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Useful properties and application of drooping resin
Botanical characteristics of Smolevka
Smolevka – a perennial herb with straight, slightly branching, bare stems 30–60 cm high. The leaves of the plant are gray, opposite, slightly fleshy, oval-lanceolate in shape. The flowers are white, collected in a loose inflorescence. The fruits are round capsules with kidney-shaped seeds. The plant blooms in May-July.
Smolevka grows along roadsides, among shrubs, in meadows, near housing. The homeland of the plant is considered to be Southern Europe. It also grows in Russia – in Western Europe and Altai.
Useful properties of resin
Smolevka as a medicinal plant is often used in folk medicine. Official science has not yet studied this herb, and its chemical composition has not been fully studied, but it is known that saponins are present in all parts of the plant. Folk healers have long noted that resin has a calming effect on the human nervous system and has hemostatic, anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antitoxic properties.
Tinctures from this healing herb have long been used for depression, a depressed state of mind and some disorders of the nervous system. In inflammatory processes, the external use of resin tinctures in the form of lotions and compresses helps well. Many experts note the positive impact of the plant on the general condition of a person.
The use of resin
Herbs and plant roots are mainly used as medicinal raw materials. Smolevka herb tea is widely used in folk medicine as an effective diuretic or for dysentery. In the form of compresses, it also helps well in the treatment of lichen. In the old days, a decoction of the roots of Smolevka was considered an effective remedy for tuberculosis and excessive shortness of breath. A decoction of the inflorescences of this medicinal plant is often used for chronic bronchitis and as a sedative.
Smolevka preparations are quite effective in diseases of the bladder and kidneys, the juice of the plant helps with conjunctivitis, and rinsing the mouth with a decoction of the herb soothes toothache.
Smolevka infusion: a glass of boiling water should be poured with 10-15 g of dried and chopped grass, infused for 30 minutes and taken twice a day for half a glass before meals. This remedy is useful in dysentery.
Decoction of Smolevka: 10 g of dried herbs are poured into 0,5 liters of boiling water and languish in a water bath for no more than 5 minutes. Take a decoction should be two tablespoons three times a day.
Smolevka drooping
This variety is a perennial herbaceous plant, reaching a height of 60 cm and having a branched stem. Smolevka drooping is widespread in the forest-steppe zone of the European part of Russia. It is often used in folk medicine for the preparation of medicines. The aerial part of the plant is carefully cut, washed and laid out for drying in a room with good ventilation. Finished medicinal raw materials are usually stored in a paper bag at room temperature.
Tinctures of drooping resin are most often used for disorders of the nervous system. They have a sedative and analgesic property, and also interfere with the accumulation of harmful substances in the body.
Smolevka common
Smolevka vulgaris is a perennial herbaceous plant of a bluish-green color. It has narrow, pointed or lanceolate leaves and white flowers, located in a shield-shaped semi-umbel.
This species grows in Siberia, the Caucasus, the Far East, Central Asia and throughout the European part of Russia. In folk medicine, common tar is used to combat chronic bronchitis, dysentery and a number of other diseases. In addition, the tea of this healing herb is known as an effective sedative.
Smolevka narrow-leaved
This variety of plant is notable for one extraordinary fact: scientists managed to germinate the seeds of the narrow-leaved resin, whose age was more than thirty thousand years. They were found at a depth of 38 meters in the permafrost.
Thanks to this plant, science has moved forward in research on the freezing and subsequent revival of certain crops.
Contraindications to the use of resin
Some types of resin are contraindicated in colitis with constipation and gastritis with low stomach acid. Also, preparations based on this plant are not recommended during pregnancy and nursing mothers. Before starting treatment, be sure to consult your doctor.