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The chemical composition and application of the beneficial properties of cudweed marshwort
Botanical characteristics of cudweed
The marshwort is a low annual plant from the Compositae family. The cudweed stalk branches from the base, silver-white felt is located over the entire surface of the stalk. On a low stem there are regular leaves of small size, which taper towards the base into a petiole. At the end of each branch are bunches, or heads, consisting of small light yellow flowers. Flower baskets on the sides are surrounded by upper leaves.
The fruit of cudweed is an achene of a greenish-gray or light brown color and an oblong shape. The achene has a crest. The plant blooms in August, and the fruits ripen in September-October. From one cudweed bush, you can collect up to 500 seeds that remain viable for 5 years. Sushenitsa can be seen anywhere in Russia: in Siberia, the Caucasus and the Far East. The plant prefers to grow along the banks of rivers and lakes, in a ditch, in a forest and near a swamp.
Useful properties of cudweed
Cucumber has anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties. The plant is used as a vasodilator. It has astringent and sedative properties. Dryweed enhances intestinal motility and accelerates the repair and regeneration of the surfaces of wounds and ulcers present on the skin. Cudweed contains a whole complex of vitamins and nutrients, so it is used as a means of increasing immunity.
Preparations from cudweed lower blood pressure, accelerate the process of blood clotting. Cushene is used as an excellent remedy in the treatment of stomach ulcers, hypertension and for the healing of various wounds on the skin.
The use of cudweed
Due to its chemical composition, cudweed is used in folk medicine in the treatment of many diseases. It is used for stomach ulcers, hypertension, in the presence of wounds and ulcers.
From cudweed prepare infusions, decoctions and fees for rinsing.
Collection of cudweed for pneumonia. To prepare it, take 1 teaspoon of cudweed (grass), 2 teaspoons of pine buds and the same amount of violet grass. Add here 2 teaspoons of thyme herb and 1,5 teaspoons of plantain leaves. We mix everything well. Now pour 1 teaspoon of this collection into 200 ml of boiling water and leave it to brew for half an hour in a warm place. It is necessary to take a collection of 50 ml 4 times a day in a warm form.
Collection of cudweed for stomach ulcers. We take 4 teaspoons of cudweed and the same amount of cyanosis blue roots. Add 1 teaspoon of chamomile flowers to these herbs. Next, take 1 teaspoon of the finished collection and pour a glass of boiling water. Pour everything into a thermos and keep it there for about three hours. After straining the finished collection, we take it for severe pain, 1 tablespoon three times a day. the medication should be taken only 20 minutes before a meal.
A decoction of cudweed for taking baths with varicose veins. To prepare the decoction, you need to take 100 grams of cudweed grass and pour them into a container with 5 liters of water, bring the composition to a boil and remove from heat, leave it to brew for 10 hours, then pour it into the bath and take a bath for half an hour. The water temperature should not be lower than 32 and not higher than 37 ° C above zero.
Oil from cudweed for burns. Taking the dry herb cudweed, it is crushed and poured with vegetable oil. For 10 grams of grass we take 100 ml of oil. Before adding the oil, it must be heated to 60 °C. Oil with grass insist 12 hours. Infused oil should be heated in a water bath for half an hour. After filtering the oil, they lubricate the burns three times a day. This oil can not only lubricate burns, but also heal wounds, ulcers and even abscesses.
A decoction of suds. Take 2 tablespoons of dry cudweed grass and pour 150 ml of boiling water over it. Put the composition for 5 minutes on low heat. Wrap the container with a decoction with a towel and leave for 2 hours. After straining the broth through gauze, it is taken in a glass three times a day. The decoction is used for inflammation, to increase heart rate and as a means of increasing immunity.
Collection for heartburn and abdominal pain. Take 1/3 teaspoon of dry grass cudweed, centaury and St. John’s wort. Now pour this mixture with 500 ml of boiling water and leave for 1 hour in a warm place. Infusion take 70 ml three times a day.
Collection of cudweed in the treatment of gastritis with high acidity. This collection is not difficult to prepare, but it requires many different herbs. So, we take 4 teaspoons of plantain leaves and cudweed. Now we add the following herbs to them: 2 teaspoons of knotweed and centaury and one and a half teaspoons of yarrow. To this mixture, add 1 more teaspoon of mint leaves, the same amount of calamus roots and half a teaspoon of cumin fruits. Now we take 1 teaspoon of this collection and pour a glass of boiling water. We leave the medicine in a thermos for the night. We filter the remedy and take 100 ml 4 times a day after meals.
Collection for insomnia. We take 1 teaspoon of cudweed grass, the same amount of yarrow and motherwort. To this mixture add 1/3 teaspoon of valerian root. Now we take 1 teaspoon of the prepared collection and pour 200 ml of boiling water, leave it to infuse in a warm place for 6 hours. We accept a collection of 150 ml three times a day. The course of treatment will be 3-3,5 weeks.
Contraindications to the use of cudweed
At the moment, no contraindications to the use of this herb have been identified.