Sporysh - general description
Knotweed or the mountaineer bird, as it is officially called, is an annual plant. However, he did not count popular names - bird buckwheat, grass-murava, goose grass and, of course, knotweed. The latter is fixed due to the property of grass to quickly repair damaged shoots.
Knotweed in height reaches 10-80 centimeters. Its leaves are small, grayish-green. Flowering with small, pale green flowers is observed from April to almost the end of autumn. However, knotweed most blooms in July and August.
Knotweed actively grows on fertilized soil, thereby forming a continuous carpet. This contributes to the suppression of other weeds. Dyes are also obtained from knotweed. They also add it when preparing dishes - young leaves perfectly complement salads, soups, in Dagestan they are used for filling in pies. And knotweed is known for its medicinal properties.
Maggot - types and places of growth
Maggot is so unpretentious that it grows on any soil, on all continents, with the exception of the Arctic and Antarctica. It grows mainly on trampled fields, riverbanks, on paths, on roads, in yards, on permanent dry pastures and so on.
Sporysh - healing properties
Maggot has astringent, diuretic, antimicrobial, antiseptic, anti-inflammatory properties, increases blood coagulation, causes uterine contractions, accelerates wound healing, and enhances immunity.
Therefore, the internal use of knotweed is indicated in chronic diseases of the urinary tract, problems with the stomach and intestines, with urolithiasis and liver diseases, to alleviate the condition with tuberculosis, uterine or hemorrhoidal bleeding.
Outside, knotweed is used to treat skin diseases, as well as wound healing.
Maggot - dosage forms
As medicinal raw materials, only the aerial part of knotweed is used. They collect it almost all summer during the flowering period - it is important to cut it to a length of 40 centimeters. Harvesting should be done in dry weather and in a clean place away from roads. From dried grass make infusions, and also use it in the preparation of other fees.
Knotweed - recipes
To prepare knotweed infusion, you will need a glass of dried grass, which should be poured with a liter of boiling water. It is necessary to insist 2 hours, wrapping a container to retain heat. After - strain, and store in a cool place for no more than 2 days. Such an infusion is taken in a quarter cup before meals 2 or 3 times a day. The knotweed infusion is recommended for the diagnosis of liver and kidney diseases. If there are stones, knotweed literally "drives" the sand.
If there are wounds on the body, then lotions can be made from knotweed, but always fresh. It is steamed and applied to the wound site - this helps to calm the pain, faster healing of the wound. When diagnosing pneumonia, severe pleurisy and bronchitis, it is necessary to brew tea made from knotweed, elderberry flowers, coltsfoot leaves. All ingredients need 5 grams. Brew like regular tea.
If diarrhea appears, then a hot decoction of knotweed and horsetail will help. To brew a decoction, you need two parts of knotweed and one - horsetail. It is advisable to cook herbs in strong red wine. 3 minutes should be kept on fire. Then take hot in a third of a glass (maximum - in half) every 4 hours.
Maggot - contraindications
The knotweed grass contains a large amount of silicic acid, therefore, in the presence of diseases of the bladder, as well as kidneys in acute form, this plant is not recommended.
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