Time schedule for collecting medicinal herbs. Harvesting herbs: collection calendar by months
Many summer residents collect and dry medicinal herbs. Someone likes to drink fragrant and healthy in winter, someone uses medicinal plants for hair and skin care, someone has proven recipes for herbal preparations for various ailments. Regardless of the purpose, it is important to properly collect and dry plant materials, and now is the time to remember how to do this.
Herb collection time
Each medicinal plant has its own harvesting time. It is at this time that it maximally accumulates useful substances, which determine its healing effect. Brief plate-calendar will help to orient in terms of collection of vegetable raw materials (calendar for the Middle band; for other geographical zones, of course, amendments are needed to take into account the climate). To enlarge the image, just click on the picture:
Herbal collection calendar (for central Russia)
If the plate was not at hand or there is no plant of interest to us in it, we focus on the general rules - depending on the type of medicinal raw material.
kidneys
If the raw materials are plant buds, they need to be collected in early spring(in some plants - starting from February). You should have time, “catch the moment”, when the buds are already swollen, but the leaves have not yet begun to bloom. Expanding buds no longer have value as medicinal raw materials.Bark
The bark of trees and shrubs is also harvested in the spring - when does sap flow start. The period of its harvesting ends when the first leaves unfold. If the time of collection is chosen correctly, the bark is easily separated from the branch.Leaves
Most often, the harvesting of leaves is carried out at a time when when the plant is budding or flowering. Less often - in the fruiting phase. In plants with wintering foliage (lingonberry, bearberry), autumn harvesting of raw materials is also possible - after the berries have ripened.
Collection time depends on the type of medicinal raw materials
Flowers and inflorescences
If the flowers of the plant are required for medicinal purposes, you should wait until when they are fully developed. Sometimes buds are also used, but raw materials should never be harvested from withering and fading plants.Herbs
The above-ground part of herbaceous perennials and annuals is collected during their flowering or bud formation.Seeds and fruits
In most cases, it is recommended to wait, when the fruits and seeds are fully ripe. However, there are exceptions. For example, ripe rose hips become soft and crumple when harvested - they are harvested slightly unripe. Kalina, mountain ash, sea buckthorn are good to collect after the first frost.
Seeds and fruits are usually harvested when they are fully ripe.
If the seeds of the plant, ripening, easily crumble, scatter, apply little trick: on a branch where valuable raw materials ripen, they put on a small linen bag and tie it so that it does not blow away with the wind. Ripe seeds will gather themselves.
Roots, rhizomes, tubers and bulbs
They are usually dug in early spring, at the time of awakening of plants; in some plants autumn- when the maximum amount of useful substances accumulates in the underground organs. During the autumn harvest, they usually wait until the aerial part begins to die off (but until it completely dies off, so as not to be mistaken in the definition of the plant).So that medicinal plants are always at hand, you can grow them yourself. And it is convenient to choose seeds for your pharmaceutical garden in our catalog, which contains offers from large online garden stores. .
When self-collecting medicinal plants, it is necessary to adhere to certain terms and collection rules, since only at a certain time the plant has the properties necessary for treatment, moreover, they can be preserved only with proper collection and storage.
When collecting plants, you need to know:
- what parts of one kind or another medicinal plants have application in folk medicine;
- at what time the collection should be made and how exactly it is technically carried out;
- How should plants be dried?
- what measures should be taken to better preserve the harvested material.
The number of active principles contained in a medicinal plant during different periods of growth and development of the latter is not the same and fluctuates, therefore, the time of collection of medicinal plants is timed to coincide with the moment of the highest content of active principles in them. So, if the whole plant is involved, it is harvested at the beginning of flowering; at the same time, plants are also collected, from which all above-ground parts are used - grass. Leaves are usually collected before flowering., with the exception of "coltsfoot", which is harvested after flowering. Roots, rhizomes and tubers are harvested in autumn, after the cessation of sap flow in the plant or in early spring before it begins. Seeds and fruits - in the period of their full maturation, with some exceptions. The collection of above-ground parts of the plant, especially flowers, should be done in dry weather and after dew, since only under this condition is it possible to preserve the natural color of parts of the plant during drying and protect them from self-heating (the processes of bacterial and fungal decomposition), which often results in the loss of the active principle by the plant. We now list the rules for collecting individual parts of plants.
Buds are harvested in early spring, during the period of swelling, before their blooming. Pine buds are cut from the branches with a knife, small ones (for example, birch buds) are cut along with the branches. Dry, spreading a thin layer, in well-ventilated areas. Dried branches are threshed or the buds are cut off by hand.
The bark is harvested during the period of increased spring sap flow. before the leaves open. Make two semicircular cuts with a knife at a distance of 20 - 30 cm, connect with two longitudinal cuts and peel off the bark in parts in the form of grooves. Bark removed from trunks and branches (buckthorn), and in oak - only from branches. Dry the bark in the sun, under awnings or in closed ventilated areas.
The leaves are harvested during the period of budding, flowering plants, sometimes in the fruiting phase. Thick juicy petioles that do not contain nutrients (coltsfoot) are removed because they make drying difficult. Small leathery leaves (lingonberries) are cut along with twigs, and then the leaves are separated. Dried in the shade under awnings, indoors, laying out a thin layer.
Flowers are harvested at full bloom., sometimes in the stage of budding. Dried in the shade, sometimes in a darkened room (cornflowers).
Herbs are harvested during the period of full flowering or budding., cutting off the entire aerial part at the level of the lower leaves, plants with hard stems (wormwood, succession) collect leaves and flowering tops separately. Dry in thin bundles, suspended in a draft, or laid out in a thin layer in the shade in a well-ventilated place, such as an attic.
Fruits and seeds are harvested at full maturity., and sometimes a little unripe (rose hips) in the event that, when fully ripe, the fruits crumble, or become soft, crumple when harvested. Juicy fruits are harvested in the morning or in the evening, because during the daytime collection in extreme heat they quickly deteriorate. Before drying, they are dried in the sun for 1-2 days, and then dried at a temperature of 70-90 ° C in ovens. Do not wash fruits before drying.
Before drying, the raw materials are sorted by removing accidentally caught parts of the same or other plants. Plants are laid out in a thin layer, mixed 3-4 times a day (except for flowers). Raw materials must remain green, do not dry out. Drying is completed when the leaves and flowers are easily ground into powder, the stems break with a characteristic crack, the roots break, but do not bend, the berries crumble when squeezed in the hand, without giving sticky lumps.
Dry raw materials are stored in cloth bags, paper bags, boxes, jars. Smelly medicinal plants should be stored separately from odorless ones. Dry berries are hygroscopic, so it is better to keep them in a dry, drafty place in paper bags. Raw materials should be kept separate from substances with specific odors - kerosene, naphthalene, etc. Usually, the shelf life of flowers, grass and leaves does not exceed 1 - 2 years, and roots, rhizomes, bark - 2 - 3 years.
For central Russia, the following is relevant collection table of medicinal plants. It is monthly scheduled when it is best to collect and prepare raw materials.
Collection table of medicinal plants
MARCH
Birch - buds
Lingonberry - leaves
Pine - buds
APRIL
Birch - buds
Lingonberry - leaves
Highlander snake - rhizomes
Elecampane high - rhizomes with roots
Oak - bark
Viburnum ordinary - bark
Alder buckthorn - bark
Pine - buds
Black poplar - buds
MAY
Adonis spring - grass
Warty birch - leaves, buds
Lingonberry - leaves
Angelica officinalis - roots
Oak - bark
Viburnum ordinary - bark
European hoof - leaves
Stinging nettle - leaves
Alder buckthorn - bark
Buckthorn brittle - bark
Burdock - roots
Male fern - rhizome
Shepherd's purse - grass
Primrose spring - leaves, flowers
Peony evasive - roots
Siberian fir - buds, needles
Wheatgrass creeping - rhizomes
Black currant - leaves
Forest pine - needles, buds
Bearberry - leaves
Black poplar - buds
Violet tricolor - grass
Horsetail - grass
Horseradish - roots
Cherry - flowers, fruits
JUNE
Adonis spring - grass
Marsh wild rosemary - leafy branches
Black henbane - leaves
Red hawthorn - flowers, fruits
Cornflower blue - flowers
Three-leaf watch - leaves
Highlander bird - grass
Melilot officinalis - herb
Angelica officinalis - roots
Gray jaundice - grass
Small centaury - grass
European hoof - leaves
Stinging nettle - leaves
May lily of the valley - grass, leaves, flowers
Linden heart-shaped - flowers
Burdock - roots
coltsfoot - flowers, leaves
Dandelion officinalis - herb, roots
Comfrey officinalis - roots
Parsnip - grass
Shepherd's purse - grass
Peony evasive - roots
Siberian fir - buds, needles
Club club - grass, spores
Plantain large - leaves
Plantain ordinary - grass
Wormwood - leaves
Forest pine - needles, buds
Dryweed marshwort - grass
Thyme creeping - herb
Cumin ordinary - grass
Violet tricolor - grass
Horsetail - grass
Horseradish - roots
Three-part series - grass
Cherry - flowers, fruits Blueberries - leaves
Great celandine - grass
Orchid - tubers
JULY
Adonis spring - grass
Calamus marsh - grass
Ledum marsh - grass
Black henbane - leaves, buds
Warty birch - leaves, buds
Cornflower blue - flowers
Three-leaf watch - leaves
Blueberries - fruits
Knotweed - herb
Highlander kidney - grass
Melilot officinalis - herb
Origanum vulgaris - herb
Angelica officinalis - roots
Gray jaundice - grass
Larkspur reticulum - grass
St. John's wort - herb
Wild strawberry - fruits, leaves
Small centaury - grass
Icelandic lichen - thallus
Calendula officinalis (marigolds) - inflorescences
Fireweed narrow-leaved - grass
European hoof - leaves
Mullein scepter - corollas of flowers
Stinging nettle - leaves
Linden heart-shaped - inflorescences
Burdock - roots
Onion - Bulb
Common flaxseed - grass
Common raspberry - fruits, leaves
coltsfoot - flowers, leaves
Juniper - cone berries
Field mint - herb
Dandelion officinalis - herb, roots
Comfrey officinalis - roots
Male fern - rhizome
Parsnip - grass
Shepherd's purse - grass
Common tansy - inflorescences
Peony evasive - roots
Siberian fir - buds, needles
Club club - grass, spores
Plantain large - leaves
Plantain ordinary - grass
Wormwood - grass, leaves
Wormwood - herb
Motherwort five-lobed - grass
Fragrant chamomile - flower baskets
Blackcurrant - fruits
Dryweed marshwort - grass
Forest pine - needles, buds
Thyme creeping - herb
Cumin ordinary - fruits
Bearberry - leaves
Violet tricolor - grass
Horsetail - grass
Horseradish - roots
Three-part series - grass
Common bird cherry - fruits
Blueberries - fruits
Great celandine - grass
Rosehip cinnamon - flowers, fruits
Orchid - tubers
AUGUST
Adonis spring - grass
Calamus marsh - rhizomes, grass
Ledum marsh - grass
Sandy immortelle - inflorescences
Red hawthorn - flowers, fruits
Valerian officinalis - roots, rhizome
Blueberries - fruits
Highlander kidney - grass
Melilot officinalis - herb
Origanum vulgaris - herb
Angelica officinalis - roots
Gray jaundice - grass
Small centaury - grass
Icelandic lichen - thallus
Viburnum vulgaris - bark, fruits
Fireweed narrow-leaved - grass
Mullein scepter - corollas of flowers
Stinging nettle - leaves
Common cross - grass, roots
Burdock - roots
Onion - Bulb
Viburnum ordinary - fruits
Carrots - seeds, roots
coltsfoot - flowers, leaves
Dandelion officinalis - herb, roots
Comfrey officinalis - roots
Male fern - rhizome
Shepherd's purse - grass
Garden parsley - herb, roots
Common tansy - inflorescences
Peony evasive - roots
club moss - spores, herbs
Plantain large - leaves
Wormwood - herb
Fragrant chamomile - flower baskets
Rowan ordinary - fruits
Forest pine - needles, buds
Dryweed marshwort - grass
Cumin ordinary - fruits
Bearberry - leaves
Yarrow - herb
Violet tricolor - grass
Horsetail - grass
Hops ordinary - cones
Horseradish - roots
Three-part series - grass
Common bird cherry - fruits
Blueberries - fruits
Garlic sowing - bulbs
Great celandine - grass
Rosehip cinnamon - fruits
SEPTEMBER
Highlander snake - rhizomes with roots
Calendula officinalis (marigolds) - inflorescences
Cabbage
Cranberries - fruits
Stinging nettle - leaves
Burnet officinalis - roots, rhizome
Buckthorn laxative (zhoster) - fruits
Potentilla erectus - rhizome
Burdock - roots
Onion - Bulb
Carrots - seeds, roots
Alder gray - cones
Fern male - rhizomes
Shepherd's purse - grass
Garden parsley - herb, roots
Peony evasive - roots
Club club - spores
Plantain large - leaves
Wormwood - herb
Fragrant chamomile - flower baskets
Rowan ordinary - fruits
Blue cyanosis - rhizomes with roots
Cumin ordinary - grass
Bearberry - leaves
Yarrow - herb
Violet tricolor - grass
Horsetail - grass
Hops ordinary - cones
Horseradish - roots
wild chicory - roots
Rosehip cinnamon - fruits
Horse sorrel - rhizomes and roots
OCTOBER
Valerian officinalis - rhizomes with roots
Highlander snake - rhizomes
Angelica officinalis - rhizomes with roots
Viburnum ordinary - fruits, bark
Cranberries - fruits
Burnet officinalis - rhizomes and roots
Potentilla erectus - rhizomes
Common juniper - cone berries
Dandelion officinalis - roots
Comfrey officinalis - roots
Alder gray - cones
Fern male - rhizomes
Primrose spring - rhizomes with roots
Wheatgrass creeping - rhizomes
Field stalk - roots
Bearberry - leaves
wild chicory - roots
Rosehip cinnamon - fruits
Horse sorrel - rhizomes and roots
NOVEMBER
Alder - infructescence
Field stalk - roots
The aerial parts of the plant are usually harvested in dry weather, on clear and sunny days, after the dew has evaporated, adhering to the time indicated in the collection calendar. But, for example, essential oil rose petals are harvested before the onset of heat, in the early morning, so that rose oil does not evaporate, so you need to take into account the specifics of each plant.
Plants picked after or during rain, fog, wet weather, dew, or late at night when there is dampness in the air spoil quickly. If the plant has changed color (turned brown), then this means damage and unsuitability of raw materials for further use.
It is impossible to attribute folk instructions for collecting plants to mystical delusions. Exact dates and times such as “when the first roosters sang”, “at early dawn” or at “hot noon” always have a serious pharmacological basis. Datura leaves are much richer in alkaloids in the morning than in the evening. And in foxglove, the opposite phenomena have been established - glycosides disintegrate at night, so its leaves will contain less of the main herbal remedy than those collected during the day. The same indications, supported by pharmacognosic studies, also exist regarding the timing of plant collections - “On Ivan Kupala”, “On the Day of the Most Holy Theotokos”, “On Elijah the Prophet”.
The collected raw materials must be sorted out, other plants that have accidentally fallen, lumps of earth, should be removed. And as soon as possible, proceed to the drying of medicinal raw materials.
An experienced herbalist always makes sure that the grass is not overripe, the flowers are freshly blossomed, not to mention the fact that the same plants collected in different places - in a meadow or in a forest tract - have very different properties. Have pity on nature and don't collect more than you may need. Take care of your health, do not collect herbs that you are not sure about, especially from the umbrella family, which include hemlock and hemlock.
Rules for collecting medicinal plants
- Collect only perfectly healthy and fully developed plants. Withered, spoiled by insects, affected by diseases - it is impossible to harvest.
It is necessary to study the structure of harvested plants well in order to distinguish useless and poisonous herbs from similar ones.
It is necessary to collect medicinal raw materials at strictly defined dates and times of the day, when the plant has the highest concentration of active substances.
Useful substances are not distributed equally in the plant, so you need to know which parts of the plant you need to harvest.
Different types and parts of plants, put separately from each other. Also, in order to prevent self-heating (processes of bacterial and fungal decomposition) and spoilage, raw materials cannot be crushed or tightly folded into containers.
Plants collected in their natural climatic conditions will be more healing than artificially grown ones.
The harvesting of raw materials is carried out every year in different places and leave some of the plants untouched, otherwise you can completely destroy the thickets in the area. It should also be borne in mind that there are productive and non-productive years.
Preparation of individual parts of plants
Bark
The bark is harvested in the spring, from young (usually two-year-old) branches, during the period of abundant sap flow (during the swelling of the kidneys). At this time, it is easier to separate from the wood. To remove the bark from cut or chopped branches, make annular cuts with a sharp knife at a distance of 30-50 cm from each other and connect them with a pair of longitudinal cuts and remove them in the form of tubes or grooves. The bark covered with fruticose lichens is not harvested or thoroughly cleaned beforehand, if this is not done, the raw material can be spoiled.
Usually herbs (above-ground part) are collected during the budding period, at the beginning of flowering, less often fruiting. They are cut with a sickle, a special secateurs, a knife at the base or at the level of the lower leaves, without coarse ground parts. In plants with hard stems - St. John's wort, succession, motherwort, wormwood - it is recommended to cut or manually cut off the flowering tops and side flower branches. With continuous, dense thickets, plants are mowed with a scythe and selected from the mowing, removing all impurities. The collected grass is loosely placed in a pile or baskets.
Leaves
The leaves are usually harvested before flowering or at the beginning of flowering plants. The leaves are cut off in dry weather by hand, with or without a petiole. Leathery small leaves (lingonberries) are cut together with twigs, then separating the leaves. Sometimes, to collect the leaves, the entire aerial part of the grass (nettle) is cut off, dried, and then the leaf is threshed or cut off.
In early flowering herbs (coltsfoot) leaves develop after flowering. And in some plants, biologically active substances accumulate more after flowering (watch). In such cases, the leaves are harvested after flowering.
You need to collect well-developed and healthy leaves. Plucked leaves are shifted with branches between layers to provide air access and avoid self-heating of raw materials.
Flowers (inflorescences)
Flowers are collected in dry, clear weather, during the period of full bloom, without signs of wilting; sometimes in the stage of budding. During this period, the flowers contain more medicinal substances, they crumble less during storage, and retain their color better. The collection is usually done by hand, plucking or picking off the flowers with a minimal remnant of the pedicel. Some inflorescences are harvested whole, and after drying they are rubbed through a large sieve. When collecting flowers from woody plants, knives, secateurs, garden shears are used. To collect some flower baskets (for example, chamomile), special buckets or boxes with combs are sometimes used. When harvesting flowers, care must be taken that they are not eaten by insects or affected by diseases.
Rhizomes, roots, tubers and bulbs
Usually, the collection is carried out during the period of death of the aerial parts (seed flight), when the plant goes into a dormant period. You can also collect in early spring before the first shoots grow. Underground organs containing mucous substances are harvested only in autumn, because it is at this time that the largest amount of mucous substances is deposited.
Collection is carried out by digging with hoes, shovels, pitchforks. The roots and rhizomes are shaken off the ground and thoroughly washed in cold water. With a significant harvest, it is better to wash in wicker baskets under running water. Do not wash the roots with hot water.
Washing roots containing resinous, volatile and aromatic substances can lead to a significant loss of these substances. The primary processing of such roots is limited to the careful removal of lumps of earth and wiping with a dry cloth. For a more complete removal of the earth from them, the roots must first be dried at least a little.
The washed roots and rhizomes are immediately laid out on clean paper, grass, burlap and dried. Then they are cleaned of small roots, remnants of stems, rotten, damaged parts and sent to the place of final drying. Juicy and thick roots for drying are cut into a couple of pieces.
The buds are harvested in the spring during a period of strong swelling, until they begin to bloom. When collecting small buds (birch, blackcurrant, poplar), branches are cut, then dried and threshed, the remains of twigs and bark are removed. And large kidneys (pine) are cut with a knife. Dry the buds, spreading them in a thin layer, at first in a cool, ventilated place, as they begin to bloom in warmth.
Berries, fruits and seeds
The collection is carried out when they are fully ripe, without stalks, in the morning or in the evening, because. in the heat, they quickly deteriorate. Fruits (berries) that crumble or easily crumble when fully ripe are harvested a little earlier. When picking berries, every few layers should be laid with branches so that they do not choke or cake. Wrinkled, damaged and contaminated fruits are not suitable for harvesting.
Seeds are harvested when they are fully ripe, but there is an exception - hemlock seeds, which are harvested while still green. In herbs, the fruits, which are located in shields or umbrellas (cumin), are cut off together with umbrellas, and then, after drying, they are separated from the stalks.
What herbs to harvest in the fall
In autumn, the collection of medicinal herbs continues. Harvested and harvested in autumn, mainly roots and rhizomes, fruits.
The roots are cleaned of earth and rotting parts, washed thoroughly in cold water and dried in the open air. Then spread in a thin layer. If the roots are thick, they are cut into pieces 5-10 cm long and 1-1.5 cm wide. Thin ones dry completely.
You can dry in attics and in the oven, in the oven. The oven must be well heated, and the pipe open, so that the vapors that form during drying are drawn out to freedom. Dried raw materials are stored in jars with lids or in tight boxes lined with paper.
In addition to the roots, leaves, shoots, and fruits are harvested in autumn.
Cowberry - leaf, shoots.
Valerian officinalis - rhizomes with roots.
Highlander snake - rhizome with roots;
Angelica officinalis - rhizome with roots;
Viburnum ordinary - berries, bark;
Cranberries - berries;
Stinging nettle - leaves;
Burnet officinalis - roots, rhizome;
Buckthorn laxative (zhoster) - fruits;
Potentilla erectus - rhizome;
Burdock large - roots;
Common juniper - fruits.
Alder gray and black - cones.
Shepherd's bag - grass;
Garden parsley - grass, roots;
Plantain large - leaves;
Rowan ordinary - fruits.
cyanosis blue - rhizome with roots;
Bearberry ordinary - leaf, shoots.
Hops ordinary - fruits.
Horseradish ordinary - roots;
Wild chicory - roots;
Rosehip - fruits;
Horse sorrel - root.
Medicinal plant collection calendar
| Medicinal raw materials | Terms of collection of raw materials | |||||||||
| March | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | ||
| Adonis spring | grass | * | * | * | * | |||||
| calamus marsh | grass, rhizomes | * | ||||||||
| grass | * | |||||||||
| Quince oblong | seeds | * | * | * | ||||||
| Iowan fragrant | fruit | * | * | |||||||
| Aloe tree | fresh leaves | as you grow | ||||||||
| Marshmallow officinalis | roots | * | * | * | * | * | ||||
| Ammi toothbrush | fruit | * | * | |||||||
| Anise ordinary | fruit | * | ||||||||
| Aralia Manchurian | roots | * | * | * | * | |||||
| mountain arnica | inflorescences | * | * | * | ||||||
| Astra alpine | grass | * | ||||||||
| Astragalus Woollyflowered | gum | * | * | |||||||
| Ledum marsh | leafy branches | * | * | |||||||
| grass | * | * | ||||||||
| Badap thick-leaved | leaves | * | * | |||||||
| Badyak variegated (Tatarnik) | grass | * | * | |||||||
| Basil garden | grass | * | ||||||||
| Barberry common | leaves | * | * | |||||||
| Saxifrage femur | roots | * | * | |||||||
| Colchicum splendid | tubers, seeds | * | * | * | ||||||
| Henbane black | leaves | * | ||||||||
| leaves, buds | * | |||||||||
| Belladonna officinalis | leaves, grass, roots | * | * | * | * | |||||
| Birch | kidneys | * | * | |||||||
| Warty birch | leaves, buds | * | * | * | ||||||
| Sandy immortelle | inflorescences | * | * | |||||||
| Common hogweed | roots, leaves | * | * | |||||||
| hawthorn red | flowers, fruits | * | * | * | * | |||||
| Cowberry | leaves | * | * | * | ||||||
| black elderberry | flowers, fruits, bark | * | * | * | * | |||||
| Initial letter medicinal | above-ground part | * | * | |||||||
| B - D | March | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | |
| Valerian officinalis | rhizomes with roots | * | * | * | ||||||
| Cornflower blue | flowers | * | * | |||||||
| Three-leaf watch | leaves | * | * | |||||||
| Coined loosestrife | above-ground part | * | * | * | ||||||
| Veronica is not real | grass | * | * | * | ||||||
| Volodushka multiveined | grass | * | * | * | ||||||
| Curly Wolf | tops of shoots | * | * | |||||||
| field bindweed | roots, leaves | * | * | |||||||
| Galega officinalis | grass | * | * | * | ||||||
| Geranium meadow | grass | * | * | * | ||||||
| Blueberry | fruit | * | * | |||||||
| Gomphocarpus shrubby | seeds, shoots | * | * | |||||||
| Highlander snake | rhizomes | * | * | * | ||||||
| Highlander pepper | grass | * | ||||||||
| Highlander | grass | * | * | |||||||
| Highlander bird | grass | * | ||||||||
| Gentian yellow | rhizomes with roots | * | * | |||||||
| Sarepta mustard | seeds | * | ||||||||
| City gravel | rhizomes with roots | * | * | |||||||
| Buckwheat | flowering tops | * | ||||||||
| Gryzhnik smooth | grass | * | * | * | * | |||||
| streaked walker | seeds | * | * | * | ||||||
| Elecampane british | grass | * | * | |||||||
| Elecampane high | rhizomes with roots | * | * | |||||||
| Dioscorea Caucasian | rhizomes | * | * | * | ||||||
| Melilot officinalis | grass | * | * | * | ||||||
| Gorse dyeing | grass | * | * | |||||||
| Oak | bark | * | * | |||||||
| Datura vulgaris | leaves | * | * | * | ||||||
| Oregano | grass | * | * | |||||||
| Angelica officinalis | roots | * | * | * | * | * | * | |||
| F - K | March | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | |
| Jaundice gray | grass | * | * | * | ||||||
| Ginseng | rhizomes with roots | * | ||||||||
| Larkspur reticulum | grass | * | ||||||||
| Zaytsegub intoxicating | flowers, leaves | * | * | * | * | |||||
| St. John's wort | grass | * | * | |||||||
| Wild strawberry | leaves, fruits | * | * | |||||||
| golden rod | grass | * | * | * | ||||||
| Centaury umbrella | grass | * | * | * | ||||||
| white willow | bark | * | ||||||||
| Icelandic lichen | thallus | * | * | * | ||||||
| Hyssop officinalis | flowering shoots | * | * | * | ||||||
| Siberian origin | roots | * | * | |||||||
| Istod thin-leaved | rhizome with roots | * | * | |||||||
| Calendula officinalis | flowers | * | * | * | ||||||
| Viburnum ordinary | bark | * | * | |||||||
| bark, fruit | * | * | * | * | ||||||
| fruit | ||||||||||
| Cassia holly | leaves | As the | ||||||||
| Cabbage | head | * | ||||||||
| Kermek Gmelin | roots | * | * | * | ||||||
| Fireweed angustifolia | grass | * | * | |||||||
| red clover | inflorescences | * | * | |||||||
| Black cohosh Dahurian | rhizomes with roots | * | * | * | ||||||
| Cranberry | fruit | * | * | |||||||
| European hoof | leaves | * | * | * | ||||||
| rhizomes with roots | * | * | * | |||||||
| Mullein | corollas of flowers | * | * | |||||||
| Coriander seed | fruit | * | * | |||||||
| Stinging nettle | leaves | * | * | * | * | * | ||||
| Common cross | grass, roots | * | ||||||||
| Burnet officinalis | rhizomes with roots | * | * | |||||||
| Buckthorn brittle | bark | * | ||||||||
| Buckthorn alder | bark | * | * | |||||||
| Buckthorn laxative (zhoster) | fruit | * | ||||||||
| Yellow capsule | rhizomes | * | * | |||||||
| grass | * | * | ||||||||
| Long-spurred cuckoo | tubers | * | ||||||||
| Corn | columns with stigmas | * | * | |||||||
| Kupena officinalis | grass | * | * | |||||||
| L - N | March | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | |
| Elm-leaved meadowsweet (meadowsweet) | grass | * | * | |||||||
| Lakonos | roots | * | ||||||||
| Licorice | rhizome with roots | * | * | * | ||||||
| May lily of the valley | grass, flowers | * | * | |||||||
| Potentilla erectus | rhizome | * | * | * | ||||||
| Leuzea safrolovidnaya | rhizome with roots | * | * | |||||||
| Flax seed | seeds | * | * | |||||||
| Schisandra chinensis | fruits with seeds | * | ||||||||
| Linden heart-shaped | flowers | * | * | |||||||
| Burdock | roots | * | * | * | * | * | ||||
| Goof narrow-leaved | fruit, gum | * | ||||||||
| Bear bow | arrow bulbs | * | ||||||||
| Victorious onion (ramson) | leaves, bulbs | * | * | |||||||
| Onion | bulb | * | * | * | ||||||
| common flax | grass | * | ||||||||
| Raspberry ordinary | leaves, fruits | * | ||||||||
| Mallow forest | flowers | * | ||||||||
| Madder dye | rhizomes with roots | * | ||||||||
| Mary antihelminthic | fruit | * | * | |||||||
| Mother and stepmother | leaves, flowers | * | * | * | * | |||||
| medicinal lungwort | grass | * | ||||||||
| Mellisa officinalis | leaves | * | * | * | ||||||
| Common juniper | cone berries | * | * | * | ||||||
| Mordovnik ordinary | seeds | * | * | |||||||
| Hellebore blushing | rhizome with roots | * | * | |||||||
| Carrots | seeds, roots | * | * | * | ||||||
| Peppermint | leaves | * | * | |||||||
| field mint | grass | * | ||||||||
| foxglove large-flowered | leaves | * | * | * | ||||||
| O - P | March | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | |
| Sea buckthorn | fruit | * | * | |||||||
| Dandelion officinalis | roots | * | * | |||||||
| grass, roots | * | * | * | |||||||
| Comfrey officinalis | roots | * | * | * | * | * | ||||
| Oleander common | leaves | * | * | |||||||
| Alder | infructescence | * | ||||||||
| Alder gray | cones | * | * | |||||||
| mistletoe | casting, young branches | * | ||||||||
| stonecrop | grass | * | ||||||||
| male fern | rhizome | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | ||
| leafy shoots | * | |||||||||
| Passiflora incarnate | leafy shoots | * | ||||||||
| Parsnips | grass | * | * | |||||||
| Shepherd's bag | grass | * | * | * | * | * | ||||
| Patrinia medium | rhizome with roots | * | * | * | ||||||
| spring primrose | rhizome with roots | * | * | |||||||
| leaves, flowers | * | |||||||||
| Parsley garden | grass, roots | * | * | * | ||||||
| Parsley curly | fruit | * | * | |||||||
| Common tansy | society | * | * | |||||||
| Peony evasive | roots | * | * | * | * | * | ||||
| Siberian fir | kidneys, needles | * | * | * | ||||||
| bark and young branches | during a year | |||||||||
| club moss | grass, spores | * | * | * | * | |||||
| disputes | * | |||||||||
| Plantain large | leaves | * | * | * | * | |||||
| plantain | grass | * | * | * | ||||||
| Podophyllum thyroid | rhizomes | * | * | * | ||||||
| Snowdrop Voronov | bulbs and leaves | * | * | |||||||
| sunflower annual | leaves, flowers, seeds | * | * | |||||||
| Wormwood | leaves, grass | * | * | * | * | |||||
| Wormwood | grass | * | ||||||||
| Pupavka dyeing | leaves, flowers | * | * | |||||||
| Motherwort five-lobed | grass | * | * | |||||||
| motherwort heart | grass | * | * | * | ||||||
| Creeping wheatgrass | rhizomes | * | * | |||||||
| R - T | March | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | |
| Tangut rhubarb | rhizome with roots | * | * | |||||||
| Common agrimony | grass | * | * | |||||||
| golden rhododendron | leaves 2-3 years old | * | * | |||||||
| Rhodiola rosea | rhizomes | * | * | |||||||
| pharmaceutical camomile | inflorescences | * | * | |||||||
| Chamomile fragrant | flowers | * | * | * | * | |||||
| Rosyanka rotundifolia | grass | * | * | * | ||||||
| Mountain ash | fruit | * | * | |||||||
| Siberian rowan | fruit | * | * | * | ||||||
| Securinega semi-shrub | leaves, young branches | * | * | |||||||
| eryngium flat-leaved | grass | * | * | |||||||
| cyanosis blue | rhizome with roots | * | * | |||||||
| Scopolia carniolia | rhizome with roots | * | * | |||||||
| Skumpia tannery | leaves | * | * | |||||||
| Black currant | leaves | * | ||||||||
| fruit | * | |||||||||
| Pine | kidneys | * | * | |||||||
| Scotch pine (forest) | needles, kidneys | * | * | * | * | |||||
| Saussurea pretty | grass | * | * | |||||||
| Sophora thick-fruited | above-ground part | * | * | |||||||
| Field steel and prickly | roots | * | * | * | ||||||
| Asparagus officinalis | leaves | * | * | |||||||
| marshwort | grass | * | * | * | ||||||
| creeping thyme | grass | * | * | |||||||
| Cumin ordinary | fruit | * | * | |||||||
| grass | * | * | ||||||||
| Bearberry | leaves | * | * | * | * | * | * | |||
| Poplar black | kidneys | * | * | |||||||
| Pumpkin ordinary | seeds, fruit pulp | * | * | |||||||
| thyme | leaves | * | * | |||||||
| Yarrow | grass | * | * | * | ||||||
| dill | seeds | * | * | |||||||
| F - Z | March | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | |
| Fennel ordinary | seeds | * | ||||||||
| Violet tricolor | grass | * | * | * | * | * | ||||
| Horsetail | grass | * | * | * | * | * | ||||
| Common hop | cones | * | * | |||||||
| horseradish | roots | * | * | * | * | * | ||||
| wild chicory | roots | * | * | |||||||
| Tsmin (immortelle) sandy | flower baskets | * | * | |||||||
| Thyme (creeping thyme) | grass | * | * | |||||||
| Chaga | fruiting body of a fungus | * | * | * | * | * | ||||
| Hellebore | rhizome with roots | * | * | |||||||
| Three-part series | grass | * | * | * | ||||||
| Common bird cherry | flowers, fruits | * | * | |||||||
| fruit | * | * | ||||||||
| Blueberry | leaves | * | ||||||||
| fruit | * | * | ||||||||
| Garlic sowing | bulbs | * | ||||||||
| Large celandine | grass | * | * | * | ||||||
| Salvia officinalis | leaves | * | * | |||||||
| Saffron seed | stigmas | * | ||||||||
| Rosehip cinnamon | fruit | * | * | * | ||||||
| flowers, fruits | * | |||||||||
| Baikal skullcap | rhizome with roots | * | * | |||||||
| horse sorrel | rhizome with roots | * | * | |||||||
| Eleutherococcus senticosus | rhizome with roots | * | * | |||||||
| Ephedra horsetail | young branches | * | ||||||||
| forest apple tree | fruit | * | * | |||||||
| Tribulus | leaves | * | ||||||||
| Orchis | tubers | * | * | |||||||
| The name of the medicinal plant | Medicinal raw materials | March | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. |
| Terms of collection of raw materials | ||||||||||
The information given on the site is not a guide to self-treatment. Before usingby any folk method, a mandatory consultation with a specialist doctor is required.
Collection of medicinal herbs by the Moon in May 2020
Try to collect and use herbs to treat or strengthen any part of the body on the day of the sign that affects this part of the body or organ. Procedures and medications that restore the vital activity of the organ are best done with the growing moon, and all kinds of cleansing and fasting days are effective with the waning moon.
The roots are best dug at night, early morning or evening. Late morning, when the dew has dried, is the time to pick the leaves. Flowers should be fully opened and harvested on a sunny day. As the plant prepares to bloom, the healing power is greatly reduced. Seeds and fruits can be collected at any time of the day. They are not as sensitive as other parts of the plant, but the midday heat should be avoided. On the new moon - it is not recommended to collect all parts of the plant. 12-16 hours before the exact time of the change of phases of the moon and within 8-12 hours after it, contact with plants is undesirable.
For digging roots the best time is early spring, when the plants have not yet reached their full development, or autumn, when they droop and the healing power descends to the root. The roots are dug up during the debilitating Moon, at which time the strength of the plant descends into the roots. Under no circumstances should the roots be exposed to sunlight. Therefore, the most successful time is the night hours preceding dawn, or late evening. In addition, root days are suitable for collection, or rather nights - Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn.
Collection leaves can be carried out almost all year round, but on condition that we are talking about young plants. When the plant has been full of juice for a long time, blooms or has stood uncut all summer, it is already less suitable for medicinal purposes. The best time to collect leaves is late in the morning when the dew has dried. The leaves are harvested during the young moon, between the new moon and the full moon, and on leaf days (Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces). These days are especially favorable for drying, conservation and storage.
To collect colors spring and summer are especially favorable, when the plants are in full bloom, the time of day is noon. The weather must be very warm, sunny, so that the flowers bloom and the healing power passes into them, faded plants are not suitable. Harvest flowers during a new moon or a full moon, if possible on flower days (Gemini, Libra, Aquarius) or just throughout the day on a full moon - regardless of the sign.
seeds must be mature and fruit- ready - and this is possible only in summer or autumn. It is not the time of day that is important for collection, but the fact that it is dry, but high heat can be harmful.
The Full Moon and the Moon in the sign of Scorpio is an ideal time to collect all kinds of herbs, the herbs collected on these days have a special power, for whatever medicinal purposes they are intended. On the night of the full moon, the plants are active in all their parts, the strength of the herbs reaches its maximum.
Treatment and strengthening of a particular organ will be especially effective if on the day collection, The moon was in the sign of the zodiac that controls this body. The corresponding pulses are listed below:
Aries– Headache, eye diseases;
Taurus– Sore throat, ear diseases;
Twins– Tension of the shoulder girdle and lung diseases;
Cancer- Bronchitis, diseases of the stomach, liver, gallbladder, lungs;
a lion– Diseases of the heart and circulatory system;
Virgo- Disorders of the digestive system and pancreas, nervous diseases;
scales– Pain in the hip joint, diseases of the kidneys and bladder;
Scorpion- Diseases of the genital and urinary organs. A good day for collecting all the herbs;
Sagittarius– Diseases of the veins;
Capricorn– Diseases of bones and joints, skin diseases;
Aquarius– Diseases of the veins;
Fishes- Diseases of the legs.
In the presented table for the city of Moscow, each period of time is divided into days of roots, flowers, leaves, fruits, as well as the time of collecting roots and tops. Some days contradict each other, for example, it is indicated that you can collect the roots and the day of flowers, in which case you need to stick to the sign of the Zodiac, i.e. In this case, we collect flowers. But ideally, there should be a match, i.e. we collect tops on the day of flowers. We specifically made such a table of "inconsistencies" so that you can see when it is better to refrain from collecting medicinal herbs.
| Day May | Time/ kind of herbs | Events / herbal collection and treatment for diseases |
| 1 pt | from 00:00 vershoks fruit day | 1) The phase of the growing 1st quarter continues 🌓- tops  From the second quarter of the lunar cycle to the full moon (including it), it is also recommended to collect branches, shoots, leaves and flowers. 2) Like yesterday, the ☽ Moon in the sign of ♌ Leo 11°09"56"- fruit day |
| 2 sat | from 08:35 a.m. roots day | - roots day 1) The phase of the growing 1st quarter continues 🌓 (from 01.05 00:00) - vershoks |
| Mon 4 | from 10:09 a day of flowers tops | - flower day (from 04.05 08:55) - vershoks |
| 6 wed | from 10:04 am leaf day | 1) ☽ Moon passes into the sign of ♏ Scorpio- leaf day Diseases of the genital and urinary organs. Scorpio is a good sign for picking any herbs. 1) The beginning of the phase of the waxing moon 🌔(from 04.05 08:55) - vershoks |
| 7 thu | from 13:45 roots leaf day | 1) The beginning of the full moon phase 🌕- roots The above-ground part of plants, active during the full moon, when all the microelements extracted by the roots enter the leaves, flowers, fruits, i.e. are collected at the top. 1) ☽ Moon passes into the sign of ♏ Scorpio(from 06.05 10:04) - leaf day |
| 8 pt | from 10:15 a.m. fruit roots day | 1) ☽ Moon passes into the sign of ♐ Sagittarius- fruit day Disease of the veins. 1) The beginning of the full moon phase 🌕(from 07.05 13:45) - roots |
| 10 sun | from 12:38 roots day roots | 1) ☽ Moon passes into the sign of ♑ Capricorn- roots day Disease of the bones, joints and skin. 1) The beginning of the full moon phase 🌕(from 07.05 13:45) - roots |
| 12 t | from 18:38 flower day roots | 1) ☽ Moon passes into the sign of ♒ Aquarius- flower day Disease of the veins. 1) The beginning of the waning moon phase 🌖(from 10.05 22:23) - roots |
| 15 pt | from 04:24 leaf day roots | 1) ☽ Moon passes into the sign of ♓ Pisces- leaf day Leg disease. (from 14.05 17:02) - roots |
| 17 sun | from 16:35 fruit roots day | 1) ☽ Moon passes into the sign of ♈ Aries- fruit day Headache and blurred vision. 1) The beginning of the phase of the last quarter 🌗(from 14.05 17:02) - roots |
| 20 wed | from 05:10 roots day roots | 1) ☽ Moon passes into the sign of ♉ Taurus- roots day Pain in the throat and ears. 1) The beginning of the old moon phase 🌘(from 18.05 19:15) - roots |
| 22 pt | from 16:35 flower day roots | 1) ☽ Moon passes into the sign of ♊ Gemini- flower day Shoulder tension and lung disease. 1) The beginning of the old moon phase 🌘(from 18.05 19:15) - roots |
| from 20:38 do not collect | 1) The beginning of the new moon phase 🌑- do not collect 1) ☽ Moon passes into the sign of ♊ Gemini (from 22.05 16:35) - flower day |
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| 26 Tue | from 16:44 inches leaf day | - tops From the first quarter of the lunar cycle until the full moon (including it), it is recommended to collect branches, shoots, leaves and flowers. 1) ☽ Moon passes into the sign of ♋ Cancer(from 25.05 02:08) - leaf day |
| 27 wed | from 09:33 a day of fruit tops | 1) ☽ Moon passes into the sign of ♌ Leo- fruit day Violation of cardiac activity and blood circulation. 1) The beginning of the new moon phase 🌒(from 26.05 16:44) - vershoks |
| 29 pt | from 14:40 tops root day | 1) ☽ Moon passes into the sign of ♍ Virgo- roots day Violation of the activity of the digestive system and pancreas. Nervous diseases. 1) The beginning of the new moon phase 🌒(from 26.05 16:44) - vershoks |
| Sun 31 | from 17:37 top flower day | 1) ☽ Moon passes into the sign of ♎ Libra- flower day Hip problems, kidney and bladder problems. |
Medicinal plants are used for the preparation of pharmaceutical medicines and folk remedies for treatment. To preserve the beneficial trace elements contained in plants, you should know the collection rules. To do this, study the characteristics of medicinal herbs. In some species, leaves, shoots, inflorescences are useful, while in others, roots, fruits or flowers. There is a collection calendar by months, which is important to achieve the maximum effect from the raw materials used.
- 1. You should study the specifics of each plant.
- 2. Collect the aerial parts of the plant in sunny, dry weather. The moisture should evaporate. The material collected in rainy weather is not suitable for raw materials, as it deteriorates faster and loses its medicinal qualities.
- 3. Adhere to calendar dates for a particular plant.
- 4. Collect perfectly healthy raw materials without signs of rot and wilting.
- 5. Take leaves and flowers that are fully open.
- 6. Before you start collecting raw materials, you should study the structural features of the required plant, so that when collecting it, you should not confuse it with another outwardly similar one, since this can adversely affect your health.
- 7. It is important to consider the time of day.
- 8. Take into account the part of the herb for a particular collection, since different parts of the plant are suitable for the treatment of different diseases.
- 9. Flowers, roots, leaves, stems of the same species are advised to be folded separately, because they should not touch during collection. To do this, prepare separate containers or any other dishes. It is necessary to carefully handle the collected raw materials so as not to damage the collection.
- 10. Artificially grown families are poorer in terms of the content of nutrients, so it is better to take species that grow in their natural habitat.
- 11. Harvest to produce farther from industrial enterprises, cities and from highways, as plants absorb harmful substances from the air and soil.
- 12. In order not to completely destroy the medicinal plant in a particular area, an annual collection of a certain variety should be made in different places.
- 13. Store medicinal raw materials in dark rooms with ventilation.
- 1. Bark. When using the bark of trees and shrubs, young plants with soft and smooth bark and low crown height are chosen. The best time for this is when it is characterized by intense movement of the juice. During this period, it is rich in nutrients and is easily torn off the tree trunk. Growths should be absent.
- 2. Leaves. Usually, the leaves are harvested before flowering by hand, and in coltsfoot grass, the raw parts are more valuable after flowering. Therefore, knowledge of the characteristics of each species is required.
- 3. Field grass. It is taken during the flowering period, cut off with a knife near the ground. In varieties with a rigid stem, lateral shoots are taken. Grass from dense thickets is selected by mowing the area with a manual scythe.
- 4. Flowers. They must be perfectly healthy, in full bloom. Fading specimens are not taken. Pedicels should not be taken.
- 5. Underground parts. The underground parts of the plant are useful in the dormant stage, that is, when they have faded. During this period, beneficial substances are localized in the rhizome. Dirty roots are washed with water and dried at room temperature in the dark in a ventilated area.
- 6. Fruits. They are harvested only when they are fully ripe. The best time for this is morning or evening, as the sun's rays adversely affect the properties of raw materials. The product must be free of cracks and dents.
- flowers;
- fruit
- September October
- flowers;
- fruit
- May June;
- September October
- flowers;
- fruit
- June July;
- Aug. Sept
- bark;
- fruit
- April May;
- September October
- grass;
- roots
- August;
- October
- 1. In the first phase of the moon, the underground part of the plants is harvested, namely on the sixth and seventh days of the growing moon, since useful microelements are found in the root part of the crops.
- 2. In the second phase, the aerial parts of plants are useful.
- 3. The third phase is similar to the first.
- Invaluable information is contained in the book by M. A. Kuznetsov "Medicinal plant materials and preparations" and the reference book by V. K. Lavrenov "500 most important medicinal herbs".
- Valuable advice can be found in the special literature edited by A.P. Popov "Medicinal plants in folk medicine".
- 1. Vitamin fortifying. It is taken for beriberi, to restore the body after an illness, for atherosclerosis, hypertension, SARS, colds, liver and kidney damage, gastritis, insomnia and headaches. It is suitable for both adults and children over 12 years old. The composition of the product in parts by weight: wild rose (2), mountain ash (2), currant (2), oregano (grass), knotweed, St. John's wort, nettle leaf in one part. To prepare the infusion, take 200 milliliters of boiling water, add the above ingredients, boil in a water bath for about fifteen minutes. After cooling and insisting for more than half an hour, filter and take three times a day before meals. The broth is stored no more than 48 hours in a cold place.
- 2. Thoracic expectorant. From diseases of the upper respiratory tract - cough, bronchitis, acute bronchial asthma, as well as with laryngitis and acute respiratory infections. Ingredients: elecampane root, calendula flowers, coltsfoot, calamus root, licorice root one part, flax seeds, knotweed, plantain, peppermint leaves in two parts and three parts of elecampane roots. The principle of preparation is the same as in the first collection. A third of a glass is taken before meals in the morning, afternoon and evening.
- 3. Diuretic collection. They treat diuresis, gout, pyelonephritis, diabetes mellitus, hepatitis, cholecystitis, take it for cholelithiasis. Ledum shoots, yarrow grass are taken in equal quantities (one part), and calendula inflorescences and mint leaves, rose hips - two parts each. Pour 200 milliliters of boiling water and boil for five minutes, take before meals in the morning, afternoon and evening.
- 4. Choleretic. Indications for use: cystitis, hepatitis, pyelonephritis, angiocholitis and other diseases. Immortelle flowers 7 grams, St. John's wort, calendula flowers, mint leaves, tansy flowers 1 spoon and 4 teaspoons of yarrow herb are taken to prepare a decoction. Bay with boiling water, insist for an hour, covered with a warm blanket, drink the cooled mixture for two weeks after eating.
- 5. Laxative. With constipation, gastric ulcer or diseases of the duodenum, with increased acidity. Nettle leaves, plantain 25 milligrams each, flax seeds - 100 milligrams, rose hips - 50 milligrams, licorice roots - 25 milligrams are boiled in 250 milligrams of water for 45 minutes, insisted before cooling, boiled cooled water is added, bringing to 200 milliliters. Drink a decoction of half a glass half an hour before eating. Treatment continues for three weeks.
- 6. Gastric - fixing. With diarrhea, poor appetite, flatulence, gastroenterocolitis, with low acidity of the fatty acid. To prepare the medicine, you need to take calendula flowers, elecampane root, peppermint leaves, knotweed and yarrow herbs in a ratio of 2: 2: 1: 4: 2. 50 grams of the composition is poured with a liter of water and tea is brewed. After insisting for about an hour, take a third of a glass after meals twice a day.
- 7. Diabetic. If the patient suffers from gout, osteochondrosis, rheumatism or diabetes mellitus, it is advised to take an infusion of flax seeds, motherwort herbs, St. All are taken in equal amounts. Drink thirty days once a day before meals, 75 milligrams of the mixture. Every three or four days a new decoction is prepared.
- 8. For weight loss, the fruits of mountain ash, hawthorn, wild rose, licorice roots, lingonberry shoots, nettle and senna leaves, birch are suitable. They also help with metabolic disorders. Insist two weeks on alcohol in a dark place, drink 25 milliliters in the morning and evening twenty minutes before meals.
- 9. Gynecological. Inflammatory processes occurring in the female genital organs, uterine erosion and colpitis. The composition is poured with two liters of cold water, brought to a boil over low heat and boiled for ten minutes, then left for 12 hours in the dark, filtered. Take 100 milliliters for 12 days before meals. The following medicines are needed: herbs of shepherd's purse, oregano, wormwood, yarrow, knotweed and bergenia roots, calamus, as well as chamomile flowers, flax seeds in equal proportions.
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Rules for collecting medicinal herbs
To obtain high-quality material, a number of rules must be observed:
plant parts
If different parts of the plant are needed to prepare the drug, then you need to carefully study some of the characteristic properties:
Collection calendar by months
Each plant is harvested at a specific time. The collection calendar is focused on the time of year:
| plant name | plant part | Season | Shelf life, year |
|---|---|---|---|
| White birch | kidneys | January to March | 3 |
| cinnamon rosehip | Fruit | September October | 2 |
| Celandine | Grass | May-July | 2 |
| garden dill | Grass | May June July | 1.5-2 years |
| swamp cudweed | Grass | June July August | 2 |
| Wormwood | Grass | During the summer months and September | 3 |
| wild rosemary | Grass | June July August | 2 |
| pochechuyny mountaineer | Grass | June July August | 2 |
| spring adonis | Grass | April May | 2 |
| Medicinal sweet clover | Grass | June July August | 2 |
| Oregano | Grass | July August | 3 |
| ordinary oak | Bark | April May | 4 |
| Elecampane high | Root | September October | 4 |
| calamus marsh | root part | June, July, August, September, October | 3 |
| Marshmallow officinalis | Roots | April-May, September-October | 2 |
| Common lingonberry | Leaves | May-October | 1 |
| Hawthorn | 8 | ||
| Chinese barberry | 5 | ||
| black elderberry | 34 years | ||
| blue cornflower | Flowers | June July | 2 |
| Valerian | Roots | May-October | 3 |
| shamrock watch | Leaves | May-July | 2 |
| stinging nettle | Leaves | June July | 2 |
| medicinal calendula | inflorescences | June | 2 |
| Viburnum ordinary | 41 | ||
| Medicinal burnet | Roots | September | 5 |
| Chamomile | inflorescences | July August | 2 |
| Wild strawberry | Leaves | May June | 2 |
| laxative joster | Fruit | Aug. Sept | 3 |
| St. John's wort | Grass | July August | 3- 4 |
| meadow clover | Flowers | June July | 2 |
| Sage | Leaves | July | 1 |
| Dandelion | Up to three years | ||
| Gray and sticky alder | cones | January-April, September-December | 4 |
| Pine | kidneys | April | 3 |
| Plantain | Grass | June | 2 |
| Linden heart-leaved | Inflorescence | June July | 2 |
There are a huge number of medicinal herbs, this table lists the most common.
According to the lunar calendar
The moon is able to influence the quality of the collected funds. There are some rules:
Herbal books
If it is difficult to navigate in healing herbs, you should refer to books dedicated to their description. There are special encyclopedias, reference books. Here are some of the huge list of specialist literature:
Application
Medicinal herbs, which have in their composition, along with biologically active substances, and compounds necessary for normal life, are used in the form of various decoctions, tinctures and infusions, ointments, scrubs, added to tea, dishes.
It is advised not to take herbal remedies without consulting a doctor, since along with the benefits, they can adversely affect the state of the body. Persons prone to allergic reactions are advised to be wary of traditional medicine.
Use only freshly prepared decoctions and infusions stored in the refrigerator. Collection of herbs is included in the complex therapy of all diseases. To achieve a positive result, compliance with the dosage is mandatory.
Fees differ not only in their composition, but also in their effect on human organs and in the spectrum of diseases in the treatment of which they are used. For example, a collection for the treatment of ailments of the respiratory system or gastric remedies used in the treatment of diseases of the digestive system. Conditionally divided into the following types:
This list does not end there. There are also articular, endocrine and others.
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