Slut is not only a very tenacious weed, which is quite difficult to remove from a garden bed. The grass shares its stamina and love of life with people. It can often be found in medicines, as well as in recipes for tasty and healthy dishes.
Composition and medicinal properties of common goutweed
The plant is very rich in useful substances. In its chemical composition you can find:
- glucose and fructose;
- lectins and coumarins;
- carotene and ascorbic acid;
- organic acids;
- amino acids;
- fatty acid;
- essential oils;
- steroids and pesticides;
- potassium and magnesium.
The composition is not fully understood. All useful elements are located in various parts herbs and their accumulated amount depends on the time of year.
Medicinal properties are very diverse. With the help of common gout, it is possible to cure diseases such as arthritis, cystitis, gastritis, diathesis, ulcers and nephritis. You can continue this list endlessly.
The plant is mainly used in traditional medicine. The herb has general strengthening properties and is capable of detoxifying the body. In the treatment of kidneys, gout is indispensable, because its action is aimed at improving blood circulation in this organ and the excretory function of the kidneys. It has a diuretic effect and improves the body's metabolism. It is most often used as an analgesic and anti-inflammatory agent. as an antimicrobial and antibacterial agent in the fight against fungus. It is worth emphasizing that it choleretic action helps treat stomach and intestinal diseases, a sedative effect aimed at the treatment of neurosis.
Goutweed is one of the few herbs worth thinking about fighting. Increasingly, she settles on healing beds in the garden.
Healing properties of goutweed (video)
Where does gout grow, and how to collect it correctly
Medicinal weed can be found everywhere: in the city, in the village, in the garden, in the field, on the roadsides. Snot grows throughout Europe, in Asia, in the Caucasus. She prefers fertile land, where there is constant moisture, coniferous and mixed forests are also suitable for her.
Most of useful substances found in the leaves of the plant. They are cut off during flowering before the formation of inflorescences (at the end of spring). It is believed that it is best to do this on a growing moon, since at this time the juice spreads throughout all parts of the dream. Dry the grass away from sun rays, this is done in ventilated rooms unfolded on a newspaper or a tree, you can also use an oven or an electric dryer, temperature regime should not exceed 40 degrees. Store preferably in bags made of natural materials. It is worth noting that gout does not lose its properties during salting, pickling and pickling.
Important! You can artificially extend the collection period, for this you need to regularly mow the plant so that flowers do not appear.
The roots of the gout are harvested after flowering. To do this, they are cleaned, washed under cool water and dry thoroughly, also protecting from sunlight. Storage is carried out in wooden boxes, cardboard boxes or bags described.
The use of sleepweed for medicinal purposes:
With its healing properties, gout has gained popularity in the field of homeopathy and traditional medicine. From it prepare decoctions, infusions, practice the use in fresh or its juice.
Herbal tinctures
For the treatment of pathologies and disorders of the stomach and intestines, it is used alcohol tincture from dream. For tincture, weed root is used, which goes through a grinding process (this can be done with a knife or meat grinder). They fill a glass container, preferably a liter, by 1/3, the rest of the volume is filled with vodka or alcohol diluted to 40%. All this is covered to prevent the ingress of oxygen and removed to a dark place away from the sun. After half a month, the infusion is ready. Use it for a quarter of a teaspoon before meals (for 1/3 hour) 3 times. The course of rehabilitation is 4 weeks.
For the treatment of joints, a tincture of a mixture of herbs is used: goutweed and cinquefoil. Application external. The method of preparation is simple: chopped dried herbs in the amount of 5 tbsp. l. filled with a bottle (0.5 l) of vodka. Remove under a nylon cover in a dark place for several weeks. Then strain and use.
Decoction
A decoction of the roots of goutweed is used in the treatment of myositis, polyarthritis. To do this, grind raw materials, 1 tbsp. l. pour 1 liter of boiling water and continue to simmer for about 7-10 minutes, let it brew for 0.5 hours. Strain and use by adding to the bath.
gout juice
The sap of the plant has a variety of effects. Inside it is used for kidney diseases and Bladder, and are also treated by ingestion of disorders of the digestive tract. Airways and dizziness can be cured with the juice of goutweed. 50 g of it is used together with 1 tbsp. l. honey. Used for rheumatism diathesis and other inflammatory processes.
Fresh consumption
Leaves of grass are doused with boiling water and eaten to prevent scurvy, beriberi and anemia. They can be chewed into pure form or add to various culinary dishes.
Snyt common in folk medicine (video)
Sleep in cooking
- by the most fast food from the goutweed is lettuce. For its preparation, you can use various additives. Cucumber and egg, as well as greens, are added to the processed leaves. All this is seasoned to taste: olive or vegetable oil, sour cream or mayonnaise.
- Another recipe: prepare a dressing consisting of soy sauce(thanks to which you can refuse to use salt), vegetable oil, mustard and sour cream. Mix it in the ratio respectively 1:7:1:4. The salad itself consists of grass leaves, hard cheese, boiled beets and. All this is crushed and seasoned with a prepared mixture of seasonings.
- For the winter, sleep can be fermented. For this, sour sorrel, salt and caraway seeds (30 g each), and 1 kg of weed shoots and leaves are used in equal proportions.
- Green borscht (soup) is prepared in a standard way, the only change is the replacement of sorrel with a mixture of nettle and goutweed.
- Also, pies and casseroles are made from the plant, first its leaves are quickly boiled or poured over with boiling water and crushed. Cutlets are even fried from the gout, which have a pleasant taste.
Useful properties of honey from goutweed
Snyt ordinary is considered the most honey-bearing among its kind. Grass produces nectar more than other types of plants, it attracts bees. From 1 hectare of weed, you can collect up to 1/5 centner of honey. He has the same useful qualities, like the grass itself, has fragrant aroma and nice color.
Common sleepweed contraindications
With all the available healing and beneficial properties, gout has absolutely no contraindications. Scientists suggest only a possible individual reaction in the form of an allergy to the composition of goutweed.
Sleep like a weed: effective ways to fight
Despite the fact that sleepweed is often used in medicinal purposes, gardeners do not stop fighting it. The grass looks like a tall plant with an inflorescence in the form of an umbrella, and It spreads by sprinkling seeds and developing the root system.
- In order for the effectiveness of the struggle to be noticeable, it is necessary to regularly dig up the soil with a pitchfork and carefully select all the roots by hand. A dug-in garden tape to the depth of a shovel bayonet will also help to drown out the growth.
- If you regularly mow the grass, then as a result it will weaken and partially die from the weakening of the root system. During the flowering period, be sure to remove the inflorescences before ripening. You can immediately throw them in the trash or make humus out of them: place them in a black bag without air for a year.
- One of effective ways control is the use of herbicides, they effectively fight weeds, especially with regular repetition of treatment (two or three times in one season).
The use of dreams in cooking (video)
Snotweed is a controversial herb that has high level utility, but at the same time very annoying when growing cultivated plants.
It is amazing how rich the nature of our latitudes is with wild forbs. Medicinal plants are widely settled in fields and meadows, in the steppe and forests, on mountain slopes and in valleys. Many of them are well known to almost everyone, others are not so popular, but are also widely used in folk and official medicine. Below we consider some wild herbs, their purpose and use by man.
What are herbs: classification
Wild herbs are divided into several typologies:
- life expectancy,
- by appointment,
- by distribution.
Now consider each classification separately.
By life expectancy
According to the life span, wild herbs are divided into annuals, biennials and perennials.
Here are examples of some of them:
- annuals -, cinquefoil, as well as many others;
- biennials - and others;
- perennials - field mint, burdock, and so on.
Did you know? The most common living creatures on planet Earth are plants. There are more than 370 thousand species.
By appointment
Herbs are also classified according to their use by humans. They are divided into spicy and medicinal. Already from the names of these categories it is clear what they are intended for and how they are used.
Distribution
The places where wild cereals grow allow us to divide them into those growing in forests, in the steppe and in the desert, in swamps and mountains, in meadows, in gardens and orchards.
Photos, names, benefits of wild herbs
There are a huge variety of wild plants, and almost every one of them can be found in the appropriate catalog or encyclopedia, with descriptions and photographs. 
We will also tell you about some of the herbs common in our territory, presenting their photos, short description and positive influence on human health.
Did you know? Roasted dandelion roots are used to make a coffee substitute, and young leaves are fermented or pickled like cabbage in the cooking of some peoples. In addition, in England, wine has long been made from dandelion flowers.
Dandelion officinalis (in Latin - Taraxacum Officinale) has unique healing properties. It is rich in vitamins A and C, it also has iron and calcium, it is a good detoxifier. The roots and leaves are rich in bitter glycosides, acids, oils, choline, asparagine. 
Dandelion is recognized as a plant capable of having such an effect:
- choleretic,
- antipyretic,
- laxative,
- expectorant,
- soothing,
- antispasmodic,
- mild sedative.
Experimental chemical and pharmacological studies have proven that dandelion raw materials have anti-tuberculosis, antiviral, fungicidal, anthelmintic, anticarcinogenic and antidiabetic properties.
In cooking, dandelion also has a well-deserved distribution: cabbage soup is cooked from it, cutlets are cooked, jam is cooked, and fortified spring salads are also prepared. Dandelions are excellent honey plants: the honey collected from them turns out to be golden and fragrant, with a harsh aftertaste.
Video: beneficial features dandelion
St. John's wort (in Latin - Hypéricum perforatum) has healthy ingredients that help a person stay healthy. This is vitamin C a nicotinic acid, quercetin, rutin, carotene, sugars, saponins, hyperoside, tocopherol, phytoncides, essential oil, as well as bitter, tannins and resinous substances.
In pharmacology, St. John's wort is used to prepare a variety of preparations from it:
- antibacterial,
- antiseptic,
- painkillers,
- wound healing,
- antirheumatic,
- diuretic,
- choleretic,
- antihelminthic.
Important! St. John's wort has contraindications: it causes an increase blood pressure accelerates the elimination of antibiotics fromorganism, incompatible withantidepressants. For women who take oral contraceptives, it is able to reduce their effect. And men need to remember- at long-term use they may experience temporary impotence.
Recently, medical scientists have additional research, during which it was found that St. John's wort has an antidepressant effect that does not have side effects. Also, this herb is valuable in that it is recommended by cosmetologists as an anti-aging, tonic, anti-seborrheic agent.
Since ancient times, healers with the help of St. John's wort healed:
- gynecological inflammation,
- haemorrhoids,
- headache,
- diseases of the liver and genitourinary system.
Chicory (in Latin - Cichórium) has a rich chemical composition, due to which it normalizes the functioning of many body systems.
This plant can:
- stimulate an increase in immunity,
- heal wounds and eczema,
- have an antitumor effect
- tone the body
- relieve fatigue,
- cleanse vessels.
Chicory also has detoxifying properties: it is able to normalize metabolic processes and remove toxins. Using chicory, you can cleanse the kidneys and improve blood composition, speed up peristalsis, eliminate heartburn, and increase appetite. Drinks from it can replace coffee. 
Chicory is also used as an anti-inflammatory, antipyretic and antibacterial agent for colds. Diabetics using this healing herb, can also alleviate their condition.
Stinging nettle (in Latin - Urtica urens) and Dioecious nettle (Urtica dioica) are two types of medicinal herbs that are used in both official and traditional medicine.
Nettle gained its popularity due to the following properties:
- diuretic,
- mild laxative,
- expectorant,
- anticonvulsant,
- anti-inflammatory,
- antiseptic,
- painkiller,
- wound healing,
- blood-purifying,
- hemostatic.
Pregnant and lactating women use nettle to improve lactation and normalize blood iron levels. Its anti-diabetic effect has also been proven. Traditional medicine uses nettle for:
- dysentery,
- cold,
- constipation
- dropsy,
- diseases of the liver and bronchopulmonary system,
- hemorrhoids,
- rheumatism,
- gout,
- boils,
- acne and lichen lesions of the skin.
Burdock (in Latin - Arctium) is widely used in both medicines; mainly apply its root. root system burdock is richest in the polysaccharide inulin (about 45%), it contains tannins and essential oils, mucus, fatty substances, bitterness, resins, mineral salts, vitamin C, protein.
Burdock root is used as a diuretic, diaphoretic, analgesic and choleretic agent, it helps in the formation of pancreatic enzymes.
Also, this plant has the following effects:- laxative,
- antimicrobial,
- antiseptic,
- antiallergic,
- wound healing,
- antidiabetic.
Hogweed (in Latin - Heracléum) has long been known for its healing properties. It contains furocoumarins, which have a bactericidal effect, so they produce anthelmintic drugs for animals.
For humans, hogweed remedies are effective against psoriasis. Plant juice is used to treat ulcers and festering wounds, asthma and epilepsy. An anesthetic medicine is prepared from the roots for liver inflammation, as well as for jaundice.
Hogweed is used in cooking, and it is also a complete fodder crop that is combined with others to produce silage for livestock.
Hogweed contains trace elements, carbohydrates, proteins and vitamins, as well as tannins, chlorophyll, carotene, essential oils. The flowers contain a lot of nectar, which the bees transform into excellent honey. 
Important! It is necessary to handle cow parsnip carefully, since its juice, getting into open areas of the body, can cause strong allergic reactions and burns that turn into huge blisters.
Oregano
Oregano, or oregano (in Latin - Oríganum vulgáre) contains flavonoids, phytoncides, bitterness, tannins, essential oil, thanks to which preparations based on it serve as anti-inflammatory and choleretic agents. Oregano is used to treat whooping cough and bronchitis, and is taken as a sedative and pain reliever.
Medicines from this herb:
- increase appetite,
- improve intestinal peristalsis,
- produce a diuretic effect
- relieve epileptic seizures
- relieve convulsions,
- normalize the menstrual cycle.
Field or meadow mint (in Latin - Mentha arvensis) contains menthol, which has mild anesthetic properties. It is also an ingredient in medicines for blood vessels and the heart: Validol, Valocordin, Zelenin drops and others.
Useful properties of mint are very versatile:
- mint can enhance intestinal motility, contributing to its timely emptying, limit putrefactive processes and fermentation;
- from the dried leaves, infusions are prepared, which are used for disorders of the nervous system and insomnia;
- mint helps relieve nausea, produces a choleretic effect, eliminates diarrhea;
- alcohol tincture and oil solution used to reduce swelling and pain syndrome with inflammation of the respiratory system;
- The antimicrobial and gum-strengthening properties of the essential oil are used in the production of toothpastes and powders, as well as infusions for rinsing the mouth.
Important! Do not use mint for children under three years of age. Also, do not get involved in her men childbearing age, due to the fact that it can reduce libido, and women who have problems conceiving, as this herb can aggravate the problem of infertility.
Tansy
Common tansy (in Latin - Tanacetum vulgare) is known for having a powerful anthelmintic effect. Also, a powder is prepared from it in the form of an insecticide against insect pests. Tansy contains alkaloids, essential oils, flavonoids, tannins.
This plant is used in hepatitis to reduce the production of mucus that accumulates in bile. The herb has a positive effect on the tone of the muscles of the stomach and intestines, increasing secretion. 
An infusion of basket inflorescences can:
- increase the amplitude of heart contractions,
- eliminate hypotension,
- heal stomach ulcers and duodenum.
Traditional medicine uses tansy in the treatment of:
- enterobiasis,
- hypoacid gastritis,
- hepatitis A,
- colitis,
- ascariasis,
- cholecystitis.
Video: useful properties of tansy
Plantain (in Latin - Plantago). In medicine, two types of plantain are used: flea and Indian. The composition of these medicinal herbs contains a lot of ascorbic acid, phytoncides and carotene.
Alcoholic and aqueous leafy extracts of plantain are treated severe forms ulcers of the stomach and duodenum. Juice treats gastritis and enteritis, it is drunk for better digestion of food. Special studies by phytochemists have proven that plantain leaves contain elements that affect cholesterol metabolism.
An infusion of the leaves is used to expel sputum in case of:
- bronchitis,
- pulmonary tuberculosis,
- bronchial asthma,
- pleurisy,
- catarrh of the upper respiratory tract,
- whooping cough
Plantain is known as an antiseptic because it can:
- relieve inflammation,
- heal wounds,
- anesthetize,
- purify the blood.
Wormwood (in Latin - Artemísia absínthium) is used in gastroenterology. Its benefits are due to active ingredients, such as absinthine, anabsinthine, flavonoids, thujone, pinene, cadinene, bisabolone, chamazulenogen, selinene.
Wormwood leaves are rich in phytoncides, alkaloids, capillin, ascorbic acid, provitamin A, malic and succinic acids, carotene and saponins. 
- The presence of galenic substances promotes stimulation reflex function pancreas, improves the functioning of the gallbladder.
- Terpenes relieve inflammation and are pacemakers.
- The essential oil extracted from the plant has a stimulating effect on the central nervous system. nervous system.
- Saturated hydrocarbons found in the grass have a bactericidal and fungicidal effect.
- Bitterness, which is also present, can stimulate appetite and normalize digestion.
Traditional medicine considers wormwood an excellent remedy for:
- insomnia
- ascariasis,
- flatulence,
- obesity
- migraine,
- enterocolitis,
- gastritis,
- diseases of the kidneys and liver.
In combination with other herbs, wormwood is successfully used for:
- pulmonary tuberculosis,
- hypertension,
- fever
- edema,
- hemorrhoids.
Horsetail (in Latin - Equisetum arvense) is rich in flavonoids, derivatives of apigenin, quercetin, luteolin, silicic acid, and tannins.
There are also oxalic, aconite, linoleic, malic and ascorbic acids, fixed oils, alkaloids, calcium, carotene, iron, potassium, magnesium, copper and other substances. 
Thanks to the listed components, horsetail has the following properties:
- cleansing,
- anti-inflammatory,
- antimicrobial,
- anthelmintic,
- diuretic,
- antiseptic,
- detoxification.
In medicine and cosmetology, horsetail is used in the form of infusion, lotion and decoction. It is used in compliance unloading diets in the process of losing weight. Cooks use the young shoots of horsetail, boiling or frying them and adding them to omelettes and casseroles, as well as filling for pancakes and pies.
Video: useful properties of horsetail
Quinoa (in Latin - Atriplex) is useful in the treatment of rheumatism, allows you to remove emotional stress. Because of a large number rutin and potassium it is used in cardiology and in atherosclerotic changes in the vessels.
Did you know? Quinoa has long been used as food during war or crop failure: Rye flour With ground seeds quinoa was used in the preparation of bread. Such bread, although it was not attractive in appearance and taste, still helped people survive in times of famine.
Drugs from it are treated:
- chronic and acute diseases of the lower respiratory tract,
- stomach diseases,
- skin diseases,
- inflamed wounds.
The plant also serves as:
- anti-inflammatory,
- wound healing,
- cleansing,
- diuretic,
- expectorant
- choleretic,
- sedative.
Vegetarians appreciated the quinoa on its merits, because it contains a lot of protein: cabbage soup from it, as well as meatballs, soups, mashed potatoes and bread, allow you to stay full for a long time.
Video: beneficial properties of quinoa
Celandine (in Latin - Chelidonium) has many useful components: it contains up to twenty toxic substances destroying pathogenic bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa.
Useful action of celandine:
- helps with cramps
- removes inflammatory processes,
- can relieve and soothe
- has an antitumor and bactericidal effect,
- serves as a diuretic
- heals wounds,
- increases lactation in lactating women,
- medicines from celandine clean the lymph from infections.
When using small doses of celandine:
- declining blood pressure;
- cardiac activity slows down;
- neuroses, convulsions, paralysis, epilepsy disappear;
- the work of the pancreas is improved.
When using celandine in treatment, it is important to remember that you cannot exceed the dose of the prescribed amount of the drug yourself, otherwise this will lead to dangerous side effects.
Important! It is necessary to start taking this herb with a minimum dose, gradually increasing it to the desired one.
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Herbal medicine is the most ancient way fight against all kinds of diseases. For thousands of years of its existence, man has been found and studied healing properties hundreds of medicinal plants that can help, moreover, or another disease. Over a long history, many effective recipes, many of which have survived and are used in folk medicine today.
This section of the site presents many types of medicinal herbs, including field species, with high-quality photographs, the name of each plant and detailed description their benefits and uses.
Despite the huge pace of development of traditional medicine and all the novelties that the pharmaceutical industry offers, the use of medicinal plants for the treatment of various diseases is still relevant and does not lose its popularity. They can be used both for the prevention and treatment of various chronic and acute diseases in any field of medicine.
Medicinal herbs, used in traditional medicine, can be fresh or dried, applied both externally and internally. Medicinal herbs are much safer for human health than pharmaceuticals. They have and fewer contraindications, and side effects on the body.
For treatment use:
- tinctures;
- decoctions;
- extracts;
- infusions;
- tea fees.
Despite the seeming simplicity and harmlessness, alternative treatment requires knowledge and care. After all, for positive result, medicinal raw materials, must be properly collected. And the tinctures, decoctions or extracts made from them are prepared only according to exact recipes. Do not forget about dosages. This is especially true for those drugs that need to be taken orally.
It is advisable, before preparing herbal medicine, to study our website, which indicates healing herbs photo with names, learn about the indications and contraindications of this or that medicinal plant and how they are prepared. We must not forget to carefully examine the raw materials for the medicine itself. It should be free of mold, dirt and other defects.
Snyt ordinary ( Aegopódium podagraria) is an herb of the Umbelliferae family.
Description of grass gout
From Latin, sleepy is translated as "pain in the legs", due to its unique ability to deal with joint diseases, rheumatism and gout.
Aegopodium podagraria is a plant, up to 100 cm high, with a long rhizome and an upright full stem. Its leaves are quite large, and the flowers are presented in the form of small complex umbrella inflorescences. white color. The flowering period of the grass falls on May-June, and the fruits are 3-4 mm in size. dark brown ripen at the end of summer.
The plant grows mainly in the European part of Russia. Favorable environment for her are mixed forests, sunlit forest glades and edges. He loves the light very much, and blooms where there is a lot of sun.
Useful properties and use of common goutweed
Aegopodium podagraria- a plant that has collected many useful properties. Therefore, it is actively used in medicine (traditional, folk).
Snyt is distinguished by a rich set useful elements: antibiotics natural character, ascorbic acid, potassium, magnesium, manganese, amino acids, essential oils. It is an effective antifungal, immuno-strengthening, invigorating and energizing agent. Helps strengthen capillaries, tidy up the nervous system and reduce cholesterol. Also used in the fight against cancer.
This herb is used in making medicines prescribed for hypovitaminosis, normalization of metabolism, diseases and impaired normal functioning of the kidneys.
Snyt is an excellent antiseptic and antifungal agent, therefore it is used in the treatment of burns, fungal infections, bedsores and other skin lesions. Tinctures from this herb help with disorders urinary system, diseases of the lungs and gastrointestinal tract.
Contraindications for use
In order to avoid personal intolerance to the plant, it is recommended to consult a doctor before using sleepweed for medicinal purposes.
Snyt recipes
In diseases of the joints, gout, rheumatism, kidney disease, rheumatism is recommended to make and receive healing tincture. For its preparation you will need: 2 tbsp. spoons of the plant pour 250 ml of boiling water and put on water bath for 15 min. Strain and squeeze the broth, pour in an additional 1 glass of water. The resulting mixture is taken orally throughout the day.
Topical application of goutweed is also allowed: chop the washed leaves of goutweed and apply to the sore spot.
Common gout is used in the preparation of dishes (salads). To obtain a salad enriched with useful substances, it is necessary to take freshly picked leaves of the plant, hold in boiling water for about 10 minutes, remove and cut. Mix chopped goutweed leaves with grated horseradish and mayonnaise or sour cream.
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The flora of our planet is extremely diverse and beautiful. A huge number of different life forms of plants delivers not only aesthetic pleasure, but also brings a very tangible practical benefit: is a source of food, decorative elements, a supplier medical preparations, a source of pure and fresh air filled with oxygen, etc.
Among all the life forms of plants, a large place is given to herbs, both cultivated and wild. They occupy almost 50% of the total mass of the planet's flora, so let's consider them.
Herbs: general characteristics
Most often, herbs include plants that have a slightly modified shoot. That is, in the classical sense, the shoot should include a stem, leaves and a flower. So, not all structural parts can be observed in herbs. Often the stem is modified, the leaves acquire such a shape and size that help to adapt to the conditions as much as possible. environment.
flower like reproductive organ, is, of course, all herbs. However, they are also very different in size, shape and color. This factor will depend on the method of pollination of a particular plant species.
Wild herbs are a very large group, including representatives of almost all known families of angiosperms. The names of herbs are very diverse. There are both historically established "names" and scientific data on binary nomenclature (in Latin, the first name is the genus, the second is the species). For example, Leonurus heterophyllus, or variegated motherwort.
The root system, branching of the shoot, the structure of the flower and leaves - all these botanical characteristics will be based on a particular genus and species of plant, therefore it is impossible to single out any common morphological features for all wild herbs.
Herb classification
It can be based on different signs, but the most commonly used division of herbs into:
- Annuals - buttercups, cornflowers, ageratums, cinquefoils, dope, poppies, chamomile - the names of herbs in this group can be listed for a very long time, as they are numerous.
- Biennial - mallow, euphorbia, sweet clover, lupine, forget-me-not, bluebell, viola and others.
- Perennial - begonia, anemone, alyssum, St. John's wort, reeds, iris, sour, oregano, elecampane and others. The names of herbs in this category reflect their purpose. Obviously, this includes many well-known medicinal species.
In addition to this classification, another one can be given. Based on the area of human use.
- Medicinal herbs - celandine, succession, thyme, chamomile, sage, calendula, burnet, lily of the valley and others.
- Cultivated agricultural plants - vegetables, fruits,
- - ginger, fennel, horseradish, anise, parsley, basil, lemon balm, vanilla, cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg, saffron, laurel and so on.
- Ornamental grasses - ornamental cabbage, bordered euphorbia, Dahurian moonseed, young, bergenia, kochia, rogersia and many others.
According to the place of growth, all herbs can be divided into mountain, forest, meadow, swamp, desert, steppe and horticultural (weeds and cultivated plants).
Wild herbs of Russia
There are many such representatives. Almost all wild herbs, names and photos of their representatives can be seen in any relevant encyclopedia. We will also try to consider in more detail the diversity of Russian wild herbs.
More than 900 species are known only medicinal, and there are also many others. Their distribution across climatic zones is uneven. It is known that most plants, including herbs, are located in the more southern, southeastern and eastern regions of our country. The northern, northwestern and western regions are densely populated, but not so diverse in species composition.
So, we can cite as an example the region of Siberia (Western and Eastern Siberia, Far East, all nearby areas, up to Chukotka). Here the most common herbs are wild, whose names are as follows:
- parnolistnik;
- anchors;
- dandelion;
- sorrel;
- shepherd's bag;
- primrose;
- viburnum;
- calla;
- Highlander;
- badan;
- different sedges;
- feather grass;
- sagebrush;
- quinoa;
- celandine and many others.
Among these, you can find both medicinal and common types. One thing unites them - these are representatives of the flora living in wild environment. Herbs are plants that are simply impossible to cover in one article. Too many of them. The European part of Russia is represented by a variety of beautiful flowering herbs that form whole carpets of different colors, making wildlife unimaginably beautiful. Among them are such names of herbs as lingonberry, common loosestrife, oak speedwell, common heather, Fisher's carnation, forest geranium, hard-leaved chickweed.
Due to good climatic conditions, the central strip of Russia is famous for its many medicinal species herbs, which also create beautiful summer, spring and autumn landscapes with their flowers. These are such as fragrant kupena, May lily of the valley, juvenile shoot-bearing, oak maryannik, nightshade, blueberries, yastrebinka, hawkweed and others.
We will dwell on the mountainous regions and their herbs in more detail later.
Chin forest
A beautiful perennial plant with a bright pink corolla color and a wonderful honey aroma that attracts pollinating insects from June until September autumn days. Many pasture animals choose this wild-growing beauty for food, since its roots, stem and leaves contain a lot of proteins and carbohydrates. Belongs to the Motylkov family (Bean). Main economic importance- as a perennial, it carries out annual soil drainage, participates in soil-forming processes, is good for livestock feed. Medicinal value does not have.
buttercup caustic
A very widespread plant belonging to the category of poisonous. It is found in almost all stripes of Russia, has a high adaptability to environmental conditions. Includes several types of grass, the names and photos of which can be seen below.
Buttercup varieties:
- caustic (" night blindness"in the common people);
- Kashubian;
- creeping;
- Chistyak spring;
- garden and others.
It is unsuitable for grazing animals, as the shoot of the plant is poisonous. After drying to the state of hay, it becomes safe. It is not used in conventional medicine, but in alternative medicine it is very common as a remedy for rheumatism, open wounds, boils, tuberculosis and burns.
mountain herbs
The most famous among these are, of course, Altai herbs. Great amount cosmetics, medicines, tinctures, balms, ointments is created on the basis of extracts of these miraculous plants.
After all, the very air of this highlands like a cure. Almost all plants grown on the rocky surfaces of Altai are medicinal. Animals that eat these herbs are the strongest and healthiest. People who apply fees from these places for treatment have less chronic diseases than residents of other areas.
Some Altai herbs that have received national recognition and are most commonly used by humans:
- red brush (Rhodiola four-petal);
- milk thistle;
- golden rod;
- saltwort hill;
- kopeck;
- upland uterus (ortilia lopsided);
- veronica black;
- White bloodroot;
- small basilisk;
- the rank is squat;
- burnet;
- calendula ordinary;
- sweet clover;
- hawk umbrella;
- Marshmallow officinalis;
- black chokeberry;
- immortelle sandy and many others.
Balms are very common, which combine several herbal components at once. They help with a variety of problems: cleanse, soothe, tone, normalize blood pressure, restore sleep, relieve headaches and chronic fatigue etc. Such wild mountain herbs, whose names were given above, are very valuable objects of medicine.
milk thistle
Another name for this Altai grass is milk thistle. This plant has long been revered as a very good medicinal assistant. Infusions from different parts herbs help with liver diseases, cleanse the intestines and eliminate inflammation, relieve swelling and treat jaundice and many other ailments.
The plant itself sometimes reaches 1.5 m in height. The leaves are very beautiful, with a white border and a dissected edge. The flowers are like cones, rounded, dark pink or purple. A very valuable property of milk thistle, which allows it to be used both in folk and in traditional medicine, is an complete absence side effects.
Beautiful appearance allows you to use it not only as a medicine, but also as ornamental plant in many orchards and orchards.
Rhodiola four-petal
In the common people - Endemic plant of the Altai Territory. One of the most popular among these mountain herbs. Used in medicine, both folk and traditional for the treatment female diseases pelvic organs, infertility, male prostatitis, inflammation. Helps stop bleeding of cardio-vascular system helps in the treatment different kind viral and bacterial diseases.
Outwardly very interesting, unusual herbs. The description is as follows: low, growing on rocky surfaces, plants with narrow, closely spaced leaves. The flowers are hardly noticeable, pale, but the fruits in the form of leaflets are very bright, red. The shape of the leaves resembles a brush, for which this plant got its name.
The most common medicinal herbs
This group includes a lot of representatives around the world. There is also a wide variety of them in Russia. Indeed, almost all plants (with the exception of highly poisonous ones) contain useful alkaloids, essential oils, resins, tannins, minerals and other components that allow them to be used as medicinal herbs. The names of the most common and well-known representatives of this group, growing on the territory of our country, are as follows:
- pharmaceutical camomile;
- White bloodroot;
- coltsfoot;
- lemon balm;
- winter-loving umbrella;
- boron uterus;
- common raspberry;
- plantain large;
- motherwort five-lobed;
- calamus ordinary;
- Golden root;
- fragrant collision;
- Red viburnum;
- calendula;
- lemongrass Chinese;
- wild rose ordinary;
- Eleutherococcus senticosus;
- echinacea;
- succession;
- celandine and many others.
Obviously, it is simply impossible to list all the plants, since they species diversity too big.
Aloe tree
From domestic potted plants often as medicinal product agave, or aloe, is used. It is a succulent plant with thick fleshy leaves topped with thorns. Aloe juice contains many (up to 200) different useful substances. They help heal open wounds, inflammation, bacterial and viral diseases.
The most common spice plants
They have been used since ancient times as medicinal, but most often as nutritional supplements, making dishes refined, original and very fragrant. Some titles herbs In conclusion, we will cite articles in Russia: horseradish, dill, parsley, celery, parsnip, black pepper, cardamom, peppermint, lemon balm, mustard and some others.
