succession of grass

You can recognize the sequence by pretty yellow flowers that grow near swamps, along the banks of lakes and rivers. Weed plant is not uncommon in the garden and in the garden. In the Compositae family, to which the succession belongs, there are over 200 of its varieties, and most of them are poisonous. The medicinal properties of some other types of string are being studied and researched, but so far only the three-part string has been officially recognized as a medicinal plant.

In botany, it is defined as an annual herbaceous plant up to 1 m tall with a round stem, tripartite leaves and tubular dirty yellow flowers. A three-part series blooms from summer to early autumn and bears fruit by the end of flowering. The first healing properties of the series were appreciated by the ancient doctors of China. In Japan, the grass of the series lowered the temperature, in Tibet they treated her with trophic and anthrax, and in the southern countries – snake bites.

Collected and used a series for medicinal purposes in pre-revolutionary Russia. So, according to the self-instruction manual for rural treatment by the head physician Kozma Benediktov of the mid-19th century, both people of the lower class and wealthy Russians treated scrofula in succession. Among the people, this grass was called marsh Chernobrivets, dog burdock, goat horns, fat woman and tripartite tops. More recently, the series was part of a natural yellow-brown dye for silk and wool fabrics.

For medicinal purposes, young tops of the string up to 15 cm long and its leaves are used. The plant is cut during the growth period before the appearance of buds and cleaned of defective parts. Later, only lateral shoots are allowed to be collected. Dry the series in thin layers, avoiding sunlight, until the petioles and stems are brittle. When dried, the plant has a slightly astringent and bitter taste.

The healing properties of the series

The series is considered to be the most ancient medicines. Like most useful plants, it has a chemical composition rich in various compounds and substances. Due to this, it can be used as an additional remedy for the treatment of various diseases.

The tannins in its composition contain a large amount of polyphenols, due to which the series is credited with anti-inflammatory and antiseptic properties. In succession, you can stop bleeding, remove toxins and radionuclides from the body. The high content of manganese and vitamin C in the series improves the metabolism and functioning of the endocrine glands, as well as the composition of the blood.

Flavonoids, carotenoids and coumarins remove stones from the kidneys and gallbladder, and also improve digestion. In addition, essential oils, morpholines, polysaccharides and ascorbic acid are present in the series. This composition makes the plant an effective protector of the liver from harmful substances, and vessels from the formation of blood clots.

With urticaria and various forms of eczema and seborrhea in children, therapeutic baths with a string are effective. Further study of preparations based on it showed that it helps with allergic diseases, diathesis and hair loss. The plant has a pronounced anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic, diuretic, choleretic effect, it stimulates the functions of the adrenal cortex, increases sweating and relieves fever. Therefore, infusions and teas from the series are taken to increase the formation and removal of fluid from the body, as a diaphoretic and antipyretic.

The herb of the series is part of the Averin tea, a healing drink that was drunk in Russia. Ointments and lotions with this plant are popular in dermatology, where, in particular, they are used to treat acne.

In finished form, you can purchase the following drugs with a series:

• crushed herb succession in briquettes and jars;
• crushed grass of a series in filter bags;
• tincture of a string;
• composition for baths;
• oil extract of a string;
• ointments with plant herb extract;
• succession oils (cosmetic and antiseptic);
• herbal teas;
• cream with a string.

Series contraindications

Preparations based on a string should not be taken with allergies to this plant, pregnant and lactating women, with low blood pressure, diarrhea, chronic insomnia, overexcitability, as well as children under 3 years old and with caution children under 12 years old.

When taking teas and tinctures from a series inside, herbalists prohibit exceeding the indicated dosages and recommend taking breaks.

Application of a series

At home, treatment with an aqueous infusion of string, which is prepared from dried grass or filter bags, is popular. The infusion is used externally or internally. This remedy is effective for high blood pressure, poor appetite, indigestion, fever, bronchitis, liver disease and diabetes.

Infusions and ointments based on string in Chinese medicine treat atopic dermatitis, seborrheic and microbial eczema. With the help of rinses, compresses, ointments and baths with a series, they fight arthritis, gout, eczema, neurodermatitis, seborrhea, diathesis and rickets in children. The simultaneous use of infusions and compresses from a series improves the condition of the skin with acne, scrofula, boils.

For newborns

Decoctions of the series are especially popular with mothers and grandmothers of newborn babies. The effect of bathing in the grass, as they say, on the face. The skin of children is cleansed of redness and diaper rash. In addition, the child’s sleep improves.

Decoction for the bath

1 st. a spoonful of dried grass with a slide, pour half a liter of cold water and heat in a closed glass dish in a water bath for 25 minutes. The broth is infused for about 30 minutes, then filtered and squeezed out the grass. Infusion in this proportion is enough for one bath.

In diathesis and rickets

bath infusion

1 st. pour a spoonful of herb succession into the bath, add 12-13 st. tablespoons of table or sea salt. Take baths at a temperature not lower than 37 °C. With strong manifestations of the disease, the concentration of the sequence can be increased two or three times.

With urticaria

decoction

1 st. mix a spoonful of herb succession with the same amount of nettle leaves, grass (or flowers) of yarrow, blackcurrant leaves, burdock roots and strawberry leaves and pour 1 liter of cold water. Boil on low heat for 10 minutes. Ready broth strain and take 2 tbsp. spoons every hour until the rash disappears.

With scrofula

Infusion

2 pinches of a string pour a glass of boiled water and insist in a kettle over low heat for 25 minutes. Drain the liquid from the infusion and drink it with honey or sugar in the morning and in the evening, 1 teaspoon. This infusion can also be washed with areas affected by diathesis.

For eczema in children

Infusion

1 teaspoon with a large slide of dry herb succession pour a glass of water. Take 1 tbsp. spoon 3-4 times a day. This infusion can be added to a baby bath.

With weeping diathesis in children

Lotions with a decoction of a string

Moisten the pieces of cloth with a decoction of the string and apply them to the skin. Lotions should be changed at least 5 times a day. If diathesis is accompanied by inflammation, then the lotions should be cold.

At pиelonephrites, cysts and nephrons

The diuretic, anti-inflammatory and bactericidal properties of the series are enhanced in combination with other herbs. Infusions for cystitis can be used both to eliminate the main symptoms of the disease, and for general strengthening of the body.

Infusion

2 tbsp. spoons of succession mix 1 tbsp. spoon of birch buds, 3 tbsp. spoon coltsfoot and 3 tbsp. tablespoons of bearberry and pour boiling water. Ready infusion taken twice a day for 1 tbsp. spoon after eating.

For hair

A series is an indispensable tool for caring for oily hair. It helps those whose hair quickly becomes greasy and unhealthy. With baldness, alcohol, water-alcohol tinctures, extracts and decoctions of the string have proven themselves well. So, with complete focal and in most cases in total hair loss, the use of preparations based on a series allows you to achieve complete recovery.

Decoction of a series

1 st. pour a glass of boiling water full to the brim with a spoonful of grass and simmer for half an hour over low heat. Filter the finished broth and dilute with 2 liters of water.

Apply after washing.

With colds

decoction

1 st. boil a spoonful of string in a glass of water for about 20 minutes. Ready broth strain and cool. Take 1 tbsp. spoon three times a day.

For stomach ulcers and gout

Tincture

3 art. Spoons of grass pour a glass of boiling water and leave to infuse for about an hour.

Take small doses.

For hair growth

Mask

2 tbsp. grind spoons of fresh string with a blender, pour a glass of alcohol, add 2 tbsp. spoons of castor oil and insist 2 weeks. Apply the finished mask to the hair with massage movements, then wrap your head in a towel and leave for 30 minutes. Then apply shampoo and rinse.

Herbal tea from a series

Pour 2 teaspoons of chopped herbs into a teapot, pour half a liter of boiling water, let it brew for 30 minutes. The teapot should be drunk during the day. In this case, the dosage should be maintained. Otherwise, the string can irritate the gastric mucosa.

This tea improves the functioning of the cardiovascular system and is effective for colds, allergic rhinitis and diathesis, eczema and scrofula. Phytotherapists recommend drinking it for allergies and removing toxins from the body.

Reviews of doctors about the series

Svetlana Barnaulova, candidate of medical sciences, cardiologist of the highest category, phytotherapist:

– We use the aerial part of the string very often. Any inflammatory disease is an indication for the inclusion of a string in the collection of medicinal plants. Most often we are faced with diseases of the bronchopulmonary system and upper respiratory tract. These are bronchitis, laryngitis, sinusitis and pneumonia, as we live in a cold and humid climate. Due to its anti-allergic properties, the series is also used for bronchial asthma and autoimmune diseases. No wonder she is part of the “Averin tea” – anti-scrofulous collection. In tuberculosis, the string can significantly reduce exudation into the pleural cavity.