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Useful properties and application of the flat-leaved eryngium
Botanical characteristics of the eryngium
Feverweed is a unique perennial that tends to reach one meter in height. The bluish-purple color of the branched stem of such a herbaceous plant is complemented by leaves that are located on small petioles. These leaf plates are distinguished by their density and dryness. Small flowers open, usually in summer. The predominant habitat of the eryngium is Western Siberia. The favorite habitats of such a wonderful plant are dry meadows, roadsides, edges of pine forests, as well as sandy hills.
Useful properties of eryngium
The eryngium delights with a variety of useful elements, thanks to which it is possible to successfully fight many diseases. The composition of the roots of the presented plant includes tannins, saponins, essential oil, alkaloids, as well as various acids.
The collection of roots should be carried out in the autumn. The roots have a powerful expectorant effect, which leads to the appointment of drugs with eryngium for the treatment of bronchitis. Along with this, the plant also has diuretic properties. Often, various drugs based on eryngium are prescribed to enhance sexual activity.
The eryngium is an excellent prophylactic against all kinds of infectious pathologies. The healing roots of the plant are used to solve problems with the gastrointestinal tract. With various skin diseases and atrophy of the gums, as well as with jaundice, the eryngium is simply irreplaceable.
The use of eryngium
Various miraculous decoctions of eryngium not only perfectly cope with the pathologies of the digestive system, but are also effective in the treatment of rheumatism, ascites, as well as urolithiasis and cholelithiasis. Such remedies are indicated for purulent catarrhs of the upper respiratory tract, for fever and pulmonary tuberculosis.
Often, modern experts recommend using eryngium-based products for the rapid treatment of periodontal disease, amenorrhea, whooping cough, scrofula and stomach ulcers. The presented unique decoction will help to quickly restore the skin with dermatoses. With the help of various infusions, you can get rid of insomnia and aching joints. In addition, the described perennial is indicated for toothache and serious heart disease.
To prepare a decoction of the eryngium, we take 25 grams of well-chopped plant roots and combine with 500 ml of boiling water. After boiling, hold the mixture on low heat for at least 10 minutes. After 60 minutes of infusion, the decoction of the eryngium can be filtered. the intake of such a remedy is supposed to be 4 times a day, 100 ml before each meal. With this remedy, you can cure hemorrhoids, gastric colic, ascites, epilepsy, and even itchy inflammation on the skin.
eryngium flat-leaved
The flat-leaved eryngium (flat) is an excellent herbaceous plant that can boast of its miraculous medicinal properties. It has an analgesic effect on the human body. The height of the branched grayish stems of the plant varies from 60 to 90 cm. Hard leaves have a five-parted shape. Blue flowers are collected in beautiful capitate inflorescences.
The eryngium flat-leaved blooms for about 40 days, starting from mid-July. The fruit is represented by a two-seed with seeds covered with scales. Due to the unique composition of the thick roots of the eryngium, they have long been often treated for headaches and toothaches. Such a plant grows in Central Asia, the Caucasus, South Siberia, North China and some areas of Europe.
Alpine eryngium
Alpine eryngium is considered a perennial plant that has erect stems up to 70 cm high. The stems of this herb are bare and ribbed, they are branched in the upper part. Basal heart-shaped leaves have a serrated edge. Stem leaves look like wedge-shaped triangles with a palmately dissected edge. Blue flowers are located in small axils of individual bracts. Dense capitate inflorescences are expressed by an oblong-cylindrical type. The fruit is represented by an obovate typical two-seeded.
Alpine eryngium is native to eastern France and western Yugoslavia. But this plant is also found in the European part of Russia.
field eryngium
The field eryngium is a beautiful herbaceous plant with a thick branched stem. Such an interesting perennial has sessile hard and rather prickly leaf plates. The many-flowered capitate inflorescences of the field eryngium are surrounded by a special wrapper of leaves with protruding spines. The lignified brownish rhizome is very thick and valky. The birthplace of such a plant is the Baltic countries.
The eryngium blooms with whitish flowers from early July to mid-September. It usually settles on sandy slopes, heaths, slopes, poor meadows and roadsides.
giant eryngium
The giant eryngium is the tallest species of the presented plants, which reaches one and a half meters in height. Such a biennial herbaceous plant has leathery whole leaves sitting on long petioles. Beautiful capitate inflorescences have an oblong shape. They are quite large, their length can be 6 cm. Whitish flowers have a delicate aroma. Giant eryngium easily propagates by self-seeding.
The flowering period of this species is in July and August. This plant is distinguished by an unusual white color of the vegetative parts. The Caucasus is considered its homeland.
Bluecap marine
The sea eryngium is an interesting perennial that often does not grow above 70 cm. It has thick branched stems of an unusual bluish hue. Petiolate basal leaves are heart-shaped. Such leathery solid plates delight with a prickly-toothed edge. Pale blue flowers are collected in beautiful capitate inflorescences of spherical type.
The homeland of this plant is considered to be the Crimea and the Baltic states, and the sea eryngium is also found in Western Europe and the Transcaucasus.
Contraindications to the use of eryngium
To date, there are no known side effects from the use of eryngium.