Medicinal herb wildcane common (cocklebur cocklebur) is a medicinal plant, composite plant, family of astroids. The plant is completely (leaves, seeds, fruits, stems) has medicinal properties, and is very successfully used in medicine. In the seventies medical qualities of cocklebur were found, it can act as: antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, soothing. Seeds and root of this plant are used for skin diseases, dyspepsia and dysentery. Decoction is taken with skin diseases, rheumatism, lichen, urticaria, and bites of different insects.
The cocklebur is a medicinal herb.
Medicinal plant common cocklebur, its height - 20 - 60 centimeters. Has a green branchy stem. The plant is annual, herbaceous. The cocklebur is heart-shaped, with three lobes leaves, and uneven and large denticles on each side. Also, the leaves are green on both sides. The flowers are arranged in individual baskets and tube-shaped. These baskets, consisting of 2 flowers, are formed on one plant. Baskets are multicolored, globular, pistillate. The plant blooms in summer (June-July), but fruits ripen by autumn (August-September). Common cocklebur grows in Central Asia, Siberia, the Caucasus, southern and central parts of Russia, as well as in the CIS countries.
Grass cocklebur: composition.
The chemical composition of this medicinal plant has not been fully studied to the present. It is well known only that it contains about 30% ascorbic acid. In addition, the cocklebur cocktail includes an amphoric glycoside - xanthustromarine, alkaloids. Also in all parts of the plant there is a large number of dyes and iodine.
Medicinal herb and its medicinal properties.
With the problem of reducing the functions of the thyroid gland, Chinese medicine recommends using the top (ground) parts of the cocklebur cock inside, because they contain a large amount of iodine. The amount of iodine in this plant depends directly on how much iodine is in the ground. It is worth noting that before using a product made on the basis of a plant, it is necessary to check the concentration of iodine in it.
In China, cocklebur is used as a diaphoretic, anti-rheumatic and calming central nervous system. The leaves of this plant are used as a fungicidal and antiseptic agent for purulent skin diseases. For the preparation of ointment, which heal skin diseases, use fruits and seeds of cocklebur cocklebur, which are medicinal.
Decoctions made from seeds and roots of medicinal plants in non-traditional medicine are used for pain in the teeth, diarrhea with blood, scrofula. Juice from fresh grass is used to treat cancer, goiter, malignant tumors, abscesses in the throat and lichen. Juice of fresh leaves is useful in diseases of asthma, spasms in the throat and hemorrhoids. Of the seeds of fruits that are ground into powder, an ointment is used to treat dermatitis and eczema. When rashes and fungus is useful decoction broth, they are washed areas of the body that are affected.
Contraindications.
Durnishnik is a poisonous plant! But it does not have any serious contraindications to use, if you comply with the dosage, cocklebur can be called almost safe. But this healing plant is not recommended for people who have an exacerbation of ulcers of the intestine and stomach, or there is an individual iodine intolerance.
Mode of application.
Powder
Take 2 tablespoons of fruit powder and cocklebur herb and cook it in 200 ml of lard, which is melted, for 10 minutes. It is necessary to stir constantly, then to insist for 2 hours, and then strain. To apply for the treatment of itching dermatoses, boils, scabies, eczema.
Infusion
3 tablespoons of herbs should be brewed in one liter of boiling water and put infused for 2 hours. Eat 200 ml three times a day, as well as tea (warm). Used to treat lung, stomach, thyroid, and skin cancer.
Fresh Grass Juvenile
Kashitsa, prepared from grated, fresh herbs, can cure lichen, fungal skin diseases, eczema. In winter, for these purposes, use a strong herbal decoction.
Broth
1 tablespoon of freshly chopped herb marmalade, brew in 200 ml of boiling water, boil for 10 minutes. This drug should be taken 1 tablespoon 4 - 6 times a day, if there was diarrhea, goiter, rheumatism, skin diseases.
2 teaspoons crushed root cocklebur cockles to boil 200 ml of boiling water, boil for 10 minutes, insist one hour, drain. This means caress the oral cavity in the event of a toothache.
Smoke
smoke in order to cure cancer of the larynx. Some healers recommend after they have taken the medicinal juice of the plant, inhale the smoke of the seeds of the same plant, burning them. A handful of dried seeds should be poured into the kettle, hold it on fire until smoke begins to come out of the teapot spout. Continue the procedure for 3 - 5 minutes.