Highlander bird. Useful properties and contraindications. Application, knotweed, seeds, gf, grass in a pharmacy, photo

Knot-grass - the grass, and have useful medicinal properties, used in folk medicine, cosmetics and cooking. The product has contraindications that must be considered before using it.

Highlander bird: a description of the State Pharmacopoeia (GF)

Bird Highlander (knotweed, bird crap) - an annual herb belonging to the family Polygonaceae.

According to the State Pharmacopoeia (GF) plant has the following characteristics:

• thin, branching stems, prostrate on the ground;
• simple leaves shirokolapchatye that differ in shape, of no more than 3 cm, a width of 1 cm;
• flowers are small, to 5 pcs. buds located in the leaf axils;
• fruits triangular, small in size, ripen from mid-summer to early fall;
• leaves and stems - green, flowers - white or pink, the fruit - black or brown;
• taste slightly astringent plants.

Composition and healing properties of herbs knotweed

Highlander bird, useful properties and contraindications that need to be considered prior to application, characterized by the following composition:

• vitamins E, B, C, K;
• tannins;
• cellulose;
• essential oils;
• flavonoids (antioxidants);
• minerals (magnesium, zinc, calcium, phosphorus etc.);
• silicic acid;
• carbohydrates and fats.

The healing power of the bird crap confirmed scientifically, so the grass is included in the the list of medicinal plants:

• characterized by a tonic effect;
• promotes the excretion of harmful substances;
• It has antimicrobial effects;
• relieves inflammation;
• It possesses antihistaminic properties;
• a positive effect on the urinary system;
• normalizes high blood pressure;
• It improves the condition of vessels, reduces their permeability;
• It promotes skin regeneration processes.

Indications

The plant is recommended to take in the following cases:

• in disorders of the urinary system - shows small stones from the kidneys, reduces swelling, reduces the formation of salts;
• high blood pressure;
• at mucosal hemorrhages;
• the deterioration immunity general weakening of the body;
• in lesions of the respiratory system;
• in the presence of gynecologic diseases - anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial effect;
• in the presence of skin diseases - promotes healing of burns, bruises, cuts.

Contraindications to the use of plant

Knotweed is not recommended for use in the following cases:

• in a child's timeout (herb enhances uterine contractions that may cause abortion);
• during acute ailments of the urinary system;
• in the presence of kidney stones, which size is more than 6 mm;
• people with hypotension (low blood pressure);
• varicose disease and thrombophlebitis;
• During acute gastric and intestinal diseases;
• if age less than 12 years.

General admission rules

A medicinal plant in the treatment of various health problems has its own recommendations on the use, however, can be identified and the general rules for admission.

Knotweed use as follows:

• infusion - 0.5 v. fasted morning (20 min before the meal);
• broth - 15 mL of 3 r / day;
• tincture - 20 thorough diluted in 50 ml water, boiled and ostuzhennoy, 4 / day.
• Tea - 1 tbsp. 3 p / day.

Recipe tincture of knotweed

Highlander bird, useful properties and contraindications know which traditional healers, as a tincture for the recovery of the digestive, reproductive and urinary system. The drink contains an extract of the herb thanks to the technology of its production.

How to cook: 1 tbsp. l. dry plants poured 30 ml of boiling water and heated on a water bath for at least 20 min. Once removed from the heat and leave to infuse for 1 hour. Filtered, made up to 200 ml water, boiled and ostuzhennoy. Ready infusion should be stored in the refrigerator for no more than a day.

Decoction Knotweed grass

Prepared from knotweed broth and used for external or internal administration. The drink turns out not so concentrated as an infusion, but no less useful. Recipe: 10 g of dry grass (1 tbsp. l) is poured 400 ml of water, heated to boiling and allowed to languish for 20 min. Removed from heat, cooled and filtered. Use broth during the day, stored in the refrigerator.

Tincture of bird crap

Alcoholate of bird buckwheat shown in diseases gastrointestinal tract, liver, pancreas, skin.

preparation methods:

1. 1 part medicinal herbs pour 10 parts of pure alcohol. Insist in a warm, dark place for 24 hours. The finished tincture is filtered and stored in a refrigerator.
2. 1 tbsp. l. dry raw pour 1 tbsp. boiling water, drink insist 24 hours. The resulting infusion is filtered, mixed with 1 hour. l. honey and 50 ml of vodka.

Tea made from the bird's buckwheat

Tasty and healthy obtained tea drink which is recommended as adjunctive therapy in the manifestation of respiratory diseases: dry cough, bronchitis, rhinitis, tonsillitis. In addition, such a beverage is antipyretic and tonic.

Recipe: 8 Art. l. dry raw material is poured 1 l of water, heated to boiling, removed from heat and filtered. To improve the taste or put a little honey jasmine. Drink tea 3 p / day until complete recovery.

juice knotweed

Of medicinal plants make the juice, which is taken orally for the general strengthening of the body and raise the tone, treatment of diseases of the digestive tract, dissolve kidney stone formation.

For juicing grass collected during flowering, as a raw material is used only to stalk and green plant shoots. How to prepare: clean grass from the dried leaves and roots, rinse well. Skip green raw materials through a meat grinder or chop the blender. Fold the resulting mass in cheesecloth, folded in several layers, and squeeze the juice.

Used in cooking

Young knotweed leaves are rich in protein and vitamin C, so they are often used in cooking for preparation of light and vitamin salads.

Salad with onion and egg:

• knot-grass (leaves) - 100 g;
• feathers chives - 50 g;
• egg (boiled) - 1 pc .;
• Refills vegetable oil;
• spice.

Preparation:

1. Leaves main component and onion rinsed feathers, finely chopped.
2. Egg peel and cut into cubes, you can use a large grater.
3. Season with vegetable oil and spices.

Salad with vegetables:

• knotweed - 100 g;
• cucumber - 50 g;
• fresh tomato - 50 g;
• cream for the filling;
• spice.

Preparation: chop the leaves of plants, vegetables, chopped into cubes. The components mix, sour cream and spices. Surprise guests can cake of puff pastry, one component of which is a bird stuffing buckwheat.

Recipe:

1. Preparation of the filling. Boil 4 eggs, chop them into cubes. Grind 100 grams of leaves and grass 300 g onions feathers. Share components in a heated pan, to fill and lightly fried spices, adding 50 g of butter. Stuffing cool.
2. Preparation of the test. Puff pastry into 2 parts, each of which roll out the size of the pan.
3. Preparation of the pie. One part of the test put to the bottom of the form, sprinkle with flour. Put chilled stuffing, close the second part of the test, throw in the region. Fluff the top of the pie with beaten egg, pierce the perimeter of a fork.
4. bake pie in a preheated 180 C oven for 30 minutes.

In cosmetology

Knotweed useful properties have been used in cosmetology. He has no negative effects on the body and has no contraindications when administered topically.

In this area, its useful qualities such as removal of inflammation, antibacterial effect, healing and restoration of the skin.

Knotweed for the skin:

1. From acne. Fresh leaves of the plant wash, chop the blender or meat grinder. The resulting mass apply to inflamed areas or to use as a mask on his face. Hold for 10-15 minutes. Carry out the procedure 2-3 p / week.
2. For removal of inflammation. 10 g of dried herbs grind, sugar and 1 liter of boiling water and keep on a water bath for 10 min. Cool, filter. Get infusion wipe the skin on a daily basis.

Knotweed hair

Highlander bird has a positive effect on the scalp and hair. It is the prevention of dandruff, strengthens the roots curls, restores locks, making them thicker and more luxuriant.

Recipe for Hair:

1. Preparation of the infusion. 15 g of grass to fill 1 tbsp. boiling water, shelter and leave for 1 hour. (You can use a thermos). Strain.
2. Application. Rub the resulting infusion into the hair roots massage movements for 15 minutes. Course - 20 days.

To enhance the effect is recommended to take a drink inside: 2 tablespoons. l. 3 p / day.

The use of traditional medicine

In folk medicine, bird's buckwheat used in the treatment of many diseases of different organ systems: reproductive, urinary, digestive. Also herb helps in the treatment of respiratory mucous membranes, skin.

It is important to remember that the plant has contraindications, therefore before its application specialist advice is required.

Bird crap in Gynecology

Highlander Bird helps with gynecological ailments:

• prevents uterine bleeding;
• reduces the duration prolonged menstrual days;
• relieves inflammation;
• reduces the uterus after delivery.

From the plant extracts are prepared for oral and spritsevaniya.

Traditional recipes:

1. During long periods. Dry feed (20 g) was poured 1 tbsp. hot water tomyat 20 minutes under the lid. Remove from heat, wrap up, leave for 1 hour, filtered off. The dosage regimen: 1 st. l. 30 minutes before meals 3 p / day.
2. For painful menstrual days. 1 tbsp. l. grass collection (knot-grass, horsetail, bloodroot goose, centaury in a ratio of 1: 1: 5: 3 respectively), brewed 1 tbsp. boiling water, leave to infuse for 1 hour. Consumed drink in small portions throughout the day.
3. In inflammatory processes. 3 tbsp. l. dried herb insist in 0.5 liters of boiling water. Drink 1/2 Art. 30 minutes before meals 4 p / day.

infertility

Bird buckwheat recommended infertility, as has a bracing effect, it stimulates the ovaries, relieves tension. To increase the chances of conception, the infusion of the plant is recommended to take both partners: 4 tbsp. l. raw insist in 1 liter of hot water (in a thermos). Begin to drink the infusion of the day after the end of the month for 1 st. before meals 3 p / day.

Knotweed in urolithiasis

Highlander bird, useful properties and contraindications is important to know when treatment of urolithiasis disease, in its composition contains silicic acid, calcium salt capable of destroying forming stones.

Herbaceous plant operates in such a way that destroys the rock formations to a state of sand and because of the diuretic effect soft outputs the formed particles. However, this impact is only possible on the stones of small size - up to 6 mm.

Please note that you can not treat the bird crap in exacerbation of the disease, since it can cause complications. Therefore, before applying you must get professional advice.

To bring stones drink infusion prepared from 15 g of a mixture knotweed, gryzhnika, dwarf bean pods, bearberry (in equal parts), and 1 tbsp. hot water. Drink insist 15 minutes, strain. Taking the number obtained by infusion of 2 to receive food. Course - 2 months.

Also for removing rock formations and prevent their occurrence is recommended to take the juice out of the knotweed: 1 tbsp. l. 2-3 p / day.

Treatment of gastrointestinal tract

Medicinal plants effective in the treatment of stomach and intestinal problems, as it has anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effect.

Directions:

1. Gastritis with low acidity infusion prepared from a mixture of herbs: avian buckwheat (4h. n.), psyllium (8 hours. l.), cudweed (8 hours. l.), cumin seeds (1 hr. l.), calamus root (2 hours. l.), peppermint (2 hours. l.), blueberry leaves (1 hr. l.), St. John's wort (4h. l.). 2 tbsp. l. collecting 1 liter of boiling water and left to infuse in a thermos for 12 hours. Filter. Drink in the morning on an empty stomach 1 tbsp. beverage, the remainder is divided into 4 parts and drink throughout the day.
2. In diseases of the bowel make a decoction of 1 tbsp. l. dried herbs and 0.5 liters of hot water, boiled for 10 minutes, cooled, filtered and drink 1/2 art. 3 p / day.
3. Diarrhea in 2 tbsp. boiling water of 0.5 brewed art. l. oak bark and knotweed, leave to infuse for 30 minutes. Take 0.5 Art. before meals 3 p / day.

Normalization of metabolic processes in the body

The healing power of plants helps to cleanse the body of harmful substances, normalize metabolism. Cleanse the body will help the infusion made from 1 tbsp. l. dry bird buckwheat and 1 tbsp. boiling water. Prepare the drink in a water bath, filter. Drink freshly made infusion in the morning once the whole portion of the course - 10 days.

Normalize metabolism helps decoction prepared from 4 tbsp. l. dried leaves and 2.1 liters of hot water. Give brew the beverage at least 4 hours in a thermos, filtered. Drink 0.5 Art. during the day.

Knotweed slimming

Bird Highlander (useful properties and contraindications are described in detail above) are recommended to use for those who want to lose weight.

The process of weight loss contribute to the qualities of the plant:

• diuretic,
• cleansing,
• normalizing metabolism.

  

However, nutritionists warn that knotweed is not a fat-burning plantSo it can only be used in combination with other means to remove the excess kilograms. A strict diet with diuretic effect grass can cause deterioration of the general condition of the body.

To activate the metabolism, normalize the metabolism, "dry" body weight is recommended for the traditional infusion of bird crap add a little corn stigmas. Also, the drink will be more useful and vitamins, if given to the components even put rose hips.

Take this infusion scheme: 10 days morning fasting drink item 0.5. drink, followed by 10 days rest and then repeated ten-day course.

Highlander bird with skin diseases

Bird buckwheat copes with skin disorders: eczema, peeling, burns, wounds of various origins, bruises. For this purpose, the infusion or juice: moisten them a gauze bandage and apply to the affected area as a compress.

In addition, the herb relieves inflammation in the mucous membranes. Daily rinse infusion or decoction relieve from diseases of the oral cavity, gingival bleeding, inflammation lip shell.

Price Knotweed in pharmacy

Knotweed is considered to be medicinal plants, therefore, it is sold in any drugstore chain.

grass low cost and affordable:

• 50 g of dry raw material cost 40-60 rub .;
• packed knot-grass stands 70-100 rubles.

Useful properties Knotweed allow the use of this plant in the treatment of various diseases, cosmetic and culinary purposes. However, in order to plant brought only benefit, it is necessary to take into account contraindications its use and to comply with the recommended dosage is correct.

Registration of the article: Mila Friedan

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