Lumbago open - fluffy darling of spring

The lumbago is a fluffy favorite of spring, because it wears a fluffy fur coat and is a powerful medicine. And what could be more beautiful than flowers in the spring? Spring has not yet entered into full force, but in the forest life is boiling. Here from the earth the germ is pierced, similar to the tiny strange animal, densely covered with soft down. If you come to him in a couple of days, the similarity will only increase: on the wool stalk will appear a hairy head, and after a while the funny fluff will turn into a wonderful flower - with blue-lilac petals and a bright yellow core. This is a dream-grass, or open chamber. And for us he is just a fluffy favorite of spring. A medicinal plant from the family of buttercups, listed in the Red Data Book. In its shaggy body contains protoanemonin, which on drying turns into bicyclic lactone anemonin, glycocide rannunculin, as well as saponins, tannins and organic acids, phytoncides and resins. It burns and tastes very, very toxic. In sensitive people, even when touched, skin irritation may occur, up to the appearance of bubbles.

"Sleepy" healer. It has long been known: where there is a strong poison - there is a strong medicine! It is no accident that the word "pharmacology" comes from the Greek word, the translation of which into Russian means poison. So the interest in the healing properties of the lumbago of the open-fluffy favorite of spring is not surprising. In the course of experimental studies, it was found that decoctions and alcohol tinctures from the open lumbago lower blood pressure, slow the pulse and stimulate respiration, and therefore are effective in hypertension and tachycardia. Protoanemonin has a pronounced bactericidal and fungicidal effect: it destroys spores of mold and bacteria, including staphylococcus aureus, in a 1: 60000 dilution. Therefore, the drugs can be used to treat mycosis and purulent infections, externally in the form of trays and lotions. In domestic and foreign folk medicine, the lumbago is red - the fluffy pet of spring is used as a soothing and analgesic for hysteria, migraine, neuralgia, rheumatism, gout, kidney stones, kidney and liver colic.

The protivokashlevoe action of the lumbago of the open caused it to be used in the treatment of bronchial asthma, whooping cough of tuberculosis. They used them and patients with eczema, mycosis, scab, and also suffering from purulent wounds and eye diseases. It is famous for the chamber and as "female grass". Especially in cases when the ailment was caused by a hormonal "malfunction". However, why talk about it in the past tense? In China and in Tibet, the chamber is still in use! And modern homeopathy uses sleep-grass to produce a valuable and multifunctional drug Pulsatilla.

Use wisely. Because the chamber is toxic, its use inside requires great responsibility and careful dosage. For example, to use the plant, which you collected and dried, you can not earlier than 3-5 months. You must be extremely careful when using it, because you can cause inflammation of the kidneys, intestines, and mucous membranes. Overdose can cause paralysis. Perhaps, therefore, the recipes for making home-made medicines from sleep-grass have been preserved a little. Infusion: 2 teaspoons of lumbago, we pour cold boiled water (200 ml). All this should be for 12 hours, then we strain and drink three times a day 50 ml each for three weeks. Strict contraindications for the use of lumbago are inflammatory diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, liver and kidneys.