Yellow capsule: properties and use in folk medicine. Yellow capsule (root)

Yellow egg capsule

Beneficial features and the use of yellow capsule in folk medicine

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● In beliefs Slavic peoples, mythologies, legends and fairy tales, the mermaid is presented as a naked girl with loose long hair(drowned woman) who continues to live in water element reservoirs, rivers and lakes. In the paintings of great artists, in the poetry of poets and writers, the mermaid is a symbol of temptation, beauty and spiritual sadness over earthly life. The image of a mermaid is complemented by an amazing amulet flower - yellow egg capsule, which has magical powers and is capable of purifying environment from negative energy. That is why the flower grows only in clean water.

Botanical characteristics of yellow egg capsule

● Yellow water lily (lat. Nuphar lutea) of the water lily family grows in clean water. On the muddy bottom at a depth of 0.5 to 3 m or more lies a long, fleshy yellow-green rhizome, 10 cm in diameter and 2-4 meters in length. Roots extend deep from the rhizome, attaching it to the bottom; thin underwater translucent leaves extend upward. On the stem near the surface of the water, as if on a cord with a diameter of 4-6 mm, green floating leaves of an ovoid-oval shape, 16-20 cm wide and 25-30 cm long, are placed on triangular petioles.

● The rhizomes of the yellow capsule have medicinal properties. They contain up to 20% starch, carotene and vitamin C, steroids, tannins, and phenolcarboxylic acids. However, the strongest and most dangerous in their toxicity are the alkaloids nufaridin, nufain, nufarin, etc. The yellow capsule grows in slowly flowing and standing waters in all regions of Ukraine, except for the Crimean Peninsula, in the Eastern and Western Siberia, European part of Russia, in countries Central Asia. The roots of the plant are collected in July-August, and the flowers and leaves are collected during flowering.

Traditional methods of treating yellow capsule

● In folk medicine in European countries, the following recipe is very popular:

- infuse 10 g of dry rhizomes of the yellow capsule in 100 ml of vodka for two weeks and take 10 drops per spoon of water before meals four times a day for two months at, and. If necessary, the course of treatment is repeated after a month.

● For advanced bladder cancer:

- brew a teaspoon of dry finely crushed rhizomes with a glass of boiling water and leave for one hour, the patient is given ¼ cup of infusion four times a day in between meals (that is, an hour and a half after meals) and the same amount before next appointment food for thirty days. The infusion improves urination, has a hemostatic and analgesic effect.

● Healers and herbalists of antiquity attributed the yellow capsule magical power, contributing to real life relieve soul pain, torment, prolong voluptuous feelings in the relationship between a woman and a man. There is such a recipe for frigidity, and:

- Infuse a tablespoon of dry crushed rhizomes in a glass of boiling water for half an hour and take a tablespoon three times a day in between meals for one month. After a two-week break, treatment can be continued.

● For pain due to rheumatism, depression, to increase male potency:

- for two weeks in a dark place, infuse 10 g of dry crushed rhizomes in 100 ml of 70 percent alcohol and take ten drops per spoon boiled water before meals three times a day for one month. After two weeks, the course of treatment can be repeated.

● The pharmaceutical industry produces a drug from the rhizomes of the yellow capsule lutenurine, which has a detrimental effect on a group of pathogenic microorganisms, as well as on fungi such as Candida, exhibiting anti-Trichomonas activity. Phytotherapist Vladimir Kupchin successfully replaced this drug with a decoction:

- pour half a liter of boiling water into two tablespoons of crushed dry rhizomes and boil over low heat for 5-7 minutes, leave until cool and filter. Take orally a tablespoon three times a day 15 minutes before meals for thirty days. The course is repeated after a two-week break; the decoction can be used in the form of douches 2-3 times a week for two months;

- douching is also used for acute and chronic trichomonas colpitis, complicated by fungal and bacterial pathology; The decoction is taken orally for frigidity, impotence, excessive menstruation, and inflammatory diseases of the digestive system.

"Attention! Yellow capsule is a poisonous plant, but when used judiciously, the drugs are well tolerated. In case of overdose, drowsiness, diarrhea, vomiting, paralysis may occur. nervous system with lethal (deadly) outcome. Therefore, adhere strictly to the indicated dosage, having agreed on treatment with your doctor!”

Be healthy and God bless you!

The article uses materials from herbalist Vladimir Kupchin

The plant yellow capsule was first described in early XIX century by English botanists D. E. Smith. The medicinal properties of the egg capsule became known much later. Now that the raw materials of this aquatic flower are used everywhere, the number of Nuphar lutea on the planet has sharply decreased. The fact is that the roots of the yellow capsule are used in medicine, and after their destruction, plants in nature are restored very slowly. You can familiarize yourself with the main characteristics of the yellow egg capsule, its properties and recipes for use in this material.

1. Description and distribution of yellow egg pod

Description of the yellow egg capsule (Nuphar lutea (L.) Sm.): belongs to the Nymphaeaceae family. This is perennial aquatic plant with a long fleshy rhizome with traces of fallen leaves.

Look at the photo - the leaves of the egg capsule plant are of two kinds (floating and submerged in water):

The leaves floating on the surface of the water are heart-shaped, oval, almost leathery, on long petioles, light green in color, and immersed in the water - translucent, wavy at the edges, on short petioles. The floating leaf blades are up to 19 cm in diameter and have from 21 to 24 main veins.

As you can see in the photo, the flowers of the egg capsule are 4-6 cm in diameter, bright yellow, protruding to the surface of the water, with the smell of alcohol:

The calyx consists of 5-6 sepals, colored green on the outside and yellow on the inside. The petals are numerous, 15-20 in number, obovate, narrowed downwards into a wide nail, and rounded at the apex, sometimes slightly notched. The stamens are numerous, the stigma is flat. The fruit is a juicy, berry-shaped, ovoid-conical, smooth capsule with numerous seeds, ripens above the surface of the water. Blooms from June to August. Fruits in August-September.

Look what the yellow egg pod looks like in these photos:

Spreading: Euro-Asian species. Yellow egg capsule grows in lakes, creeks and rivers with slow flowing water. Does not tolerate polluted waters well. The egg capsule grows only where the water is clean.

2. Beneficial properties of yellow egg capsule

Parts of the yellow egg capsule plant used: roots, less often leaves, flowers and seeds.

IN various parts plants contain: gallotannins - family; cinnamic acid; puflein; stigmasterol (stigmasterol) - krsch., leaf, color; ellagic acid - leaf. The seeds are rich in starch (up to 44%).

Collection: They collect flowers and leaves from July, and rhizomes and seeds in August and September. To collect rhizomes, hooks are used to remove them from the bottom of the reservoir. The rhizomes are 1-1.5 cm long and up to 6 cm thick, very juicy, and contain a lot of water. They are cleaned of roots and small roots, washed and cut into pieces. Dry yellow egg capsule raw materials in the shade in well-ventilated areas or in dryers at a temperature not exceeding 60°C. To regenerate the thickets, it is necessary to leave at least 10% of the plants. Repeated harvesting in the same place can be carried out only after 7-10 years. Leaves and flowers are collected without petioles during flowering. Air dry in the shade. The shelf life of raw materials is 2 years.

The plant is listed in the Red Books of Belgorod, Irkutsk, Omsk, Rostov, Samara, Sverdlovsk and Smolensk regions, Krasnodar and Stavropol territories, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Adygea, Dagestan, Kalmykia and Khakassia in Russia, Armenia, Georgia.

There are two subspecies of the yellow egg capsule and a hybrid with the small egg capsule. Do not confuse the yellow egg capsule with the small egg capsule (Niphar Pumila (Timm) DC.) The small flower is 2-3 cm in diameter, the floating leaf blades are from 6 to 10 cm wide and have 9-14 main veins. The fruit is curved at the top. The small egg capsule is listed in the Red Books wherever it grows.

Application: Egg capsule alkaloids have a weak local anesthetic effect, moderate toxicity, and have bacteriostatic, fungistatic and spermicidal effects.

Alkaloids from yellow capsule have a detrimental effect on Trichomonas, are used for acute and chronic Trichomonas diseases, and also stop the development of gram-positive microbes and pathogenic microbes such as Candida.

In folk medicine, a tincture of the roots with vodka is drunk for gastritis, rheumatism, flowers - for uterine bleeding, flowers and leaves are applied to wounds; The leaves are applied to the areas affected by erysipelas.

A decoction of rhizomes in small doses is used for pulmonary tuberculosis, inflammation of the kidneys and bladder.

In homeopathy, the essence of fresh rhizomes is used for sexual impotence and prolapse of the uterus.

Preparations from the rhizomes of the yellow capsule flower in small doses have a stimulating effect on the central nervous system, and in large doses they have a depressant effect.

Yellow capsule is used in folk medicine also for inflammatory processes. gastrointestinal tract, skin diseases, fever and excessive menstruation.

Economic purpose: The roots of the water capsule are edible when boiled, but poisonous when raw (discard the water). Roasted seeds are used as a coffee substitute.

Rhizome in fresh has an insecticidal effect and is a proven remedy against cockroaches.

Ornamental plant for ponds.

3. Folk recipes using egg pods

Recipes for using yellow capsule in folk medicine:

• infusion of roots for bladder cancer: 1 teaspoon of dried roots per 1 cup of boiling water, leave for 1 hour. Take 1/4 cup 3-4 times a day between meals. The infusion stops bleeding, relieves pain and improves urination.
• infusion for insomnia: 2.25 g of capsule flowers per 150 ml of boiling water, leave for 1 hour, filter. Take 1 tablespoon 2 times a day: at 18-00 and before bedtime. The course of treatment is no more than 7-10 days. Under no circumstances should the dose be increased!
• decoction for trichomoniasis and thrush: 2 tablespoons of capsule rhizomes per 500 ml of water, boil over low heat for 5 minutes, let cool, filter. Use for douching at night. The course of treatment is 20 days. A break of 10 days is taken and the course is repeated. At the same time take a decoction (recipe for pulmonary and genitourinary diseases).
• infusion for colpitis: for internal use: mix in equal proportions by weight the rhizome of egg capsule and wheatgrass, the herbs of wintergreen, tricolor violet, Veronica officinalis and ash, pine buds, mantle leaves, fireweed and mint. 10 g of mixture per 300 ml of boiling water, leave for 2 hours, filter. Take 100 ml 3 times a day.
• For douching: water capsule rhizome, marshmallow roots, poplar buds, wormwood herbs, cinquefoil and cinquefoil, lilac leaves and walnut, black elderberry flowers. 30 g of mixture (single dose) per 1 liter of boiling water, leave for 2 hours, filter. Use for douching at night. The course of treatment is long - from 1 to 3 months.
• tincture: 50 g of dry rhizomes per 500 ml of vodka, leave for 14 days in a dark place, shaking occasionally, filter. Take 30 drops 3 times a day.
• decoction for pulmonary and genitourinary diseases: 1 tablespoon of rhizomes per 250 ml of water, boil for 5 minutes, let cool, filter. Use 1 tablespoon 3 times a day 30 minutes before meals.
• decoction for uterine bleeding: mix the crushed rhizome and egg capsule seeds in equal proportions by weight. 10 g of mixture per 250 ml of milk, simmer over low heat for 10 minutes, let cool, filter. Take 100 ml 2 times a day for no more than 3 days in a row.
• infusion for impotence and frigidity: 1 tablespoon of crushed roots per 1 cup of boiling water, leave for 30 minutes. Take only 1 tablespoon 3 times a day between meals. The dose cannot be increased - vomiting, diarrhea, and drowsiness will appear. A large overdose (if you drink the entire glass at once) can cause paralysis of the nervous system, which, in turn, can lead to death.

4. Pharmaceutical preparation based on egg capsule

The pharmaceutical preparation based on the capsule “Lutenurin” (Lutenurinum) is a mixture of hydrochloride salts of the sum of alkaloids isolated from the plant.

The use of yellow capsule is also widespread in cosmetology.

Egg lily root extract is an acne-fighting, astringent and bactericidal agent. Used for combination and problem skin and acne treatment. Used in cosmetics for the care of dry, normal and mixed types hair as a strengthening and growth stimulating agent. It is introduced into cosmetics from 0.1 to 3%.

5. Contraindications to the use of capsule preparations

Contraindications to the use of yellow capsule preparations are acute inflammatory processes in the genitourinary organs, as well as individual intolerance.

All parts of the plant, especially the rhizomes, are poisonous, so indoor application It is permissible only as prescribed and under the supervision of a herbalist.

• Tincture of yellow capsule in small doses causes excitement, and in large doses it causes depression of the central nervous system.
• During treatment of trichomonas colpitis and thrush, hyperemia and swelling of the external genitalia may occur.
• For diarrhea, vomiting, bloating and increased gas formation, capsule preparations are not prescribed.
• The plant is not used during pregnancy, lactation and pediatrics.
• Egg capsule preparations, when handled wisely, are well tolerated.
• Sometimes individual intolerance is observed.

Signs of poisoning: excessive excitement, then apathy, vomiting, diarrhea and prolonged sleep.

First aid: stop taking the infusion, do not wake up unnecessarily during sleep, but constantly monitor the sleeping person, treatment is symptomatic. Do not use emetic.

Kubyshka yellow
Nuphar lutea L. Smith
yellow water lily, yellow kupava, egg capsule, water lily, water lily, yellow burdock, water burdock
Yellow capsule is a perennial herbaceous aquatic plant of the water lily family. The rhizome is thick, cylindrical, fleshy, yellowish-green, white inside, porous, horizontal, branched, covered on top with scars from dead leaves. The length of the rhizome of the egg capsule is up to 1 - 2 m and the thickness is 3 - 10 cm, attached to the bottom by numerous cord-like roots that go deep into the ground. The leaves of the yellow egg capsule are of two types: floating and underwater. Floating leaves with long petioles (up to 3 m), leathery, ovate-oval, with a deeply heart-shaped base, entire-edged plates with a diameter of up to 20 - 30 cm. Underwater leaves are delicate, translucent, slightly folded, with wavy edges, on short petioles. Flower capsules are yellow, fragrant, protruding from the water by 5 - 6 cm, solitary, almost spherical, up to 4 - 5 cm in diameter, with five rounded thick sepals, bright yellow at the top, green towards the base, 20 - 30 long mm. and with numerous petals and stamens. The petals are yellow, shorter than the sepals. The fruits of the yellow capsule are multi-locular, multi-seeded capsules, smooth, ovoid-oval, green, mucilaginous when ripe. The seeds are surrounded by an air sac, so they float on water and are carried over long distances. Blooms egg capsule yellow from May to September. The fruits ripen in July-September.
The yellow egg capsule is widespread throughout almost the entire territory of the CIS, except the Arctic, Central Asia, Far East and the Caucasus.
The flowers of the yellow capsule contain cardiac glycosides, like foxglove. Fruits contain up to 45% starch and tannins. Tannids (about 6%), phytosterols (sitosterol, stigmasterol and their glycosides), sucrose, a lot of starch (up to 20%), vitamin C, carotene were also found in the rhizomes of the yellow capsule. The dried rhizomes of the yellow capsule contain 0.4% of the total alkaloids. The main alkaloids are thiobinufaridine, deoxynufaridine, B-deoxynufaridine, allothiobinufaridine. The flowers and seeds of the egg capsule contain nymphalina. The seeds contain 6.7% tannins; they contain gallic (29.9 - 34.5%) and ellagic (2.1 - 15.1%) acids. The leaves contain ellagitannin, luteolin, caffeic, ferulic, sinapic and p-coumaric acids.
The rhizomes of the yellow capsule are used to make the drug lutenurin, used to treat trichomonas diseases. Preparations of yellow capsule have strong antimicrobial properties, are resistant to bacterial antibiotics, and also have antifungal and antitrichomoniacal activity. They have analgesic, anti-inflammatory, astringent, urinary and choleretic properties.
Yellow capsule is used for prolapse of the uterus, for uterine bleeding as a hemostatic agent, for gastritis, depression of the central nervous system, for acute and chronic trichomonas diseases.
The flowers and rhizome of the yellow capsule are used as a remedy that has a corrective effect on human sexual activity, and therefore are quite effective both in case of increased sexual activity, painful nocturnal emissions, and in case of impotence with weakened sexual desire.
It is a mild hypnotic and sedative.
In folk medicine, the rhizome and flowers of the yellow capsule are used for inflammatory processes of the gastrointestinal tract, skin diseases, fever, and to enhance hair growth.
A decoction of the root of the yellow water lily and its seeds with milk stops chronic uterine bleeding.
Infusion and decoction of water lily acts as an antipyretic.
Collected in June and July, it cures migraines and dizziness.
Drinking or medicinal dressing from the root helps with spleen tumors and wet dreams.
The root cures pain.
It should be remembered that egg capsule yellow - the plant is poisonous. It should be taken for treatment only as prescribed by a doctor, strictly observing the indicated doses and duration of treatment. There are known cases of children being poisoned by the rhizomes of the yellow egg capsule. Poisoning is manifested by vomiting, diarrhea and prolonged sleep.
Method of preparation and use:
Decoction: pour 1 tablespoon of crushed roots and rhizomes of the egg capsule with a glass of boiling water, simmer over low heat for 15 minutes, strain while hot. Take 1 - 2 tablespoons 3 times a day with meals.
Tincture: mix well-chopped roots and rhizomes of yellow capsule in equal volumes with vodka, leave warm for 14 days, strain through several layers of gauze. Dilute the resulting tincture with vodka in a 1:2 ratio and store in a dark place.

Yellow egg capsule(Nuphar lutea), water lily family (Nymphaeaceae) is a beautiful aquatic plant of the water lily family. In stagnant and low-flow clean waters, quiet backwaters often found amazing plant- with large heart-shaped oval leaves and quite noticeable single spherical leaves yellow flowers. The leaves are entire, leathery, with a deep notch at the petiole. This is a yellow capsule. In addition to above-water leaves, it also has underwater leaves, but they are tender and have shorter petioles. The plant lives in not too shallow places and is always immersed in water. This is where the name of the plant comes from. Common egg pod in water bodies middle zone Russia, Siberia, the Caucasus and Central Asia. Available in Ukraine. Rhizomes of a plant(and it is perennial) creeping, horizontal, fleshy, yellowish-green on the outside and white on the inside, with traces of dead leaves. The length of the rhizomes reaches 10 m, and the width is from 5 to 15 cm. The egg capsule blooms in June-July. The fruit is rounded pear-shaped, in the form of a capsule. The rhizomes contain alkaloids, tannins and resins, starch (up to 20%), bitter substances, vitamin C and provitamin A (carotene). The seeds of the plant are extremely rich in starch (up to 44-45%) and tannins (about 4%). For use in folk medicine, rhizomes are collected by removing them from under the water with hooks, rakes or pitchforks, during the flowering of the plant and in the fall. After cleaning the rhizomes from the remains of leaves, roots and removing rotten parts, they are cut into thin plates 3-5 mm thick, which are then cut into smaller pieces and placed thin layer on paper or burlap. First, the raw materials are dried in the sun, then dried under sheds, in attics or in special dryers at a temperature not exceeding 60 ° C. Store finished raw materials for no more than 2 years. In scientific medicine, the drug lutenurin is prepared from rhizomes, which has a bacteriostatic effect on gram-positive bacteria and fungistatic on fungi of the genus Candida. Lutenurin is also active against protozoa - it acts on trichomonas (prescribed for trichomonas colpitis), has spermocidal activity, that is, it is used as a contraceptive (contraceptive) agent. In folk medicine decoction of rhizomes treat inflammatory processes of the digestive tract, rheumatism, fever, skin diseases, hyperpolymenorrhea. It is believed that taking the decoction orally helps with impotence in men and frigidity in women. Folk healers prescribe douching with a decoction of rhizomes for acute and chronic trichomonas colpitis, complicated by bacterial and fungal flora, and also as a contraceptive. An overdose when making decoctions from the rhizomes of the egg capsule is unacceptable. People have long been attracted by the starch-bearing properties of the plant, but the problem is that in its raw form, the egg capsule is very poisonous. However, man has learned to remove toxic substances from this plant, after which it becomes edible. To do this, remove the skin from the rhizome and soak it several times in fresh water to extract the alkaloids and tannids. Then the rhizomes are either dried and subsequently ground, adding to grain flour (up to 50%), or fried in oil, baked or boiled. Heat treatment promotes the final removal of hazardous substances. Roasted capsule seeds are used as a coffee substitute.

Kuibyshevka yellow is used:

• for diseases of the genitourinary system (urolithiasis, kidney and urinary tract diseases, impotence, bladder cancer, cystitis, pyelonephritis)
• with central nervous system fatigue (depression, depressed state)
• for diseases of the genital organs (thrush, trichomonas colpitis, fungal and bacterial pathology)
• for diseases of the cardiovascular system (heart disease)
• for respiratory diseases (tuberculosis, pneumonia)

Recipes and methods of use:

1. Rhizome decoction. 4 tablespoons of dried and crushed rhizomes per 1 liter of boiling water. Boil for 5-7 minutes, cool and filter. Drink 1 dessert spoon 3 times a day. Exceeding the dose is dangerous!
2. Rhizome decoction (external). Preparation as in the previous recipe. Used for douching.
3. For urolithiasis, kidney and urinary tract diseases It is necessary to take a course of tincture from the rhizomes of the egg capsule. To prepare the tincture, pour 10 g of dry rhizomes of the plant with 100 ml of vodka and leave for two weeks, shaking the liquid periodically. Take 10 drops of tincture before each meal for two months.
4. For bladder cancer The use of infusion of the egg capsule is very effective. This infusion improves urination and also has hemostatic and analgesic properties. To prepare the infusion, you need to pour one teaspoon of crushed rhizomes of the plant with a glass of boiling water, let it brew for one hour and drink ¼ cup between meals four times a day for a month.
5. For impotence, menopause and frigidity It is recommended to take dry rhizomes of the capsule (1 tablespoon), infused in a glass of boiling water for half an hour. You need to drink this medicine at least three times a day, 1 tbsp. for a month. After this, you need to take a two-week break and continue treatment if necessary.
6. For rheumatism, depression and depression, as well as to increase male potency It is recommended to take the capsule tincture prepared in the following way: 10 g of dry rhizomes of the capsule, pour 100 g of alcohol, let it brew for 10 days, then take 10 drops per spoon of boiled water before meals three times a day. The course of treatment is one month.
7. For genital infections (thrush, trichomonas colpitis, fungal and bacterial pathology) use a decoction of the egg capsule in the form of douching. To prepare the decoction, you need to pour 2 tbsp. dry rhizome capsules in half a liter of boiling water, boil over low heat for 5-7 minutes, cool and strain. The same decoction can be taken orally, 1 tbsp. three times a day for the above diseases, as well as for heavy menstruation and inflammatory diseases of the digestive system.
8. For skin rashes and skin damage It is recommended to take baths with infusion of the egg capsule. For cooking cosmetic product you need to pour 2 tbsp. pods of flowers with half a liter of water, boil for 15 minutes, let it brew for 4 hours and strain. Add to bathing water.
9. For heart problems It is recommended to take an infusion of egg capsule flowers and hawthorn flowers. To do this, mix in equal parts plant flowers, pour a glass of boiling water, let it brew for two hours, strain and take ¼ glass three times a day.
10. To boost immunity you need to pour a glass of fresh capsule roots with a glass of vodka, leave for two weeks, then squeeze out the roots and add another 350 ml of vodka to the contents. Shake the tincture well and take it according to the following regimen: in the first week, 10 drops dissolved in 1 tbsp. water, the second - 20 drops, the third - 30, etc., reaching up to 50 drops per day. The course of treatment can last from 2 to 6 months.

ATTENTION

It is important to take into account that the egg capsule (in particular the yellow one) refers to poisonous plants, so you should take medications based on it very carefully. When used judiciously, the drugs are well tolerated, but if the dosage is exceeded, drowsiness, diarrhea, vomiting, and even paralysis of the nervous system with fatal outcome may occur. BEFORE USE, CONSULT A DOCTOR

“Yellow water lily” is another name for a water lily that grows in freshwater bodies of water - lakes, ponds, and rivers with weak currents. This is an amazing plant with bright yellow fragrant flowers and gorgeous juicy dark green leaves, with 2-3 leaves located near each flower. The water lily is endowed with strong roots that go into the muddy bottom. It is characterized by a strong stem, on which 3-4 leaves and flowers are attached; it reaches a length of 2-3 meters. Near each flower there are leaves; the structure of the leaf is such that it is characterized by a heart-shaped outline. The yellow capsule is a rare plant; it is listed in the Red Book. However, few people know about the amazing medicinal properties water lilies. This kind of properties is inherent in parts of this plant, starting from the leaf, ending with the roots and seeds. The water lily blooms in the summer, from May to August, after pollination of the flowers, juicy fruits are formed, which contain seeds.

Every book about this plant contains a description. medicinal herbs, however, it is already difficult to confuse a water lily with another plant. Medicinal raw materials of water lilies are difficult to obtain. Useful with medical point considered to be a rhizome. The structure of the root is such that it goes several meters into the bottom of the reservoir; raw materials have to be extracted using hooks and other improvised tools. As noted above, the yellow egg capsule refers to rare plants Therefore, to preserve the species, water lilies are not harvested in one area; at least 10% of the plants are left. After such harvesting, it will take at least 2-3 years to restore to the original quantity. The collection of raw materials occurs in late summer - early autumn.

Application and properties of water lily in folk medicine

Traditional medicine uses many parts of this plant in its recipes, but healing medicinal properties are attributed to the roots. Before use, the raw materials are thoroughly dried under a canopy at a temperature of 40-45 degrees; during this preparation, the rhizomes lose up to 90% of their original mass. A properly dried water lily root is characterized by following description: gray surface and yellow on the cut. Decoctions and tinctures are prepared from them. The raw materials are characterized by the following medicinal properties:

• strong diuretic;
• hepatoprotective;
• anti-inflammatory;
• antitumor effect;
• relieves pain;
• calming.

Decoction recipe

• 20g dry water lily rhizomes;
• 250 ml boiling water.

Grind the rhizomes, pour boiling water over them and cook over low heat for 15 minutes, leave until cool. Take a tablespoon twice a day as a sedative, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and helps with fever. To treat inflammation of the pelvic organs in women, the decoction is diluted in a ratio of 1:5 and douched twice a day.

Tincture recipe

• 250g dry crushed rhizomes;
• 250 ml vodka.

Mix the crushed rhizomes with a mixture and leave for two weeks in a dark place, then filter and dilute with another 250 ml of vodka. The tincture helps with impotence, take a tablespoon twice a day, morning and evening.

Water lily. Medicinal properties

Despite the difficulties associated with the difficulty of procuring raw materials, its use in medicine continues. This is due to the fact that the medicinal properties of this plant are truly healing. Lutenurin is a complex of chemical compounds that is obtained after processing the yellow egg capsule. This substance is a natural antibiotic that is effective against a number of pathogenic bacteria and fungi. The benefits of this compound have been proven and recognized official medicine. So, yellow capsule helps with the following diseases:

• tuberculosis;
• candidiasis;
• inflammation of the middle ear;
• inflammatory diseases of the female genital area.

This plant is used as a raw material for topical contraceptives (suppositories, tablets), since the substances contained in it can suppress the vital activity of sperm.

Contraindications

Water lily is a poisonous plant, although its medicinal properties are great, so preparing products from it at home requires attention and caution; you must strictly adhere to the conditions and description of the recipe. Overdose often occurs and is characterized by the following symptoms:

• gastrointestinal disorder: diarrhea, vomiting, bloating, increased gas formation;
• behavioral disorders - initially there is excessive excitement, then sharp depression - apathy, drowsiness.

If similar symptoms appear after consuming medicines based on the egg capsule, wash the stomach, then apply for medical care. The yellow egg capsule requires compliance with safety measures! Precautionary measures are also observed during the procurement of raw materials and processing, wearing protective mask and gloves - a must!

Contraindications include the following:

• children under 12 years of age;
• individual intolerance;
• pregnancy, lactation period.

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