Description.
The garden savage is a one-year-old shallow herbaceous plant, reaching no more than twenty centimeters in height. The garden saucer belongs to the family of the clearing. The stem of this plant is erect, branched from the base, has a spicy, pungent taste, and smells like pepper. The leaves of the plant are linear-lanceolate. They are opposite and entire with point glands. The root system of the plant is poorly developed. The roots themselves are usually located in the upper layer of the soil. Small flowers are purple, located on the top in the axils of the leaves. The calyx consists of five prongs. The corolla of the flower is usually white or light purple. Blossom savory garden all summer and half of autumn. Fruits of the plant in the form of trihedral nuts egg-shaped, ripen in September.
Places of growth.
The homeland of the garden chabra is considered the countries of the Middle East and the Mediterranean. In them, this plant is found in the wild. In Middle Asia, in the Altai, in the south of Ukraine, in the Caucasus, garden savory is grown as an ornamental, spicy plant. The savage garden very quickly wilds, so it can be found in the form of a weed.
Reproduction of a plant.
The plant multiplies by seeds, which for three years retain their germination. In early spring, seeds are sown in the ground, in a sunny place. It is desirable to plant a savory gardener in fertile soil. The soil before sowing should be dug in the fall, after which in spring the soil is harrowed and cultivated. Seed the seeds of the garden seed chabra, to a depth of up to two centimeters. The distance between the rows should not be more than sixty centimeters. The first shoots appear in two weeks. Subsequently, the shoots need to be weeded out so that the distance between the plants is not less than four centimeters. Seedlings should be watered several times a week. Soil is regularly weeded, loosened and fertilized.
Preparation of medicinal raw materials.
Collect garden savory follows in the period of mass flowering. Grass plants are cut and tied into bundles. Dry the collected savory in a well-ventilated room or under a canopy in the street.
Composition of a garden chabra.
The plant contains essential oils, such as ptsimol and carvacrol, as well as tannins.
Chaber: medicinal properties.
- The garden savory plant is used as a diaphoretic, fixative, bactericidal and antihelminthic.
- Chabra juice is used to reduce edema and soothe pain from bee stings.
- In pharmaceutics, the plant is used to produce essential oils, and tea is also produced from it.
- The stem of herb savory is used as a disinfectant and is used in cooking as a spice.
- To reduce painful sensations in the stomach and intestines, take tea and infusion from this plant.
- In dried form, the grass of the garden chaebram is used as a seasoning for poultry and veal, as well as for vegetable dishes and baking cookies. In fresh form the herb of this plant is used for canning cucumbers, tomatoes and mushrooms, add to soups and salads.
Recipes for preparing medicines from a chabra.
Infusion.
Three teaspoons of herbs chabra pour two cups of boiling water. Then infusion cool, drain and take within a day. Infusion is used for diseases:
- tachycardia;
- for the treatment of alcohol dependence.
Decoction.
Ten grams of herbs of garden chabra pour three hundred milliliters of water. Bring to a boil and simmer for two minutes. After which the broth cool and drain. The broth is used in three doses with the following ailments:
- headache;
- diarrhea;
- dysentery;
- with bloating and diarrhea;
- catarrh of stomach;
- bleeding hemorrhoids;
- gastric diseases;
- diabetes;
- as a cholagogue and anthelmintic;
- with the disease of the gallbladder, kidneys and liver.
Contraindications.
Healing plant savory garden, like any other herbs, has contraindications. Its use is not recommended during pregnancy and in hypertensive diseases.