Magic herbs in Rus'. Plakun (grass) - description, beneficial properties, application Plakun grass application

Loosestrife or common loosestrife is a plant that is popularly called “plakun-grass.” There are many legends associated with it. In the old days, it was even credited with witchcraft properties. But in fact, weeping grass is one of the most useful medicinal plants.

Interestingly, its botanical name Lythrum is not of Latin, but of Greek origin, and can be translated as “coagulated shed blood.” This is no coincidence: since ancient times, people have known about its hemostatic ability.

Description

This herb grows throughout Europe and Asia, as well as North Africa and eastern Australia. It can be found in damp places - on the shore of a reservoir or on the outskirts of a swamp. The loosestrife loves moist, fertile soil and sunny areas.

Plakun grass is a very beautiful plant that is also grown for decorative purposes. Usually this is a rather large bush, with a straight tetrahedral stem, the average length of which is about 1 m. Although there are also specimens up to 2 m high.

The merlin blooms at the end of June. Then inflorescences appear on it in the form of spikes, which consist of a large number of small purple flowers. They are shaped like stars. There are also varieties with pink flowers. The diameter of each such star does not exceed 1 cm. The flowering of the weeping grass can continue until the end of summer. In August it looks especially spectacular, since the rest of the plants have faded by this time. A description of the loosestrife would be incomplete without mentioning that it is a good honey plant. And it produces honey of a beautiful dark shade, aromatic, with a pleasant, although tart, taste. In addition to bees, weeping grass attracts large number butterflies.

Another variety of this plant is found in the garden - the common loosestrife. It grows more often in the southern regions, but it can also be grown in middle lane, although it is less frost-resistant. In my own way appearance and its properties are not much different from the willow variety. The only difference is that the bushes of this plant are smaller, and the flowers are brighter and can be not only purple and pink in all shades, but also white.

The roots of the merlin are thick and woody. The leaves are elongated, about 10 cm in length. The fruits are oblong capsules 3-4 mm long, containing many small seeds.

Useful properties

In the old days, it was believed that the root of the plant had magical properties. It supposedly had to be dug up on the night of Ivan Kupala. Then, in combination with a fern flower, it should have indicated the gap-grass (and with its help it was possible to find treasures). But it was necessary to obtain the plant only with bare hands, having removed all iron from oneself.

Nowadays, loosestrife is considered very useful medicinal herb. It is used not only in folk, but also in scientific medicine. It is used as a wound healing agent, as well as in the treatment of organ diseases. gastrointestinal tract And endocrine system. In addition, it helps with epilepsy, and this is a scientifically proven fact.

Plakun grass contains tannins, valuable essential oil, flavonoids with anti-inflammatory properties, glucose, starch, pectin, vitamins, as well as other beneficial substances.

Merlin is used in folk medicine different countries. In Tibet it is believed to help with nervous diseases. In France and Bulgaria, traditional healers believe that the herb is useful for gastrointestinal disorders because it has astringent and antiseptic properties. In Switzerland, an infusion of flowers is believed to help treat eczema and dermatological diseases. In such cases, the product is used externally. You can drink it instead of tea if you need to stop the bleeding. In addition, it has a tonic effect.

In folk medicine, both the roots and leaves of the plant are used. Moreover, they are credited with a variety of medicinal properties. Some of them have been proven by scientific medicine. So, a decoction of the plant really helps with wounds in the mouth or flux, and the infusion stops bleeding. But the effectiveness of products based on loosestrife against bites of snakes or rabid animals has not been proven.

Procurement of raw materials

For brewing teas, preparing decoctions, infusions and other medicinal products from the plant, raw materials collected during the mass flowering of loosestrife, that is, in the second half of July, are suitable. Cut off top part loosestrife, leaving stems up to 60 cm long.

Harvesting of roots is carried out in early autumn. They are dug up, shaken off the ground, and cut into pieces 5-7 cm long.

The raw materials are dried, spread out in a thin layer in the attic or under a shed, crushed and then stored in paper bags (but not longer than 2 years).

Recipes for use

In folk medicine in Belarus, there is a common recipe for a decoction of loosestrife, which is used as a means to stop uterine bleeding. It is prepared as follows:

1. 1 tbsp. l. vegetable raw materials (it is better to take the root, but grass will do) pour a glass of boiling water.
2. Boil the mixture over low heat for 10-15 minutes.
3. Cool and filter.

Drink the decoction warm, 50 ml 3 times a day. It is also used as a diuretic, and also for bathing physically weak, exhausted children.

To treat epilepsy, a vodka tincture is made from loosestrife:

1. 50 g of crushed plant roots are poured into 0.5 liters of vodka.
2. Infuse the mixture for 10 days in a dry, dark place, shaking the container periodically.

In Russia, an infusion of derbennik is popular. It is prepared as tea:

1. Pour 1 tbsp. l. raw materials with a glass of boiling water.
2. Infuse the drink for 30 minutes.

Drink 50 ml infusion half an hour before meals.

You can simply add dry leaves and inflorescences to regular tea. Derbennik will give it a pleasant, slightly tart taste and aroma, but most importantly, it will make it truly healthy. It helps with headaches, colds, and diarrhea. Some healers advise pregnant women to take it for toxicosis, but during this period, especially during early stages, under no circumstances should you drink herbal or any other remedies without consulting your doctor.

Flower infusion has similar healing properties. It is prepared like this:

1. 1 tbsp. l. raw materials are poured with a glass of boiled water.
2. Place the container with the mixture on the fire and bring to a boil.
3. Leave on low heat for 5 minutes, and then leave for another hour.
4. After this, the infusion is filtered - and it is ready for use.

Dosage - no more than 1 tbsp. l. before meals three times a day.

A decoction of roots and leaves can also be used as an external remedy. Compresses are made from it and added to baths. The former will be effective for ulcers, purulent wounds and even felon, while the latter will have a tonic and restorative effect. You can also apply fresh leaves of the plant to wounds and bruises, mashing them so that they release the juice.

Contraindications

Products based on merlin have contraindications.

They should not be used:

1. When high rates blood clotting, tendency to form blood clots.
2. People suffering from gastrointestinal diseases, which are characterized by atonic constipation (for this reason, its infusions and decoctions should not be drunk by older people).

Botanists called it loosestrife. Loosestrife ( Lythrum salicaria) - a representative of the Derbennikov family.

It's very beautiful perennial 50-100 cm high, but larger specimens are also found, reaching a height of 150 cm.

The stem is straight, tetrahedral, the leaves are lanceolate with a heart-shaped base, sessile, opposite, sometimes collected in whorls of 3, the root is thick and woody.

The flowers are collected in long spike-shaped panicles of pink-purple color, the fruit is an elongated oval bivalve capsule. Blooms in June-August.

On back side loosestrife leaves have stomata through which excess moisture is removed from the plant, transparent drops resemble tears, it seems as if the plant is crying - hence its other name - weeping grass.

And since the leaves of the loosestrife are similar to the leaves of willow, the plant received the specific name “willow-leaved.”

Weeping grass: a legendary plant

The common loosestrife is very widespread. It is found throughout Ukraine, in the European part of Russia, Europe, the Caucasus, and the temperate zone of Asia.

It grows singly and in thickets on the banks of rivers, lakes, ponds, swamps, in damp places, ditches and ravines.

When we see thickets of flowering loosestrife in the meadows, we involuntarily admire the fabulous beauty of this place. Flowers, like torches, burn with a cold flame.

No wonder there is a legend that this plant grew from tears Holy Mother of God, shed during the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Therefore, in the “Pigeon Book” it is said about it: “the weeping grass is the mother of all herbs.”

What care does weeping grass need?

The plant is moisture-loving. For abundant flowering, it needs sunny or partial shade and nutritious, moist soil.

It has several garden forms with flowers of different shades of crimson and pink flowers. The loosestrife is actively growing, forming loose clumps.

Overwinters without shelter.

Our advice:

In the fall, the stems should be cut short, and in the spring the soil around the plant should be mulched.

How to propagate loosestrife?

Propagated by seeds and dividing the bush. It can survive without dividing and replanting for several years.

When propagated by seeds, they are sown as seedlings in May and bloom in the same year.

Where is the best place to plant weeping grass?

Derbennik is very decorative; it is planted near ponds, on lawns, in ridges and mixborders.

When planted far from water in dry times, the plant needs watering.

The magical properties of weeping grass

In ancient times, mysterious magical powers were attributed to the plant. On the weeping grass, healers and sorcerers conspired against evil spirits.

The root of the weeping grass was used for amulets, including cross-vests.

The use of plakun-herbs in folk medicine

The herb (stems, leaves, flowers) and rhizome of loosestrife are used for medicinal purposes.

Our advice:

The grass is harvested during flowering, and the rhizomes in the fall. The tops of the stems with flowers are cut off with scissors and dried under a canopy in the open air.

Crushed fresh leaves are used to stop bleeding and treat wounds.

Healing properties of infusions and decoctions of plakun herbs

infusions and decoctions of herbs are used for food poisoning, dysentery, diarrhea, chronic intestinal catarrh, as an analgesic for stomach pain and a hemostatic for any bleeding, and also used to wash wounds and ulcers;
the decoction is used for bathing small children, for convulsions, uterine bleeding, as a diuretic, and is sometimes taken orally for colds and nervous diseases;
drink a decoction or eat the root with bread, sour milk when bitten by rabid animals, or when bitten by a snake;
a tincture of the roots in vodka is drunk for stomach pain, colds, and headaches;
used as lotions for bruises;
A decoction of the whole herb is drunk for noise in the head, epilepsy;
Herbal tea is effective for general weakness of the body and a painful feverish state.

In the past, a decoction of the weevil, which has tanning properties, was used to impregnate fishing nets, which, after tanning, became strong and durable, the intense pink color of the flowers was used in the confectionery industry, and young shoots and leaves were used as an edible vegetable.

Contraindications

The plant is non-toxic, but it should be used with great caution for gastrointestinal diseases with atonic, especially senile, constipation.
Contraindications may include high blood clotting and a tendency to form blood clots.
If you have hypertension, you need to monitor your blood pressure, as loosestrife promotes vasoconstriction.

Merlin is not included in the state pharmacopoeia, and there is no information about its use in official medicine No.

Alexey KULIK
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Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria), or Plakun-grass, is a plant of the Loosestrife family (Lytraceae) characterized by a rather wide range of names. In Dahl's dictionary: water squeak, wild cornflowers, bloodwort, shag, dubnik, boletus, recruiter.
Generic Latin name plants come from Greek language and means “shed coagulated blood”; the plant has hemostatic properties.
The specific name is derived from the Latin salix ("willow") and is given for the similarity of the leaves of willow and loosestrife.

Description of weeping grass

Perennial herbaceous plant with straight, faceted stems. The leaves are lanceolate, sessile, whorled and opposite. The flowers are small, beautiful, purple, collected in a long thick spike-shaped panicle. The calyx of flowers is long, tubular, twelve-toothed. Height up to 90 cm.

Plakun grass is widespread in Ukraine, Belarus, in the European part of Russia (all regions), in Western Siberia (all regions, Ob (southwest), in Eastern Siberia (Yenisei, Angara-Sayan (very rare), in Far East(Amur, Primorsky regions, Sakhalin, Kuril Islands), in the Caucasus, in Central Asia. It grows along the banks of shallow rivers, in the coastal strip among aquatic vegetation or willow thickets, in water meadows, sedge swamps, rice fields, sometimes on sand near the seashore singly or in groups.

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Merlin is an amazingly beautiful and extremely resilient ornamental perennial. His presence in the garden will not go unnoticed.

Loosestrife. Decorative and healing properties

Reproduction

Merlin is propagated by dividing the bush, root cuttings, and seeds. The bush is divided in spring or autumn. The rhizome of mature plants becomes woody, so a shovel or an ax is used to divide it. The cuttings are planted immediately in a permanent place. When planting, organic fertilizers are applied. After planting the weevil, the grass is watered.

Sowing of seeds is carried out in March for seedlings or in the fall, before winter. Merlin reproduces well by self-sowing. The seeds are distributed over the surface of a loose substrate and lightly sprinkled with soil. Then the crops are sprayed with a spray bottle and covered with film or glass. Seeds are germinated at a temperature of about 15-18 degrees. At the stage of 2-3 true leaves, the seedlings dive into separate containers. IN open ground seedlings are planted after the threat of frost has passed. Young plants are planted at a distance of 35 cm from each other. Flowering when propagated by seeds begins in 2-3 years.

The herb loosestrife (stems, leaves, flowers) and rhizomes are used for medicinal purposes. The grass is harvested during flowering, rhizomes in autumn.

Tannins of 3-4% and saponins (traces) were found in the rhizomes of the weeping grass. In the aerial part of the plant, glycosides salikarin, litrin, tannins, vitamin C, essential oil, mucilage, resin, glucose, and carotene were found. The seeds contain alkaloids, the glycoside litrerine.

Application and beneficial properties

Plakun grass has found its use in epilepsy, nervous diseases, depression, and schizophrenia. Treats loosestrife consequences of venous insufficiency, radiation, arachnoiditis (cystic, too). The plant has diaphoretic, astringent, analgesic, anticonvulsant, wound-healing, hemostatic, tonic, and general strengthening effects.

An infusion of herbs and loosestrife flowers is used externally for eczema and other diseases. A decoction of loosestrife is used as a diuretic and drunk for uterine bleeding.
Plakun grass is used for rheumatism, headaches, colds, cough, diarrhea (dysentery), hemorrhoids. Loosestrife is effective for female infertility.
Purulent wounds are washed with the infusion of the herb, and lotions are made with the infusion for eczema, varicose ulcers, and panaritium. For any hernias, take the infusion orally (reduces the growth of hernias).

For those with hypertension and heart problems, dry grass and flowers are added to herbal teas. Such drinks are especially useful for people suffering from insomnia and vegetative-vascular dystonia; they are very calming.
Plakun-grass enjoyed great success among the Slavs. With a wooden spatula they dug up (necessarily at dawn) the root, which they then carried to the temple, asking for help from the weeping grass in exile evil force, which made children shake in convulsions.

Weeping willow is quite widely used in folk medicine. The plant has an astringent, diaphoretic, anticonvulsant, analgesic, hemostatic, wound-healing effect and general strengthening, tonic properties. An infusion or decoction of the herb is used for dysentery, diarrhea, chronic intestinal catarrh, as an analgesic for stomach pain and as a hemostatic agent for various bleedings. The herbal infusion is also taken orally for colds, diseases accompanied by a feverish state, and general weakness of the body.

In Azerbaijan, a decoction of herbs with flowers is also used for nervous diseases. Externally, a decoction of the herb is used to bathe small children during cramps and to wash to stop external bleeding. Crushed leaves are applied to cuts and wounds to stop bleeding for rapid healing.

Contraindications

Like every remedy, loosestrife has its contraindications. It should not be used in patients with increased blood clotting; it is contraindicated in cases of atherosclerosis and a tendency to thrombus formation. Neither tinctures, nor decoctions, nor fresh herbs are categorically recommended for elderly people with atonic or senile constipation. Hypertensive patients can use it with great caution and only after consulting a doctor, since the herb leads to vasoconstriction. As a result, the pressure may rise even more.

Merlin is a wild plant, but it can be grown in flower beds, near a pond and in the garden. Most often, willow and twig-like loosestrife are planted for decorative purposes, differing in stem height and flower color. Quite often they are used in group plantings; they are valued for their long-lasting abundant flowering and unpretentiousness.
They go well with such perennial plants as mantle, elecampane, meadowsweet, Volzhanka, and loosestrife.

Moist soils rich in humus are best suited for loosestrife. It also loves sunny places; in the shade its flowering will not be so bright and abundant. Acidic substrates are exactly what is necessary for plant growth, so when planting loosestrife in the soil, it would be a good idea to dilute it with high-moor peat - up to 10 buckets per 1 m2. This mixture will not only supply the plants with nutrients, but will also retain moisture well during the hot season.

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He is God's grass, recruiter, grandfather's beard, lake linnet, maiden beauty - these and a dozen more names were given to this by popular rumor.

The beneficial properties of loosestrife are known in modern medicine, but the plant is not used in the pharmacological industry. Let's talk about the features of this plant in more detail.

Chemical composition

The herb has a fairly extensive set of chemical components: phenolcarbonic, chlorogenic, n-coumaric, ellagic, gallic acids, anthocyanins, flavonoids.

As well as resins, essential oil, vitamin C, carotene, choline, pectin substances. The roots contain substances such as saponans. The seeds of the plant contain alkaloids and the glycoside lytrarin.

Useful properties from seeds to leaves

Plakun grass contains many useful substances, vitamins, and essential oils.

The roots contain tannins and saponins; harvesting of the medicinal herb begins in the fall. Flower panicles are rich in anthocyanins; they are prepared at the time when flower stalks bloom.

Loosestrife is known to herbalists for its medicinal properties, such as:

antiseptic;
hemostatic;
general strengthening;
wound healing;
anti-inflammatory;
calming.

Important! It has been noticed that if you make a pillow for sleeping, stuffed with fresh hay from the leaves and flowers of merlin, then the person will sleep calmly and relaxed.

Application of medicinal properties

dysentery and diarrhea;
fever and chronic diseases stomach;
intestinal disorders and gastralgia;
colds and gastroptosis;
exhaustion of the body and migraines;
toxicosis and venereal diseases.

Used as an effective first aid remedy for rabid tick bites, encephalitis ticks or snake bites.

Plakun-grass is used in various compositions of herbal teas for general depression or chronic hysterical manifestations. The medicinal properties of fresh perennial leaves are an effective blood stopper.

A piece of paper applied to a wound or cut stops bleeding after a while. If the damage to the skin is quite deep and extensive, it can be healed with better results if loosestrife leaves crushed into a pulp are applied over the open wound.

The basic recipe for preparing an infusion of merlin: One tablespoon of dried and crushed herb is poured into a saucepan and poured with a glass of just boiled water, tightly closed with a lid. Wrap the saucepan warmly.

Infusion continues for 4-5 hours. It is advisable to strain the tincture before taking it. This amount of medication is taken throughout the day, one third of the total amount of liquid at one time. Treatment with derbennik infusion is continued for 5 days.

Recipe No. 1 We prepare a decoction that can be used to treat skin ulcers or open wounds. One teaspoon of dry, crushed loosestrife roots is mixed with a glass of boiling water, the mixture is brought to a boil and simmered over low heat for 10 minutes.

The saucepan with the broth is left to cool for one hour. After complete cooling, the swollen roots are removed from the broth. You can strain the medicine through several layers of gauze.

The prepared medicinal decoction is used to treat wounds (washing) several times a day.
Recipe number 2 Infusion for migraine. The infusion is prepared as follows: one part of the dry crushed stem of the melon is poured with 10 parts of medical alcohol, mixed thoroughly, tightly closed with a lid and placed in a dark place to infuse.

The time for infusing such an infusion varies from 5 to 6 weeks. Shake the jar of tincture thoroughly twice a week.

Use of ready-made infusion: half an hour before meals, take 30 milliliters of infusion. Since the tincture is based on alcohol, the finished medicine can be diluted with water in a ratio of one to three.

Important! Alcohol tincture not diluted with water can cause severe burns to the mucous membrane of the esophagus.

Recipe No. 3 Tincture used for diarrhea (diarrhea). Three tablespoons of dry crushed stems and leaves of weed grass are poured into a deep metal container, 200 milliliters of boiling water is added to it, and mixed.

Further preparation of the tincture occurs in a water bath for 20 minutes. The finished tincture is removed from the heat, covered with a lid and wrapped for a couple of hours. higher concentration medicinal drink.

How to use the tincture: The daily dose of the medicine is 250 ml. This amount is divided into three approximately equal parts and taken 3 times a day.
When consuming herbal medicinal infusions, the meal schedule is not taken into account, that is, you can drink the infusion before meals, after meals or during meals.

Recipe No. 4 For inflammation of the upper respiratory tract, prepare the following infusion: 1 tablespoon of dry crushed loosestrife flowers is poured into one glass of boiling water.

The cup with the infusion is covered with a saucer on top and left for an hour. The finished infusion is filtered through a strainer or gauze and taken three times before meals. One tablespoon of medicine is taken at one time.

The healing infusion is taken for a week. If the patient's condition improves earlier, taking the tincture can be stopped.

The medicinal properties of loosestrife have not been fully studied. Of course, this perennial has a lot of the advantages listed above, but it also has some contraindications. Not all people can use plakun grass for herbal treatment.

Let's take a closer look at the risk group. The plant is contraindicated for people susceptible to:

rapid blood clotting;
atherosclerosis;
tendency to form blood clots;
patients with chronic constipation (atonic or senile).

Important! For people suffering from constant high blood pressure, treatment with merlin is permitted only after detailed consultation with the attending physician. Grass can increase already high blood pressure(it contributes to the narrowing of arterial vessels) and raise it to critical.

Harvesting and storing grass

Since the stems and roots of the herb have healing powers, tinctures and infusions are made from all these parts. The best time to harvest

IN chemical composition Plakun herbs contain phenol carbonic acids, tannins, essential oil, resin, flavonoids, vitamins, and there are traces of alkaloids. The roots contain saponins, and the flowers contain anthocyanins. To use the herb in medicinal purposes collect leaves, flowers and roots. The collection of the above-ground parts of the plant is carried out before flowering begins; it is advisable to dig up the roots in the fall. The raw materials are collected and dried in a well-ventilated area, stored in a dark, dry place for no more than a year.

Weeping grass is an excellent honey plant that attracts many bees and butterflies in July with its bright, beautiful flowers. Honey collected from this herb is very aromatic, it has a slightly tart taste and rich color.

Application of the plakun

The plant is widely used in folk medicine as a hemostatic, anti-inflammatory and tonic. An infusion of flowers is recommended as an astringent for diarrhea and dysentery. Decoctions and infusions from the leaves are good for epilepsy, nervous disorders, rheumatism, catarrh of the stomach and intestines, and hemorrhoids. Whole dry plant can be used for insomnia. Treatment with weeping grass gives positive result for uterine bleeding, gastritis, enteritis, colds.
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The plant is also effective in helping with cardiovascular diseases and some skin diseases (eczema, dermatitis). To ensure quick and painless healing of wounds, a paste of fresh herbs should be applied to the sore spot. For painful feverish conditions and general weakness of the body, herbal tea will be useful.

One of the most important medicinal properties Plakuna is that the plant effectively counteracts cerebral edema when bitten by an encephalitis tick.

Plakun infusion: To prepare the infusion, you need to pour 10 g of dry herb into 250 ml of boiling water, leave for at least four hours, then strain through a very fine sieve. To improve the general condition of the body, it is recommended to drink the infusion 3 times a day, 25 mg.

Weeping flower

Weeping grass is famous for its beauty. Thickets of plants in natural conditions and in flower beds look extremely beautiful. The straight, tall stem is densely dotted with lilac or pink flowers, collected in decorative pyramidal inflorescences. The plant blooms from June to the end of September.

Plakun flowers are widely used in folk medicine. They contain tannins, pectin, carotene and other bioactive compounds. Tea made from flowers helps with headaches, decoctions and infusions with their addition are used for stomach and intestinal ulcers. Once upon a time, the flowers of the plant were in demand in cooking as a food coloring.

Weeping willow

This perennial plant with a straight dark green stem reaches a height of 100 cm. Its leaves are opposite, elongated and pointed in shape. Small beautiful flowers collected in a thick spike-shaped panicle. The fruits are oblong, double-leaf capsules. The willow-leaved weepingweed blooms in June-August. This plant is widespread throughout almost the entire territory of the European part of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. Preparations made from it are widely used in folk medicine.

Weeping willow has restorative, tonic, anti-inflammatory, wound-healing, analgesic, astringent and hemostatic properties. Decoctions and infusions from it help with chronic colitis and enterocolitis, various bleeding, nervous diseases, epilepsy, typhoid. They are used externally for neuroses, varicose veins veins and sexually transmitted diseases. In the old days, it was believed that this herb was an antidote for bites from snakes and rabid animals.

Contraindications to the use of plakun

Plakun is not toxic. It is contraindicated to take its drugs only in cases of high blood clotting and a tendency to thrombus formation. You should also be careful when using this herb for people suffering from gastrointestinal diseases, especially with atonic constipation. Preparations from the plant can constrict blood vessels, so hypertensive patients should carefully monitor their blood pressure when using them. It is undesirable for pregnant and lactating women to use decoctions and infusions.