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Useful properties and use of common bruise
Botanical characteristics of the bruise
Common bruise is a biennial plant with a powerful spindle-shaped root. The stem of this herbaceous plant is tall, it is covered with long bushy hairs that sit on special white tubercles. The entire leaves are lanceolate in shape. Graceful flowers sit in curls, and the tubular-funnel-shaped corolla has an irregular shape.
Common bruise blooms in June and August. It often grows in fallow fields, weeds, roadsides, and dry slopes.
Useful properties of common bruise
A wonderful medicinal raw material is the herb itself, which was collected at the flowering stage. Common bruise is considered an excellent sedative and expectorant. The roots of the plant exhibit not only antifungal, but also antibacterial activity.
The use of bruise ordinary
The common bruise is prescribed for epilepsy. With rheumatism and sprained tendons, you can boil and apply grass to painful places. The roots of the plant are used as an excellent blood purifier. The common bruise is distinguished by powerful sedative characteristics. An infusion from the aerial parts of the plant can increase the number of lymphocytes and leukocytes in the blood, as well as increase blood clotting.
To prepare a decoction of an ordinary bruise, 10 ml of boiling water is required for 200 grams of raw materials. The remedy should be infused for at least two hours, after which you can start taking it 3 times a day, 1 tablespoon. For infusion in a glass of boiling water, take no more than 1 teaspoon of dry grass. It is recommended to insist the mixture for at least three hours in a dark place. Then it is recommended to use 1 salt spoon at least twice a day. This remedy is also effective for whooping cough.
Contraindications to the use of common bruise
When using an ordinary bruise, self-medication is unacceptable. Since all parts of this plant are very poisonous, the prescribed dosages should be strictly followed, otherwise severe poisoning may occur.