hemorrhoids - pochechuy. It is used for hemorrhoids, pain in the intestines, with kidney diseases, as a diuretic. Highlander pochechuyny also recommended for various diseases of the bladder and kidneys.
Decoctions and infusions from the mountaineer pochechuynogo appoint with some gynecological diseases associated with inflammation and uterine bleeding (atony of the uterus, profuse menstruation).
Decoction of this herb can also rinse your mouth for the treatment of stomatitis, scurvy and strengthening of gums. If you wash the wounds with infusion from the grass of the mountaineer, they will be disinfected and will soon heal. Also, decoctions from the herb of the mountaineer pocheciuin are used for rinsing with inflammation of the mouth and throat with angina. Fresh chopped grass is used instead of mustard plasters.
Decoction of the herb of the mountaineer pocheciuynogo can also be used to treat lichens and various rashes (in the form of rinsing). Experiments have shown that the herb of the mountaineer pocheciuyno can also be effective for the prevention and alleviation of varicose veins. With urolithiasis, to facilitate the removal of the body from stones and sand, some doctors recommend taking infusions and decoctions of this plant.
Highlander pochechuyny used for some other diseases. Preparations from this herb are used for skin diseases such as psoriasis, eczema and allergic dermatosis. The juice of the plant or the crushed roots and stems contribute to the healing of purulent wounds, and the poultices help with rheumatism and swelling of the legs.
Contraindication for the use of a mountaineer pochechuynogo is pregnancy. Because of the strong blood-curdling effect, it is not recommended to use thrombophlebitis. It should also be noted that the mountaineer pochechuyny is traditionally considered a poisonous plant, and when it is used, it is necessary to observe certain rules and not exceed the indicated dosage.
Recipes:
With daily intake of a daily dose: a tablespoon of herb pochechuychnogo in the evening pour 2 cups of boiling water, the next day to receive the resulting broth for 3 times.
Herb infusion of the mountaineer pochechuynogo
For hemorrhoidal pains, constipation and uterine bleeding: 2 tablespoons herb pochechuychnogo herb pour 1 cup boiled hot water, cover and warm in a water bath, stirring frequently for 15 minutes, then cool for 45 minutes at room temperature, strain, squeeze the remaining raw materials. Dilute the infusion to 200 ml with boiled water. Cooked infusion stored in a cool dry place no more than 2 days. You should take a tablespoon of infusion three times a day before meals.
Decoction from the herb of the mountaineer pochechuynogo
15 grams of dry herb pochechuynogo mountain need to pour 300 ml of boiling water, cover, bring to a boil and simmer for 15 minutes. Remove from the heat to cool, infuse for 2 hours and strain. Such a decoction will be useful in diseases of the digestive tract, it should be taken 3 times a day, half a cup before meals.
With hemorrhoids
To prepare the remedy for hemorrhoids, infusion is used from a mixture of herb pochechuychna, chamomile, bark fragile crust, roots of field harness, herb St. John's wort, leaves of plantain large, weed grass swamp, herb horsetail field in equal proportions. It should be taken on a third of the glass in the morning, afternoon and evening.
Collection of plants
For medicinal purposes, the ground part of the plant is used. It must be harvested during the budding and flowering of plants.
Cut the raw materials you need to dry in the shade outdoors or use a special artificial dryer. If the drying conditions are violated, the grass turns black, such a spoiled grass assembly should not be more than 10%. Dried raw materials are suitable for 2 years. The smell of the grass is absent, the taste is bitter.
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