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Vegetable rue belongs to the rue family. Grown in vegetable gardens and orchards. It has spicy taste and medicinal properties.
Height is no more than 82 cm, branched, with pinnately dissected leaves and yellow flowers. Seeds are black-brown in color with a rough surface. Blooms from early to late summer.
Fresh greens have a specific and unpleasant smell, but if they are dried, the aroma immediately becomes softer. The stem has a branched shape, and the leaves are ovoid with a dull green tint. The flowers are large yellow.
Features
The lace maker easily tolerates cold and heat. Loves high humidity. Therefore, if you constantly moisten the fertile soil, you can achieve a large harvest. In one place it can be grown no more than 6 years.
Reproduction occurs by sowing seeds, seedlings or vegetative division of the bush. The seeds of this crop germinate tightly, so it is not uncommon when it is called a tight-growing plant. Because of this, development is very slow.
How to grow
As we said above, reproduction is carried out by seeds. If you have seeds from your own crop, it is best to plant them in late autumn. Agronomists explain this by the fact that at the first sowing they may not sprout within six months. It is better to cover them, thus there will be more chances that the young culture will overwinter.
If you don’t have your own, you can buy it in the store. Store-bought seeds germinate within two weeks after sowing. Therefore, store seeds can be planted in May. This culture is easy to transplant. In the first 12 months, the plant grows no more than 11 cm.
After winter, it is necessary to cut off all dry branches and fertilize the soil with nitrogen fertilizers. Urea is ideal.
Unlike other rue plants, vegetable lace is not susceptible to characteristic diseases. In rare cases, a young bush can be oppressed near growing weeds. Therefore, agronomists recommend regularly weeding the plant.
For what purposes is it used
In almost all parts of our country, the culture is used for food and medicinal purposes. It is usually grown through seedlings and in a permanent location. May is considered a favorable month for planting, because in April there may still be spring frosts.
It is important to remember that flowers and herbs are poisonous. Therefore, certain rules must be observed when sowing and harvesting. Often, in books it can be found in lists of poisonous plants. The plant has a great danger after moistening, it can be rain, watering or morning dew. At this time, the culture releases toxic elements that, if it comes into contact with the skin, can cause redness, itching and burns. This is due to the high content of alkaloids and essential oils. In many people, rue pollen can cause an allergic reaction that quickly develops into asthma. Therefore, it is better to work in dry weather and in clothes that prevent direct contact of the plant with the skin (long pants, a jacket with sleeves and a high neck, gloves).
If the poison still gets on the skin, then you need to rinse the affected area with running water and make a bandage based on synthomycin emulsion or furacilin.
Medicinal properties
Has a wide range of activity in pharmacology.
The main features of the lace maker:
- strengthens the general condition of the human body;
- has antiseptic properties;
- relieves convulsions.
Doctors recommend using it for disorders of the central nervous system, chronic arterial diseases, during menopause. Often used to eliminate headaches, epileptic seizures, hysteria.
Easily copes with the symptoms of inflammation of the connective tissues, joint diseases, forms of childhood tuberculosis, male impotence. Eliminates stomach and intestinal spasms.
Consider several recipes in traditional medicine prepared on the basis of this culture and their application.
| Name | Recipe | How to use? | A course of treatment |
|---|---|---|---|
| decoction | Fill the plant with boiling water in a ratio of 1/40. Boil no more than 20 minutes and insist 3 hours | 3-4 times a day after meals | 14 days |
| Infusion | Pour 15-20 g of dry crushed leaves with 2 cups of boiling water. We insist half an hour | Be sure to strain before using. Take half a glass 2 times a day after meals | Until the symptoms disappear completely |
| Ointment | Grind fresh leaves on a fine grater. The resulting juice (10 ml) is mixed with 20 ml of pre-melted butter | Used for skin diseases. Apply to affected areas every 4 hours | Before skin lesions |
| Tincture | We mix dry leaves and flowers of the culture with alcohol in a ratio of ⅕. Infuse for two weeks in a dry, dark place | 12 drops after each meal | 20 days |
Do not forget that vegetable lace rue is quite poisonous, so you need to work with it very carefully. All work in the garden or garden should be carried out with gloves, and when preparing spices or medicinal medicines, strictly adhere to the dosage.
The use of Rue vegetable in cooking
Various spices are prepared from the leaves and seeds of Ruta, after drying them. Thus, the aroma of the culture becomes more tender. The seasoning is used to season various dishes, for example: lamb stew, salads, meat fillings, scrambled eggs, fish dishes and soups.
Often people use Ruta vegetable when preserving. It is worth noting that the plant has a strong aroma and rich taste, so it should be added to food in small quantities.
How to prepare seasoning
If you are growing Ruta vegetable to use it as a spice, then you need to harvest her greens in advance. The flowering period is ideal for this. Leaves with buds are cut with secateurs, while there should be at least a couple of blossoming flowers. After cutting, they are placed in a dark place and dried. When exposed to light, the spice may lose color and healing properties. Shelf life no more than 24 months.