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Useful properties and use of fragrant spikelet
Botanical characteristics of fragrant spikelet
Scented spikelet found everywhere – in meadows, pastures, glades, on sandy and pebbly soils. This perennial herb has dense bushes with short broad leaves. In the plant, the inflorescence-spikelet consists of short twigs with long scales of flowers, making the plant look shaggy. Spikelet blooms in May-June, spreads a coumarin smell, tender and sweet. The fragrant spikelet is found in the steppe and forest-steppe zones of Russia, in Siberia, and also grows in Ukraine, the Caucasus and Central Asia.
Useful properties of fragrant spikelet
In folk medicine, the fragrant spikelet is famous as a sedative, sedative, analgesic and anti-vomiting plant. The grass contains coumarins with the aroma of freshly cut hay.
The use of fragrant spikelet
This useful herb is used for chest diseases. Since the coumarins present in the plant are highly soluble in alcohol and ether, they are used in the manufacture of tobacco products and in perfumery. Fragrant spikelet is a number of plants that make up the dessert vermouth. For medicinal purposes, you can use the stems and spikelets, which have a diuretic and hypnotic effect. Fragrant infusions and decoctions of herbs are used for asthma attacks, headaches, pulmonary tuberculosis, nausea and vomiting.
Infusion of fragrant spikelet: 1 tablespoon of dry raw materials should be infused for 30-40 minutes in a glass of boiling water, then strain. It is recommended to take the remedy 2 tablespoons 3 times a day
Tincture of fragrant ear of corn: 3-4 sprigs need to be crushed, pour 0,5 liters of vodka, insist and take a few drops, diluted with water, with dizziness, to calm the nervous system, eliminate infections of the upper respiratory tract. Effective use of tincture for coughs and colds. With congestion in the gallbladder, with hepatitis, gastritis, urolithiasis, accompanied by swelling, you can be treated with a healing balm.
Balsamic recipe: it consists of 0,5 liters of vodka, 1-2 large branches of St. John’s wort and fragrant ear, 0,6 cups of raspberry syrup. The remedy must be infused for 3-4 days. This balm can be used as a mouthwash for stomatitis, bleeding gums. The bactericidal properties of the plant help to cleanse and heal wounds.
Fragrant spikelet ordinary
Turf grass – a fragrant common spikelet – has a thin erect stem, a pleasant smell, it can be included in the complex treatment of various diseases. Symptoms of nervousness, irritation and, as a result, a bad mood – these are the problems that this marvelous herb helps to cope with. It is useful to take fragrant spikelet ordinary for shortness of breath, rheumatic pains. The aroma of the herb is enhanced by drying the stems and inflorescences.
A decoction of fragrant spikelet ordinary: in 0,5 liters of boiling water, pour three tablespoons of dried fragrant spikelet herb, boil the broth for 15 minutes, cool, strain and drink with a strong cough 1/4 cup twice a day.
Contraindications to the use of fragrant spikelet
Fragrant spikelet is contraindicated with a tendency to bleeding. The content of essential oil in the plant is so high that during flowering you can get hay fever.