wild plants. Rare wild plants

Folk medicine in Russia has long been at such a high level that foreign doctors devoted entire treatises to her. In the old days, folk healers often used wild flowers, herbs and shrubs as medicines. According to pharmacists, about 40% of all medicines we use now have vegetable origin, and as for the means for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, even more - about 80%.

Burdock (burdock).

In this plant, you can use everything - both leaves and roots. In the roots there is a polysaccharide inulin, which turns into fructose in an acidic environment, there are proteins, essential oil, tannins, vitamin C. In the old days, burdock roots were eaten - stewed, fried, baked; cabbage soup and juicy salads were made from young leaves.
Burdock root extract improves blood composition, reduces the concentration of sugar in it, the alkaloids of this plant inhibit the growth of tumors. The roots are used in the treatment of gout, rheumatism, cholecystitis, as a diuretic for edema, and for the treatment of wounds.
Apply burdock roots and cosmetologists. A decoction of the roots is prepared as follows: brew 10-20 g of dry crushed roots in a glass (200 ml) of boiling water, cook for 10-15 minutes on low heat, then insist for a while. With hair loss, dandruff, itching and oily seborrhea, the decoction is rubbed into the hair roots or rinsed with hair 2-3 times a week. The same decoction treats eczema and other skin diseases.
At home, you can cook burdock oil. 75 g of fresh crushed burdock roots leave for 24 hours in a warm place in 200 ml of sunflower or vaseline oil. After that, the infusion is boiled over low heat for 15 minutes, often stirred, filtered, drained. An hour or two before washing, you need to wipe your head with oil and put on a warm hat. IN folk medicine This oil is also used for lubrication of wounds that do not heal for a long time.
If you decide to try this treatment, keep in mind that only the roots have a healing effect. annual plant(without clinging flowers, which appear in the second year), collected in early spring when young leaves just appear from under the ground, or dug out in autumn, in September-October, when the root has accumulated a lot of useful substances over the summer.

Nettle.

This is a real vitamin warehouse - the plant contains vitamins C, K, B2, carotene, pantothenic acid, salts of iron, potassium, calcium, sulfur, sugars, proteins.
Nettle increases blood clotting, increases the amount of hemoglobin, platelets and red blood cells, reduces the concentration of sugar in the blood, has a diuretic and restorative effect, promotes wound healing. Useful for bleeding, anemia, atherosclerosis, diseases of the kidneys, urinary and gallbladder, liver, hemorrhoids, metabolic disorders. old folk application nettle - as a means of increasing the secretion of milk in nursing mothers.
Due to the high content of proteins, nettle leaves can be compared with leguminous plants. Nettle is often eaten, boiled from young leaves of cabbage soup, salads are prepared. Nettle leaves and shoots can be salted and preserved, as is done with spinach and sorrel.
For medicinal and cosmetic purposes, nettle leaves are collected in June-August, when it is covered with small, inconspicuous green-yellow flowers. Leaves are collected only from flowering plants.
In Bulgaria, nettles are used for premature graying: insist 50 g of roots and leaves in 0.5 liters of water and 0.5 liters of vinegar and boil for half an hour. The cooled and filtered broth is rubbed into the head every evening for several weeks. In case of hair loss, the same composition is prepared, but nettles are taken twice as much - 100 g. At the same time, in case of hair loss, take 4 times a day, half a glass of decoction from one tablespoon of crushed leaves and roots, boiled for 10 minutes in 400 ml of water.
IN medicinal purposes also use fresh nettle juice - a teaspoon 3 times a day. There is another way: pour 20 g of seeds and the same number of chopped roots with two glasses of water, boil over low heat until half the liquid has evaporated and strain. The resulting broth take 3 tablespoons 4-5 times a day.

Pharmaceutical camomile.

The plant contains azulene, organic acids, tannins, mineral salts, vitamins C and PP. It has anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic and analgesic effects, which is why it is used in folk medicine for inflammation and pustular skin diseases, eczema, burns, frostbite, dandruff, seborrhea, as well as for foot baths with rheumatic, gouty and other joint lesions; as a sedative. Chamomile is also used in cosmetology.
To prepare foot baths, pour 20 g of dried flowers with a liter of boiling water, cool and pour into a basin with warm water. You can also prepare poultices from flowers: 2-3 tablespoons are brewed with boiling water until a mushy mass is formed. This mass is placed on a clean cloth and applied to the sore spot.
Inflamed and reddened eyelids are washed with an infusion prepared from 1-2 teaspoons of flowers, brewed with a glass of boiling water, infused for 15-20 minutes and filtered. Lotions from this decoction are kept for 5-10 minutes on closed eyelids.
To wash your hair, pour 2-4 tablespoons of flowers (if the hair is long, then one and a half times more) pour 0.5-1.5 liters of boiling water, put on low heat for 5-10 minutes and let it brew. Strained infusion should be rinsed clean, after washing, hair.
For hair coloring golden color prepare a more concentrated infusion - 100 g of dried flowers are brewed with 0.5 liters of boiling water. Further, everything is as in the previous process - drain the infusion, squeeze the rest and strain it all together. If such a procedure is carried out regularly, the fat content of the skin decreases, the hair roots are strengthened.
When collecting chamomile, keep in mind: this can be done almost all summer, but always in dry weather and during the day, when the dew has already disappeared. It is necessary to dry immediately, in a warm and well-ventilated room at a temperature not higher than +35 degrees, otherwise the essential oil will evaporate and the medicinal properties of the drug will decrease.

St. John's wort.

IN Ancient Greece St. John's wort treated wounds, bleeding, hysteria, convulsions; Ibn Sina recommended St. John's wort for radiculitis, ulcers that do not heal for a long time and insomnia. According to the observations of Polish and Bulgarian herbalists, the plant has antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, hemostatic and astringent effects.
In the treatment of skin diseases, wounds and burns, a decoction is used: pour a tablespoon of chopped grass with a glass of water and cook for 10-15 minutes. Drink the cooled and filtered broth in small portions throughout the day. The scheme can be slightly changed: boil 2 tablespoons in 0.5 liters of water for 5 minutes. Strained warm broth drink half a glass 4 times a day before meals.
St. John's wort can also be used to make oil for healing wounds and skin diseases. 20-25 g of fresh flowers are crushed, pour 200-250 g of pure sunflower or olive oil. The mixture is kept for 14 days, stirring frequently. Then filter and apply on the sore spot. Can be cooked and alcohol tincture: 10-20 g of dry grass insist for a week in 500 ml of vodka. For rinsing the mouth, strengthening the gums, preventing and treating stomatitis, vodka tincture is diluted in half or 2/3.
When collecting St. John's wort, keep in mind: it blooms in June-July, less often in August. Collect it at the time of flowering, cutting off (not pulling out) upper part plants with flowers. And one more thing: hyperricin (the active principle of St. John's wort) increases the body's sensitivity to the action of sunlight. Large doses of St. John's wort can increase the allergic reaction to ultraviolet rays.

Series.

Who is not familiar with the seeds of this plant, similar to a trapezoid plate with two hooks. We take them out of our clothes by the dozens when we return from the meadow or the forest. The sequence has long been known as a remedy for headaches, eczema, hypertension, as a sedative. In the form of decoctions, the series is used for diathesis in children, seborrhea, ulcers, gout, psoriasis, as a diaphoretic and diuretic.
To prepare a decoction, you need to take 20 g of leaves and young tops at the time of flowering, grind them, pour 200 ml of water in an enameled or stainless steel closed vessel room temperature, heat in a boiling bath, stirring frequently with a wooden spoon, cool and add boiled water up to 200 ml. Take a tablespoon three times a day.
In the decoction, the turns bathe nervous children so that they sleep better. For one baby bath, another 100 g of sea salt is added there.

Anyone who has ever seen flowering field, will not be able to forget this wonderful sight: a continuous carpet of flowers and herbs, which sways from the slightest breeze. And the smell is impossible to convey in words, the flowers heat up in the sun, and it seems that the smell only intensifies.

The world of flowers growing in the meadow is diverse. Apart from cultivated plants, very often you can find wild. Many of them, such as St. John's wort or chicory, have medicinal properties. In this article, we will analyze what meadow flowers are called and how they look in photos and pictures.

Types of meadow plants

Meadow flowers are flowers of the steppes, fields and meadows, which need a lot of light and heat. They are light green with a silvery tint, which, as it were, protects plants from the sun. scorching rays and burns. This group includes the following plants:

Yellow dandelion and other wildflowers

Any person, whether he is a city dweller or living in a distant province, observes an invasion of flowers at the beginning of summer yellow color, which cover many glades, meadows, parks and squares with a continuous carpet.

This unpretentious dandelion conquers new territories. This flower grows absolutely everywhere, and literally. And it does not matter that it will be a crack in the asphalt or a hole between the bricks on the wall of the building. Sometimes, in cloudy weather, you can observe the phenomenon of the disappearance of all dandelions.

In fact, they simply close their flowers tightly in a green calyx, giving the impression of disappearing into green grass. On a sunny day dandelions bloom and close at the same time.

The yellow part of a dandelion is not a single flower, but an accumulation of many thin flower tubes. When the stalk is broken, it oozes juice milky , which is effective against the pain and swelling that occurs with a bee sting. It is enough just to put a broken stem to the bitten part of the body.

Everything at a certain time yellow flowers disappear and appear transparent white round. These are ripe dandelion flowers. Each tubule is a flower turns into seed with an individual parachute on a thin leg. The dandelion will show off with its hat until strong wind will not carry seeds to new growth sites.

St. John's wort

In ancient times, there was an opinion about the dangers of St. John's wort for livestock. It was believed that animals that ate hay with St. John's wort would be poisoned by such food. It is not for nothing that the flower has such a formidable name - St. John's wort.

However, later it turned out that St. John's wort is not at all dangerous, and even vice versa, has many healing properties. These qualities of St. John's wort have been known to the steppe inhabitants - Kazakhs since ancient times. This plant they had a name - "dzherabay", meaning healer of wounds. It was from the Kazakhs that the methods of treatment with St. John's wort were adopted.

IN present time St. John's wort medicines widely used in traditional and folk medicine. They are used for burns, wounds, scratches. St. John's wort tinctures are used for respiratory diseases, colds, and even simply used for prevention.

St. John's wort is propagated by seeds. After flowering. In place of the flowers, boxes with seeds appear, which open in dry weather and the seeds spill onto the ground, where they germinate.

wild phlox

Phlox - this plant is distinguished by its unpretentiousness. Blooms for many years in one place. During this time, wild phloxes grow so much that they displace almost all weeds.

People appreciated the wonderful aroma and abundant flowering phlox, in connection with which garden phloxes of various types were bred. This flower begins to bloom in the second half of June. The name of the flower means fiery.

And if you look at how phloxes bloom, it becomes clear where such a value comes from. As if the gardens are on fire when the phlox blossoms red, pink, white shades. It is worth noting the magnificent aroma of these flowers, which captivates many amateur flower growers.

Chicory

This plant is from the genus biennial or perennial herbs belonging to the Asteraceae family. The genus includes two species that are cultivated by humans and up to six wild ones.

Cultivated species:

1. Salad;
2. Ordinary.

The swollen chicory root contains a large amount of inulin, reaching 75% of the share. Because of this, the root is often used instead of coffee. Often dried and roasted chicory root is added to natural coffee to improve palatability.

Chicory can act as a sedative, astringent, choleretic, diuretic, antimicrobial, antihelminthic, anti-inflammatory agent. It is able to regulate metabolism, have a beneficial effect on digestion, reduce the amount of sugar in the blood, and even improve the functioning of the cardiovascular system.

The use of meadow plants in medicine

Chicory is used only in traditional medicine. The root part is used to prepare a decoction, which helps with diseases associated with the gallbladder, liver, kidneys. Also, a remedy made from chicory roots is excellent for digestive problems.

Has a beneficial effect on gastritis, constipation, diabetes. Brings general health back to normal metabolic processes organism.

A decoction and tinctures from the ground part of the plant are used to stimulate appetite, improve the condition gastrointestinal tract in the treatment of anemia.

The remedy from the stems and leaves of chicory has proven itself well, as in soothing and tonic for the nervous and vascular-cardiac systems. Also, decoctions are used for external use, in order to accelerate the healing of wounds and their treatment.

There are a huge number of field plants that have medicinal properties. For example:

1. Red meadow clover. It is an excellent diaphoretic, diuretic and choleretic agent. It has an anti-inflammatory effect. Helps stop bleeding. For colds, it is used as an expectorant.
2. Cornflower. A flower growing in a meadow. It is used for colds, as an antipyretic, diaphoretic. The flower is endowed with anti-inflammatory, analgesic, wound healing and laxative effects. Effective for stomach and colds. Helps in the treatment of constipation.
3. Chamomile. Wild flower with antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties. Effective at skin problems. It is used for pain in the gastrointestinal tract.

This list is endless. Nature has generously endowed our planet useful and beautiful field plants. In the meadow you can find:

• bells;
• meadow geranium;
• buttercups;
• dandelions;
• poppies;
• cloves grass, etc.

It is very important to protect environment. Since human activity often leads to the disappearance of both animals and plants.

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Turns out you can eat them!

We often meet on our way, but we don’t even realize that they can be used for medicinal purposes, as well as eaten. What wild herbs and fruits can replenish our diet with vitamins and other beneficial substances?

Shepherd's bag

ABOUT medicinal properties shepherd's purse is well known to the elderly. However, who would have thought that they eat it? The Chinese know this plant as a vegetable. Shepherd's purse is an excellent ingredient for salads, borscht and soups. It is also eaten in salted form. Early spring- the most optimal period for the use of a shepherd's bag.

Shepherd's bag.

The most common shoot growing in the field, in meadows, pastures and vegetable gardens. All good wild plant is found in its leaves, which must be collected during the period when the colza does not bloom yet. Its slightly bitter aftertaste will not be to everyone's taste, so it is better to mix colza leaves with other herbs. Delight your loved ones with pancakes from freshly blooming flowers. Tasty and healthy. But don't forget the limits. Eating colza is contraindicated for people suffering from gastrointestinal diseases.

Surepka.

The first autumn frosts indicate that the acorns are already ripe and ready to eat. Peeled and finely chopped fruits are poured with water for 2 days, changing it from time to time (thus getting rid of tannins). After - grind in a meat grinder and dry. Next - add to cereals, cakes or enjoy a coffee drink from acorns. Beware of green fruits! They are poisonous!

Acorns.

Among the wild edible plants Special attention burdock should be given. Few people know that you can eat its young leaves or root. Burdock is slightly bitter if cooked incorrectly. It is best to boil or fry it.

Burdock.

bell rapunzel

Secret forest plant hidden in its leaves and roots, which must be collected in spring period. Greens are great for salads, and the root will make a delicious treat if boiled. By the way, it is covered with a double skin: the first layer is easily removed in its raw form, and the second - after heat treatment.

Rapunzel bell.

Chistets marsh

wild edible plant bad smell which disappears during cooking. The secret lies in its ripe tubers, which should be harvested in the last month of summer. They can be boiled or fried, dried or salted in winter. Chistets marsh in fresh quickly fades, so collect it only as much as you need for one preparation.

Swamp cleaner.

A storehouse of vitamins and microelements necessary for our body. Residents of many countries use a wild-growing edible plant in different form: dried flowers and leaves are a good seasoning or addition to flour, fresh ones are an indispensable ingredient for a fortified salad. The peoples of the Caucasus eat the plant in pickled form (flowers). Remember! Abuse of clover is fraught with consequences, so do not overdo it.

Clover.

The wild plant that we are used to seeing in swamps and near water bodies is edible. You can feast on the roots of cattail: they are boiled, baked, pickled or dried and ground into flour. lower part leaves located at the rhizome are added to salads.

Cattail.

Fireweed or Ivan-tea is used for food from tops to roots. The wild edible plant that we used to consume in the form of tea, in fact, is eaten in different forms: flour, lettuce and even wine - from flowers and herbs, from the root - an excellent casserole.

Blooming Sally.

bracken fern

Unblown fern petioles, resembling snails, are eaten. Great addition to vegetable stew. No less tasty bracken and in a salted form. Already blossoming leaves are unsuitable for food, so collect the fern in late spring - early summer.

Bracken fern.

wild edible plants- a great addition to the diet of every person. But you should not eat them in large portions, because the abuse of any product is fraught with unpleasant consequences.

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Going on a long journey into the wild (thank God that there are still such places on Earth!) It is worth arming yourself with knowledge about what edible plants may meet you on the road. Such information will never hurt, and sometimes it can save a life. After all, unlike nimble animals, birds and fish, which are not so easy to catch, plants - here they are. You just need to know what wild plants can be used as food, be able to recognize them. Let's talk about it.

There is a known case when Nikolai Ivanovich Vavilov, a Russian and Soviet biologist, geneticist, breeder, during extreme travels with an expedition in the Sahara, got lost in the sands during a sandstorm. The locusts dried by him in the warm sand, which could be easily caught, served as food for the scientist until the storm subsided. A huge amount of proteins and carbohydrates contained in this insect supported Nikolai Vavilov in extreme situation. Enough examples of this are known. Nature is always ready to help a person ... But, today we will talk about plants.

Let's talk about wild plants that serve as a source of food for people who find themselves in an extreme situation. And this opus about temperate plants natural area, which stretches in a wide strip between the tropics and the subarctic along the entire circumference of the northern hemisphere.

Some of the edible plants described here also grow in the southern hemisphere. Just there, as can be seen from the diagram, the area is moderate climate zone comparatively insignificant.

In an extreme situation, food is not only and not so much taste. First of all, nutrition is important, well, and safety for the body, of course. The largest number nutrients, primarily carbohydrates, namely starch, is found in the roots and tubers of plants. Most starch in tubers and roots is contained in the autumn-spring period, before the start of the plant vegetation. In spring, starch turns into sugar to ensure plant growth and the nutritional value of roots, tubers, rhizomes, bulbs is significantly reduced. So, get lost, or get into some other extreme situation in the conditions wildlife, somewhat, so to speak, more pleasant at the end of summer, in autumn.

Here is a list of the most famous wild plants that can be used for food:

1. Burdock, burdock

2. Ramson

3. Wild onion

4. Nettle

5. Sorrel sour

6. Ivan tea, fireweed

7. Cattail broadleaf

8. Arrowhead

9. Water chestnut, chilim

10. Bracken fern

12. Quinoa, white gauze

13. Dandelion

14. Plantain

15. Couch grass

Rhizomes, bulb tubers must be thoroughly cleaned from the ground and rinsed well in water (preferably running water).

Most roots taste better roasted. First, boil them until they become soft. Then they are baked on stones or in the coals of a fire. Many rhizomes after such heat treatment become softer, and meta, even tastier.

burdock familiar to everyone. Its young leaves and shoots are edible. However, old leaves are also edible, but, of course, young leaves are tastier. They are added to salads, soups. Burdock rhizomes can be eaten in any form - raw, boiled, baked, fried. It is usually recommended to eat burdock roots in a baked, fried form, but pickled and boiled burdock roots are a delicacy in Japan and China. To taste, burdock roots resemble potatoes; when raw, they are quite juicy, sweetish in taste. IN field conditions it is difficult to do this, but, nevertheless, note to the hostess - dried burdock roots can be ground into flour and made into cakes, cutlets. And dried and roasted burdock roots are a great coffee substitute.

Cheremsha- a valuable food plant, has a characteristic garlic smell. In addition to the taste value, wild garlic has wonderful antiscorbutic, volatile properties - it contains vitamins (C, carotenes) and other useful substances.

In early spring, after the snow melts, young shoots of wild garlic are harvested. Eat in salty, fresh and pickled form. Soups, salads, fillings for pies, seasonings for meat, fish - all this can be prepared using wild garlic. You can boil wild garlic before cooking to remove the specific garlic smell. You can dry the leaves and bulbs of wild garlic.

Attention! Do not confuse wild garlic with hellebore, which is poisonous! Hellebore should not be eaten!

As you can see, these two plants have a similar leaf shape. However, in addition to the difference in the color of the greenery, the poisonous hellebore has a pronounced longitudinal ribbing, while the wild garlic leaves are smooth. Also, the base of the leaf of wild garlic has a pale lilac tint. And the leaves have a pronounced garlic smell, if crushed in the hand. The differences are significant, but people manage to confuse ...

Onion wild easily recognizable by its characteristic odour. It is distributed almost everywhere. An edible bulb can be up to 25 cm underground. In writing, of course, you can use onion leaves. They are long, coming out from the very base of the plant.

Nettle - the most popular edible wild plant. Perhaps, anyone knows that in early spring, salads, green borscht, cabbage soup are prepared from young nettle leaves, chopped pulp is added to cutlets ... In addition to wonderful taste, these are also very healthy, vitamin-containing dishes.

Sorrel sour grows in damp places almost everywhere. Sorrel leaves are used for food. They are very juicy and sour in taste.

Ivan tea, fireweed, Koporsky tea. The name of the plant speaks for itself, indeed, Ivan-tea has long been used as tea in Russia. Even exported. You can meet this plant in almost all sparse forests, in clearings, burnt areas, along roads. Leaves and unopened buds are brewed instead of tea. Ivan-tea rhizomes are also edible. Dig up willow-herb rhizomes better in autumn. Flour made from dried fireweed rhizomes can be used for baking cakes and bread. And fragrant coffee is prepared from roasted, crushed rhizomes of willow-tea.

cattail, grows along the banks of reservoirs - rivers, lakes, oxbow lakes. You can use boiled or fried, baked young shoots and rhizomes for food. They contain a lot of starch and proteins. From the flour prepared from the rhizomes of cattail, you can bake cakes and bread. Of course, it is better to mix with wheat or rye flour for stickiness. Like most of the other described rhizomes, roasted and crushed cattail rhizomes are used to make a coffee drink.

The best time to collect rhizomes is spring and autumn when they contain the largest number carbohydrates (starch).

arrowhead is an aquatic plant, on average 30-90 cm tall. The leaves are large, their shape can be from narrow to wide arrow-shaped, and sometimes striped under water. Flowers have three rounded petals. Always growing at fresh water. The tubers are edible raw, but much tastier when cooked.

Water chestnut, chilim, rogulnik — aquatic plant having an interesting diamond-shaped rosette of floating leaves. Quite often found in freshwater reservoirs. Nuts are very hard, they can be eaten raw, boiled, baked, dried. Pancakes are baked from walnut flour, porridge can be made from crushed walnuts.

Fern. Not all types of ferns are edible, only two species - bracken and ostrich. These plants should be well distinguished. Young shoots of ferns are recommended to be boiled first (up to 10 minutes), and then you can make salads, fry and even marinate from them. The taste of fern shoots resembles mushrooms.

Sleep. The leaves of this plant contain a lot of vitamins and other valuable substances. Young leaves and shoots of goutweed are used instead of cabbage for cooking first courses, okroshka. In dry form, the leaves of goutweed are used as a seasoning for meat.

Quinoa Truly a true savior. I remember the stories of my mother, who recalled how, in the hungry post-war years, the quinoa literally saved people from hunger. Seeds are used as food - you can make pancakes, cakes from them. The leaves are added to soups and salads. It is pickled, salted, fermented, dried.

Dandelion. The entire plant is edible. Dried rhizomes are used to make flour and brew a coffee drink. Young leaves, pre-soaked in cold water added to salads. And fragrant jam is made from dandelion flowers.

Plantain. Plantain leaves are used to make salads, soups, and seasonings. Plantain seeds are also edible.

Wheatgrass. This malicious weed, which causes a lot of trouble to gardeners and gardeners, is an edible plant, which also has healing properties. More than once I had to observe our smaller brothers - dogs and cats eating green wheatgrass leaves. White rhizomes of wheatgrass, and it is better to dig them up in the spring, then rinse thoroughly, brew instead of tea (it has a very pleasant, slightly sweet taste). The dried rhizomes of wheatgrass are ground into flour, porridge is cooked from it and even bread is baked!

Undoubtedly, human achievements in the agricultural sector are enormous. New varieties of cultivated plants with their remarkable characteristics are amazing. But it is very unfortunate that knowledge about wild plants that once fed our ancestors, literally saved them in difficult periods of life, is forgotten, erased from the memory of the people. Knowledge about the properties of these plants has been collected for thousands of years, passed down from generation to generation. Wild plants, as edible wild plants are often called, both feed and treat, in a word, rush to help people.

Study wild edible plants. In an emergency situation, this knowledge will help you find edible plants and keep your strength longer, hold out.

Currently big number plants are included in the Red Book. They disappear and remain a small amount. This is due, first of all, to the influence of man on nature. Among wild plants listed in the Red Book, we can distinguish the most famous among them:

Pulsatilla open

Uncovered, most commonly known as sleep-grass. It is distributed throughout Europe, Asia, North America and Canada. This herb is known not only for its medicinal properties. Since ancient times, sleep-grass has been used in magic as a talisman against the evil eye and to attract wealth. In the old days, artists obtained green paint from this plant. But sleep-grass has received the greatest distribution nevertheless in traditional medicine.

This plant is poisonous. When exposed externally, burns may occur, and if ingested, it can lead to damage to the mucous membranes. It is also contraindicated in pregnancy, gastritis, ulcers. Official medicine does not use sleep grass for medicinal purposes.

Sleep-grass has an antimicrobial, sedative effect. Often it is used as an anesthetic, for sleep disorders and disorders. nervous system. Outwardly, herbal decoctions are used to treat fungal skin lesions.

Ginseng

It is a very popular plant. Distributed throughout China Far East, Korea. It grows more often in forests closed from the rays of the sun.

The chemical composition of ginseng is very diverse, so its spectrum healing properties very extensive. Among them, there is an analgesic effect, as well as a tonic. Ginseng improves the efficiency of the whole organism, improves gas exchange in the lungs, and also helps with the excretion of bile.

Ginseng root is also used for diseases of the endocrine system, as well as to lower blood sugar and blood pressure. The use of ginseng is also very beneficial for the nervous system. It is also used to improve the functioning of the reproductive system in men.

Ginseng helps prolong life. It slows down the aging of organs, and also strengthens the immune system. In addition, ginseng improves brain function and is also used to heal wounds.

The healing properties of ginseng are recognized official medicine. Therefore, there are a lot of drugs that include this unique plant.

However, he also has contraindications. This is the period of pregnancy childhood up to 12 years, epilepsy and increased nervous excitability.

Belladonna

Belongs to rare poisonous plants. Distributed to a greater extent in the mountains of the Caucasus, Crimea, Carpathians. All parts of this plant are poisonous. However, some birds can eat belladonna berries, while human consumption can be fatal.

However, this plant is still used in medicine. It has an anti-inflammatory and analgesic effect, and is also used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease. Widely used in ophthalmology, however, a contraindication for use is high eye pressure. The sap of the plant promotes excretion age spots on the skin.

Application this plant alone is very dangerous. All preparations containing belladonna should only be taken under medical supervision.

There are some more plants, the number of which is sharply reduced, thanks to him they are included in the Red Book. It is very important to stop their disappearance, as many of them are widely used for treatment. various diseases. The deterioration of the environment under the influence of human activities can lead to irreparable consequences.