Potentilla white tincture. Root of white cinquefoil: use in traditional medicine

Potentilla is a very large genus of plants common in many countries. Its name comes from Latin word"potents", meaning "strong", "powerful". However, this name does not explain appearance belonging to this genus of plants. They are named in this way due to the healing properties inherent in some of its representatives. One of these representatives, and the most striking, is the white cinquefoil. It is about her that we will talk today.

Potentilla white - a charming outwardly plant with delicate white flowers. It is they who distinguish it from other species. In addition, white cinquefoil can be identified by a relatively small height, which rarely exceeds 25 centimeters, and special leaves - consisting of five dark green leaves, somewhat reminiscent of fingers. That is why the people often call this plant “five-fingered”, “five-fingered” or “five-fingered”. Potentilla blooms in April-June, forming a white blanket visible from a distance from the flowers.

Most of the European territory is considered to be the place of its growth. As a rule, it grows in pine and oak forests, on grassy slopes, meadows, edges and copses, and soils of completely different composition are suitable for it - wet, dry, clay, sandy, etc. However, despite the fact that white cinquefoil grass is quite unpretentious, today it is almost impossible to meet it in natural conditions. The rapid development of rural and forestry led to a large reduction in this species, however, like many other representatives of the fauna. Today, white cinquefoil is attributed to rare plants, but since it is endowed, one might say, with unique healing properties people are not going to forget about it. That is why at present they are trying to breed it artificially.

Harvesting white cinquefoil

Most often for medical purposes, the rhizome and root of Potentilla white are used. It is these parts of the plant that have the greatest medicinal properties. They are harvested, usually in the fall, after the stems wither. This is due to the fact that cinquefoil, preparing for a long winter, accumulates in the roots useful material, and during this period their concentration reaches a maximum. Moreover, the most valuable are the rhizomes of plants that have reached 3-4 years.

After digging, the rhizomes are cleaned of thin roots and dirt, thoroughly washed and dried. Properly collected and harvested raw materials can be stored without losing their properties for up to three years.

The ground parts of Potentilla are also used for medicinal purposes, but much less often than the roots. Above ground parts are usually harvested during flowering and growing season and then dried.

What is useful white cinquefoil

Pyatipal is a herb that is distinguished by a unique combination of substances that make up its composition. It is rich in tannins, amino acids, glycosides, flavonoids, iridiodes, saponins. Rutin is present in its roots, cyanidin and kaempferol are in the leaves, the plant has a lot of iodine, vitamins, micro- and macroelements. Albinin is considered one of the most valuable components present in Potentilla, a recently discovered substance with thyrotropic activity.

• Crush with a hammer or grind with any other accessible way twenty grams of roots and place them in a bottle. Pour two hundred grams of vodka there and close the container with a lid. Place the bottle in a dark place for at least a month, during this time shake it periodically. When the product is ready, strain it and pour into a convenient container. Take thirty drops in a quarter glass of water, twenty minutes before meals three times a day.

Infusion of white cinquefoil

Those who, for some reason, cannot tolerate alcohol infusions, can be treated with infusion of Potentilla root. It also helps with all of the above problems with the body.

• Grind a tablespoon of the root, place in a suitable container and steam with a glass of boiling water. Wrap the product with a towel or blanket and leave for six to eight hours (you can also use a thermos to prepare it). Take a couple of tablespoons four times a day, twenty minutes before meals.

Potentilla erect, or galangal ( Potentilla erecta(L.) Raeusch.), from the Rosaceae family - perennial herbaceous plant up to 15-40 cm high with thin, ascending, forked-branched stems at the top. The leaves are trifoliate, with two large stipules, alternate: basal - petiolate, upper - sessile; stems and leaves are covered with hairs. Flowers solitary, yellow, with regular perianth, orange-red spots at the base, axillary, on long pedicels. Double calyx, with subcup. The corolla consists of 4 separate petals, unlike other cinquefoils, which have 5 petals. It is for these four petals that it is easy to find it in nature, and that is why it is customary to harvest its roots somewhat at the wrong time - not at the end of the season, but during flowering. The fruit is an ovoid, slightly wrinkled achene of dark olive or Brown color. The fruit consists of 5-12 seeds. Blooms from May to August. The fruits ripen in August-September.

In the wild, the plant is found in the forest zone of the European part of the country, in Western Siberia, in the Caucasus. It often grows in damp and dry places, between shrubs, in meadows, in young plantings, in pastures, sometimes in swampy places, sparse coniferous and coniferous-small-leaved forests. Collecting wild roots is very laborious - they are quite small and are in the turf layer. Therefore, it makes sense to plant this plant on the site.

cultivation

Kalgan looks good in a group on the eastern or western slope of a rocky hill. Flowering lasts almost all summer, so it is decorative for a long time. Dissected leaves and numerous small yellow flowers create the effect of lightness and airiness.

The plant prefers loose, fertile soil with a neutral or slightly acidic environment. On heavy clay soils the roots are clumsy and small, and the aerial part is not so lush.

It takes a long time to grow this plant from seeds. planting material the easiest way is to bring from natural habitats. It is better to dig up plants during flowering, when they are easy to identify. After landing on the site, they are watered and shaded for a while. This contributes to better survival. Care is the most common and includes only loosening, weeding and, if necessary, watering. In the future, when digging raw materials upper part roots with renewal buds can be planted in the vacant place and after 2-3 years the plants are again suitable for obtaining medicinal raw materials and further division.

Collect rhizomes in the fall. They dig with a shovel, free from lumps of earth, cut off thin roots and branches of stems, place in baskets and wash. Lay out the street for drying and wilting, and then dry it in the attic or in a dryer at a temperature not higher than +60 ° C, stirring occasionally. Raw material saves medicinal properties 4 and even more years.

Chemical components

The main substances that determine the pharmacological activity of cinquefoil are condensed tannins, triterpene saponins, in particular, tormentillin glycoside and tormentol ether, and flavonoids. The content of tannins in the rhizomes of Potentilla is greater than in oak bark and reaches 20-30, and in some cases - 35%, and therefore the plant in Russia was used for tanning leather and dyeing fabrics.

medicinal properties

The rhizomes of the plant have an astringent, bactericidal, anti-inflammatory and hemostatic effect. The local anti-inflammatory effect is associated with tannins that can create a biological film that protects tissues from chemical, bacterial and mechanical effects that accompany inflammation. At the same time, the permeability of capillaries decreases and the vessels narrow. These features of the action are well manifested on inflamed, reddened mucous membranes with pharyngitis, stomatitis, gingivitis, as well as gastritis and enteritis. The general anti-inflammatory effect is associated with the effect of flavonoids. A number of authors note a moderate analgesic effect of Potentilla preparations.

Potentilla decoctions are prescribed orally for enteritis, enterocolitis, dyspepsia, dysentery, ulcerative colitis with bleeding from the intestines, gastritis, gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcer, as a choleretic agent for cholecystitis, cholecystocholangitis, acute and chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis of the liver, including in the edematous-ascitic stage.

Potentilla decoctions are very effective for poisoning and intestinal infection. It has been used and is used even in dysentery. Due to its antimicrobial, astringent and hemostatic action, it is very effective.

Decoctions are used for hypermenorrhea and uterine bleeding various origins as a hemostatic agent inside; with colpitis, vaginitis, erosion of the cervix, a decoction is used for douching.

Potentilla is used for rinsing with inflammatory diseases of the oral cavity (stomatitis, gingivitis), bleeding gums, with tonsillitis and chronic tonsillitis. In the form of an application, a decoction of Potentilla is used for hemorrhoids, burns, eczema, neurodermatitis, cracks in the skin and mucous membranes, and sweating of the feet.

Outwardly, herbalists use a decoction of the roots for burns and weeping eczema.

Recipes for use

For cooking decoction 1 tablespoon of cinquefoil rhizomes is poured into a glass of water room temperature, bring to a boil, boil in a water bath for 10-15 minutes, cool, filter, take 1 tablespoon 3-4 times a day 1-1.5 hours before meals for diseases of the stomach and intestines.

Alcohol tincture galangal is prepared on 70% alcohol, insisting for 2 weeks in the dark in a ratio of 1:10 and taking 30-40 drops 4-5 times a day, diluting with water for problems gastrointestinal tract.

Tincture Potentilla roots on vodka resemble cognac in color and taste quite pleasant. And yet she retains all her beneficial features. As a drink, 10-20 g of roots are infused in 0.5 liters of vodka. After 2-3 weeks, the tincture is filtered and used in a glass of liquor before meals as a tonic and tonic. By the way, in Russian villages it was believed that this tincture is very useful for men, but, of course, in a very moderate dose.

flower formula

The flower formula of erect cinquefoil: *Ch4+4L4T∞P∞.

In medicine

Preparations of rhizomes of Potentilla erectus (broths) are used orally for diseases of the gastrointestinal tract: gastritis, diarrhea, enteritis, dyspepsia, colitis, flatulence associated with fermentation phenomena, internal gastric, intestinal, pulmonary and uterine bleeding. Outwardly - with inflammatory diseases of the oral cavity, pharynx and larynx - stomatitis, gingivitis, tonsillitis.

In dermatology, the plant is used orally for atopic dermatitis, eczema, trophic ulcers complicated by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, burns, hemorrhoids and inflammatory skin diseases. Outwardly - with acne, bruises, bleeding wounds, cracks in the skin of the extremities.

Potentilla erectus rhizomes are part of the Phytodiarin ® collection, which has antimicrobial, astringent and anti-inflammatory effects.

children

As a medicine, a decoction of crushed rhizomes of Potentilla erectus can be used by children from 12 years of age.

In cosmetology

Potentilla is used externally in cosmetology. Potentilla decoction is used for oily skin face, lotion - for acne. The plant is also used in cosmetology in other countries: in Bulgaria, Poland, the Czech Republic.

In production

Potentilla has long been used for tanning leather and for producing black and red dyes. The plant is also used in alcoholic beverage production and as an additive to tea. AT Food Industry it is used as a spice in canning fish, to give products a pink hue and a specific subtle pleasant aroma and taste.

Classification

Potentilla erect (Kalgan) - lat. Potentilla erecta L. Raeuseh - sin. Potentilla tormentilla Neck. - belongs to the Rosaceae family (lat. Rosacea). The Rosaceae family includes about 115 genera and 3,000 species. The genus Potentilla includes up to 500 species of plants, distributed almost throughout the world, but mostly in the temperate and cold regions of the Northern Hemisphere.

Botanical description

Potentilla erectus is a wild-growing perennial herbaceous plant, 10 to 40 cm high. Potentilla rhizome is cylindrical or tuberous, thickened, many-headed, woody, reddish-brown, bears numerous adventitious roots. Stem one or more, erect or ascending, forked-branched. Basal leaves trifoliate or quintuple, long-petiolate. Stem leaves are sessile, trifoliate, large-serrated, with large stipules, adpressed-hairy on both sides. Potentilla flowers are solitary, on long pedicels, about 1 cm in diameter. The corolla consists of 4 yellow, obovate petals. The plant blooms from mid-May to September. The flower formula of erect cinquefoil: *Ch4+4L4T∞P∞. The fruit is a polynutlet, ripens in August, September.

Spreading

Potentilla erect grows in damp meadows, in rare shrubs, on the edges of forests, in clearings. Likes wet sandy, sandy, loamy and peat soils. In the northern part of the range - in the tundra and forest-tundra, it occurs along the banks of rivers, streams, along the outskirts of swamps.

In the European part of Russia, it grows from the coast of the Barents Sea to steppe zone, enters the southern taiga forests and forest-steppe of Western Siberia, grows in Ciscaucasia, as well as in the mountain belts of the Greater and Lesser Caucasus. Found in Belarus, Ukraine.

Distribution regions on the map of Russia.

Procurement of raw materials

Potentillae rhizomata (Potentillae rhizomata) is used as a medicinal raw material. They are dug up during flowering, cleaned of roots, washed from the ground and dried on outdoors, in ventilated rooms or in dryers.

Chemical composition

The pharmacological properties of Potentilla erectus depend on the biologically active substances contained in the plant. Rhizomes contain up to 30% tannins, glycoside tormentilin; triterpenoids (up to 6%): quinic acid, tormentoside; resins, crystalline ether tormentol; phenolcarboxylic acids: gallic, quinic, ellagic, caffeic, n-coumaric, protocatechin, flavonoids (kaempferol), flobafens; phenols (fluroglucinol, pyrocatechin, pyrogallol); catechin, wax, gum, starch, macro- and microelements.

Pharmacological properties

A decoction of the rhizomes of Potentilla erectus has an astringent, anti-inflammatory, hemostatic, bactericidal effect, and also has an expectorant and choleretic effect.

It has been established that aqueous extracts from Potentilla rhizomes have antimicrobial, antiprotozoal and fungicidal activity. The antimicrobial effect of the decoction when exposed to it chemical compounds peculiar to the intestinal microflora. Its action is softer and more physiological, since the biologically active substances of the plant are in essence and resistance of pathogenic pathogens does not develop to them. A decoction of Potentilla rhizomes is used in the treatment of diseases associated with functional bowel disorders. In this case, the inflamed intestinal mucosa is protected from irritation and damage by microbial and other adverse agents, the elimination of an acute inflammatory reaction, the normalization of intestinal motor function, the suppression of pathogenic intestinal flora and the restoration of eubiosis in the intestine.

The general anti-inflammatory effect is associated with the action of flavonoids, and the local effect is associated with tannins that can create a biological film that protects tissues from bacterial, chemical and mechanical influences that accompany inflammation, while at the same time capillary permeability decreases and blood vessels narrow.

In the gastroenterological department of the Clinical Diagnostic Center No. 1 in Moscow, studies were carried out on the pharmacological properties of the rhizomes of Potentilla erectus. There were 60 people under observation. The first group included patients with functional bowel disease (irritable bowel syndrome) and organic diseases(chronic enterocolitis). All patients had diarrhea. The second group consisted of patients with erosive and ulcerative processes in the stomach and duodenum, the third group - with chronic active gastritis. The fourth group was a control group and, unlike the first three, received only medications, without cinquefoil.

When using the plant in the group of patients receiving Potentilla erectus as a monotherapy, there was a fairly rapid disappearance of diarrhea or its decrease. The pain syndrome also significantly decreased to 5% (before treatment it was 54%), such dyspeptic disorders as nausea, bitterness in the mouth, belching, vomiting, as well as bleeding gums and rectal bleeding significantly decreased.

Diarrhea in the control group without the use of cinquefoil was stopped in 12 of 30 patients (40%), with the use of cinquefoil erect in 24 of 30 patients studied (80%).

Also, due to the increased interest in Helicobacter pylori infection, tests were carried out to identify Helicobacter pylori in patients of all four groups of patients before and after treatment with cinquefoil rhizomes. The results showed that Helicobacter pylori was absent in 16 out of 19 studied patients suffering from chronic active gastritis and erosive and ulcerative lesions of the stomach and duodenum before taking this phytopreparation, and in the control group of patients, Helicobacter pylori was absent in 8 out of 21 people.

Thus, Potentilla erectus can be used both as monotherapy and in combination with other drugs without disturbing their metabolism. This plant is well tolerated by all patients, regardless of age. The introduction of Potentilla erectus into the treatment of antiulcer therapy accelerates the time of epithelialization and significantly increases the efficiency of eradication of Helicobacter pylori infection. However, given the presence a large number tannins, it is necessary to remember the drying effect of Potentilla on the mucous membranes.

Application in traditional medicine

AT traditional medicine apply decoction, infusion, tea and tincture of Potentilla. Potentilla erectus was used primarily as an astringent, expectorant and analgesic. Potentilla rhizome - ancient folk remedy used in the treatment of gastritis, stomach ulcers, various internal bleeding(pulmonary, gastric, intestinal, uterine). With diarrhea and dysentery, they drank tea from the roots of Potentilla. A decoction of rhizomes was taken for diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, insufficient acidity of gastric juice.

It was also used externally as an ointment for burns, frostbite, weeping eczema, as well as for rinsing with sore throat and scurvy. Potentilla was also used for jaundice, liver diseases, gout, and as part of the fees - for kidney diseases, Bladder and prostate adenomas.

There is evidence of the effectiveness of infusions and decoctions from the leaves, stems and flowers of Potentilla in the treatment of patients with acute and chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis of the liver with congestion (edema, ascites).

Potentilla has found application in other countries. In Bulgaria, Potentilla infusion is used as a choleretic agent for gastritis and peptic ulcer with low acidity, as well as in the form of applications for hemorrhoids.

The German National Health Service recommends using galangal inside for diarrhea, externally for rinsing and irrigating the mouth with inflammation of the gums and mucous membranes.

History reference

Potentilla erectus has always been popular with the Russian people. However, it is known to many as galangal. The people have other names for this plant: elm-grass, ovary root, zavyaznik, derevyanka, drevlyanka, whisperer, dubrovka, oak root, umbilical grass, diarrhea grass, uzik, spool, etc. Traditions about this plant have been preserved. One of them is connected with Ilya Muromets. It says that before the battle with the Nightingale the Robber, the hero found a large thicket of “whisper” grass, inhaled the smell of its roots and felt immeasurable strength in himself.

In the Middle Ages, the medicinal properties of Potentilla erectus were highly valued, as it was almost the only remedy for dysentery. In ancient reference books, Potentilla is also mentioned in combination with other medicinal herbs. In the “Ethnobotanical Notes” by H. Marcellus, the following is said about Potentilla: during the plague of 1348-1349 in the Baden Valley, a bird flew from the sky to people and sang: “Whoever eats a galangal and a thigh will delay his end.”

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Potentilla erectus - a plant that was treated in medieval Europe. In ancient times, it was used for jaundice, digestive disorders, wounds and burns were treated with it. At that time it was the most effective potion for dysentery. It is no coincidence that in translation from Latin the name of the herb means "strongly acting against dysentery." Before the discovery of medicinal properties, Potentilla erectus was used to extract black and red paint. Today, the rhizome of this plant is used not only in medicine, but also in the canning, alcoholic beverage industry.

Features of erect cinquefoil

What does the erect cinquefoil, or galangal, look like? How to harvest its rhizome? What diseases is it recommended for? Does the herb have contraindications?

area

Grass galangal is a Eurasian plant species. It is widely distributed throughout Europe, but can also be found in the Caucasus and Asia. In Russia, it grows throughout the European part. Especially a lot of grass in Polissya, it can also be collected in the Urals and Siberia to the Altai Territory. Kalgan takes root both on sandy and on swampy soils. For growth, he needs a lot of light and heat, so you should look for grass on open spaces- on pastures, slopes, meadows, pastures, clearings, sparse forests, clearings.

Botanical characteristic

Plant galangal - perennial grass height from 15 to 50 cm. What are its botanical features?

Grass blooms from May to September, depending on the climate zone.

Herb picking

How to properly collect and prepare raw materials in order to preserve its healing properties?

• Billet. Harvest root or late autumn, or in early spring before the appearance of the first leaves on the stems. The rhizome is dug up, washed running water, free from thin roots.
• Drying. Can be dried in natural conditions (in dry, ventilated, warm attics), laying out raw materials thin layer. Drying the rhizome is recommended quickly. If there are no conditions, it can be dried in an electric dryer at a temperature not exceeding 60 ° C.
• Storage . Raw materials are packed in paper or linen bags, protected from light and dampness. Shelf life - up to 6 years.

healing action

Chemical composition rhizomes:

• tannins;
• glycosides (especially a lot of tormentillin);
• essential oil;
• organic acids;
• gum;
• bioflavonoids;
• resins;
• wax;
• minerals;
• Sahara.

Medicinal properties of galangal root:

• anti-inflammatory;
• choleretic;
• astringent;
• expectorant;
• soothing;
• wound healing;
• bactericidal;
• hemostatic.

For what diseases is it useful to take

What are the indications for the use of Kalgan in scientific medicine? Under what diagnoses is it included in complex therapy?

• Endocrinology. Grass improves metabolism, reduces cholesterol levels, stimulates the thyroid gland, so it can be prescribed for endocrine disorders.
• Gastroenterology. Due to its astringent properties, galangal is the first remedy for diarrhea of ​​various etiologies. Relieves inflammation in colitis, enterocolitis, hemorrhoids, dysentery, gastritis, stomach ulcers. In diseases of the liver and gallbladder, it is prescribed as a choleretic agent. It is also useful to drink it with gastric, intestinal colic and spasms, flatulence. Stops stomach and intestinal bleeding.
• Otolaryngology and dentistry. Applied externally for rinsing and applications. Well relieves inflammation of the throat, gums, pharynx, oral mucosa, heals wounds with stomatitis.
• Gynecology. Due to its hemostatic properties, it is used to treat uterine bleeding in case of hormonal failure, and the herb is also used for inflammation of the vaginal mucosa.
• Dermatology. The widespread use of galangal root in the treatment of burns, frostbite, cracks, wounds, eczema is explained by its wound healing, analgesic, bactericidal action.
• Diseases of the joints and muscles. Applied externally in the form of powder and tincture of alcohol for rubbing with rheumatism, gout, arthritis.
• Respiratory diseases. Taken orally when coughing during a cold, bronchitis, pneumonia, tuberculosis, removes excess sputum.
• For potency. Kalgan root - " male grass". Many men have heard about the famous galangal tincture. It improves blood circulation, increases potency. In addition, the tool has a beneficial effect on nervous system helps relieve tension in stressful situations that negatively affect male potency. It is also useful to drink with prostatitis.

Are there any contraindications for Kalgan? This is an individual intolerance, an allergy to grass, a tendency to chronic constipation. Also, decoctions of the root should be used with caution when high blood pressure. During pregnancy, during lactation and during childhood consultation with a doctor before taking is required. Possible side effects in the form of vomiting and pain in the stomach with an overdose. They are given a high content of tannins.

Application and preparation of galangal at home

What is the use of Potentilla erectus in folk medicine? What medicines can be prepared from its rhizome?

Decoction

Application of a decoction of Potentilla erectus:

• externally: for rinsing, irrigation of the throat and mouth, douching in gynecology, for lotions with weeping wounds, burns, cracks, eczema, frostbite, bedsores;
• inside: for coughing, inflammation of the digestive tract, diarrhea, bloating and other digestive disorders, to stop bleeding.

Cooking

1. Take 1 tsp. raw materials.
2. Pour in a glass of boiling water.
3. Boil 1 minute.
4. Insist 30 minutes.
5. Strain.

This decoction can be drunk as tea - 2 cups a day. For external use, you can prepare a concentrated decoction - 2 tbsp. l. raw materials in a glass of water. Also, for rinsing, it is recommended to prepare a bactericidal decoction of galangal, chamomile and sage in equal proportions. With swelling, cumin (1:1) is added to the decoction, with inflammation of the stomach - mint (1:1), with adenoma - nettle and licorice root (1:1:1).

Preparing a decoction with milk

1. Take 1 dessert spoon of crushed raw materials.
2. Pour in a glass of milk.
3. Bring to a boil.
4. Insist 30 minutes.
5. Strain.

Meets a lot positive feedback about this medicine. This decoction is useful for coughs, diseases of the liver, stomach, inflammation of the intestines. It can be drunk in 1 tbsp. l. 3 times a day before meals.

Tincture

Application of galangal tincture on vodka:

• for men: inflammation of the prostate gland, to increase potency;
• for women: with bleeding, inflammation of the female genital organs;
• diseases of the gastrointestinal tract: diarrhea, bloating, inflammation of the stomach, liver, intestines;
• nervous system: for neurosis, to relieve stress;
• externally: in a diluted form - when treating wounds, for gargling and oral cavity, rubbing for joint pain.

Cooking

1. Take 1 part of the crushed raw materials.
2. Pour in 5 parts of alcohol (40%).
3. Leave for 2 weeks at room temperature.
4. Strain.

Single dose - 40-50 drops. Can be taken 2-3 times a day for severe diarrhea. But if diarrhea does not go away within a few days when taking the medicine, you should immediately consult a doctor.

Preparation of tincture on moonshine

1. Take 100 g of crushed root.
2. Fill with a liter of moonshine (or 70% alcohol).
3. Insist 3 weeks in a dark place.
4. Strain.

This tincture is popularly called "Kalganovka". It is taken for diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. "Kalganovka" is famous for its medicinal properties, useful for men. They drink it to increase potency according to the following scheme: take a month, then take a break for 10 days, after which the course is repeated 2 more times with a break. How to drink this medicine?

• The first reception after 17.00 - 1 teaspoon.
• The second - at 19.00 - the same dosage.
• The third - at 21.00 - the same dosage.

Evening medication is associated with the biorhythms of male sexual activity.

Ointment

It is prepared on the basis of powder and pork, goose fat, glycerin or butter. Well softens rough, weather-beaten skin, heals cracks on the lips. She treats burns, frostbite, bedsores, weeping eczema.

Ointment recipe

1. Take 1 tbsp. l. powder.
2. Add 2/3 cup fat.
3. Put 2 tbsp. l. beeswax.
4. Boil 5 minutes.
5. Insist 2 hours.

The ointment is filtered, usually applied at night in the form of a compress.

Powder

They are sprinkled with burns, weeping eczema, ulcers, cracks, non-healing wounds. It is also recommended to be used as a tooth powder for bad smell from the mouth, inflammation of the gums. Inside, the powder can be taken with heavy menstruation and diarrhea in the following dosage: ½ teaspoon 3 to 5 times a day. Dilute with water or red wine.

More about use in women

For women, galangal is useful, as mentioned above, in uterine bleeding. Often they occur against the background of hormonal failure. Also, the root in the form of decoctions and tinctures is taken orally for colpitis caused by Trichomonas. Douching with decoctions is also carried out with this diagnosis. The drug has antimicrobial properties. Herbalists describe recipes for galangal for infertility. The root is drunk for 2-3 months to normalize the menstrual cycle and ovulation.

It is important to know that self-treatment in gynecology can lead to the development of chronic inflammatory diseases of the female genital area, complications, including infertility. Gynecologists urge women to undergo gynecological examinations in a timely manner and not to prescribe treatment “via the Internet”.

The main medicinal properties of galangal are astringent, anti-inflammatory, hemostatic, bactericidal, wound healing. Potentilla erectus root is the first remedy for diarrhea and other digestive disorders. It is also an effective external disinfectant in dentistry, otolaryngology, dermatology.

Traditional healers know about the properties and qualities of various plants. far from last place on the list medicinal herbs occupies the cinquefoil. She heals the most various diseases, but especially effectively copes with ailments of the thyroid gland. Uniqueness this plant represented by a pronounced hormone-like action. Today we will talk about the root of white cinquefoil, about known ways its use, warnings and contraindications for consumption.

This medicinal herb affects the functioning of the organs and endocrine glands, providing a stabilizing effect. It is considered quite rare and can be found in the territories middle lane.

Folk healers have been using cinquefoil for several hundred years. Around the eighteenth century, they noticed that this plant effectively heals skin lesions. Literally after some time, other properties of the leaves, flowers and roots of this herb were discovered.

Among the wild, unfortunately, Potentilla can be found with difficulty. Most often, it is found next to strawberries growing on the edge of an oak forest. This plant is saturated useful qualities only by the third or fourth year of life. Due to the fact that finding weed is not realistic, many grow it on personal plot. It is fairly easy to propagate by cuttings, while planting is carried out in March and October-November.

Properties

Previously, each warrior took with him a campaign of a small cloth bag filled with a special powder. It was prepared from the roots of white cinquefoil. They were washed and thoroughly dried, after which they were crushed to a powder state. Such a tool was used to sprinkle wounds, due to which cell regeneration became faster. This property is explained by the significant content of natural iodine in the roots of the plant, which is why it has a persistent bactericidal effect.

Not so long ago, scientists discovered that cinquefoil has a positive effect on the thyroid gland. Today, this herb is used to eliminate a variety of ailments of this endocrine gland. Although medicinal properties all parts of the herb have thyrotropic activity, only her root system. However, these properties have been confirmed by research.

An excellent effect can be achieved when using cinquefoil in the treatment of hepatic ailments, including hepatitis. It will also benefit from lesions of the digestive tract, diseases of the heart and blood vessels, disruptions in metabolic processes. In addition, this herb is useful for all endocrine system and remarkably increases and activates the protective forces of the body.

Application

Crush five grams of Potentilla roots, pour two hundred grams of melted interior fat or soft butter. Put the container on the fire and boil the medicine for seven minutes on minimum heat. Then strain. Rub such a remedy into diseased joints during inflammatory processes, the formation of sciatica and osteochondrosis. In addition, such a tool is advised to use for applying compresses.

Crush fifty grams of roots and combine with half a liter of ordinary vodka. Set the container aside in a cool place, protected from sunlight. Then strain and take thirty to thirty-five drops three times a day. Best time for such treatment - twenty to thirty minutes before eating. The duration of therapy with this tincture is one whole month, after which it is worth taking a week break and repeating the medication again.

In the treatment of nodular goiter, chronic female ailments and tumors should drink at least three courses of the drug. Such a remedy well eliminates many women's problems: it is able to dissolve cysts and fibroids, stabilize menstrual cycle.

If there are any contraindications to the consumption of alcohol infusion, it is quite possible to replace it with a medicine on water. To do this, pour five to ten grams of chopped roots with a couple of glasses of boiling water. Steep in a thermos or well wrapped for six to eight hours. Strained means take half a glass three times a day. It is worth drinking the infusion before meals.

Means based on the root of white cinquefoil effectively treat and skin ailments(abscesses, eczema, etc.), hemorrhoids, nodular and tumor formations. The therapy is carried out using an aqueous infusion, the recipe of which is described above, or rather complex multicomponent ointments based on alcohol, oil extracts.

Both water and alcohol tincture eliminates iodine deficiency in the body and normalizes high blood pressure.

Contraindications

A clear contraindication to the consumption of preparations based on white cinquefoil is the diagnosis of "severe hypotension". During therapy with this plant, it is worth keeping the activity of the heart under control. It is especially important to do this with systematic exacerbations of tachycardia and in menopause. In the latter case, it is necessary to reduce the dosage of the drug to the minimum. Before using this herb, in any case, you should consult a doctor.