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Useful properties and use of common goutweed
Botanical characteristics of gout
Sneep – a perennial herbaceous plant of the umbrella family, reaches a height of 50–100 cm. Its rhizome is long, creeping, the stem is hollow, erect, slightly branched in the upper part. The leaves are large, alternate, trifoliate, glabrous above, slightly pubescent below. The flowers are white, small, collected in complex umbrella inflorescences at the tops of the stems. The fruits are oblong dark brown two-seedlings 3–4 mm long. It blooms in May-June, fruits ripen in July-August.
The plant is widespread in many European regions of Russia, in Siberia – up to the Yenisei. It grows in forests of mixed type, on edges, clearings, along roads, among bushes. In the forest shade, the gout will grow, but will never bloom, since it is a light-loving plant. Only in sunlit areas does it bloom and bear fruit.
Useful properties of sleepweed
Goatweed has been used as a medicinal plant since ancient times. At first, it was actively used in cooking, but over time, this herb has become an invariable component of many traditional medicine recipes. It excellently helps with gout, rheumatism, and various diseases of the joints. This is the reason for its Latin name Aegopodium podagraria, which translates as “pain in the legs”.
This medicinal herb boasts a significant content of useful elements. It contains flavonoids, natural antibiotics, organic acids, salts of potassium, magnesium, manganese, iron, copper, amino acids, ascorbic acid, vitamin A, a small amount of essential oils. The presence of vitamin C in gout helps to strengthen the immune system, gives the body vigor and energy. It is also worth noting the natural pesticides that make up the plant, which have anti-cancer and anti-fungal properties.
The presence of coumarins in this medicinal herb helps strengthen capillaries, lower cholesterol levels and maintain the human nervous system. In the old days, gout, due to its high content of vitamins, proteins and carbohydrates, was often used to prepare a variety of salads, which turned into irreplaceable sources of vitamins.
The use of gout
Medicine could not pass by a plant with such a set of medicinal properties. Snyt is often used in the treatment of many diseases. Preparations based on this herb contribute to the prevention and elimination of hypovitaminosis, normalization of metabolism. As a result of research, it has been proven that goutweed herbal preparations tend to improve renal blood flow and stimulate the excretory function of the kidneys.
Due to the antibacterial and antifungal action of gout preparations, their external use can help with burns, bedsores, fungal infections, wounds and other skin lesions. Traditional medicine often uses decoctions and tinctures of gout in the fight against diseases of the urinary system and various diseases of the joints. Grass juice is used for lung damage and problems with the gastrointestinal tract. Compresses with the juice of this plant are applied externally to relieve skin inflammation.
Dreamweed Recipes
Previously, in the absence of modern medicines, medicinal plants remained the only panacea for various health problems. One of the most useful among these herbs has always been considered gout. Decoctions and tinctures based on it made it possible to overcome many diseases, such as rheumatism, gout, joint pain and others. Some traditional medicine recipes are actively used today.
Infusion: two tablespoons of goutweed grass must be diluted with one glass of boiling water and kept in a water bath for 15 minutes, then strain, squeeze and add 250 ml of water. This infusion should be taken throughout the day for diseases of the joints, rheumatism, gout, diseases of the bladder and kidneys. Also, with rheumatism, you can apply gruel from crushed leaves of goutweed to a sore spot.
Do not forget about the use of this medicinal plant in cooking. Dishes with the addition of this healing herb are filled with useful minerals, macro- and microelements, which contribute to the regulation of metabolic processes in the body.
Recipe: you need to pour the young leaves of the plant for 10 minutes with boiling water, then drain the water, cut the leaves, add sour cream and grated horseradish.
Common Sweet
This medicinal herb is widespread in Central Asia, the Caucasus, throughout Europe and in the mountains of Kazakhstan. Common goatweed is a perennial herbaceous plant with a creeping rhizome, a bare stem and white flowers collected in an umbrella. It has long been known as a very valuable food plant.
The leaves of goutweed contain a significant amount of useful components and compounds, due to which this herb is used to treat various diseases. It promotes the speedy healing of wounds, effectively supports the immune system and has an anti-inflammatory effect.
gout variegated
This type of gout is a specially bred decorative form. Thanks to its beautiful green-white leaves, this plant is often used in landscape design to decorate gardens and vegetable gardens. In addition, variegated gout is readily eaten by livestock and is a good honey plant. During the flowering period, bees can collect about two kilograms of honey from only one plant.
Contraindications to the use of gout
Official science has not yet identified any special contraindications to the use of goutweed, but in order to avoid unforeseen consequences, it is better to consult a doctor before using this plant: individual intolerance or allergies are possible.