The herbaceous perennial from the Marenov family is popularly known as marina, marzana, krapp (krap), petioles or Georgian. Its Latin name (Rubia tinctorum) comes from the words rubber, which translates as “red”, and tinctorus - “dye”.
Madder root is considered a natural dye that was used in the textile industry until the end of the 19th century. Today, this plant is valued for its healing properties. You will learn about the medicinal properties and contraindications of the red root from this material.
What does madder dye look like?
Externally, the plant resembles St. John's wort: small flowers, elongated dense leaves, curling into a ring around the stem, sharp small spikes. The stem of the madder is thin, covered with rough bark. In height, it can reach one and a half meters.
The leaves are wide and dense, covered with sharp setae along the edge. Marena blooms with small greenish-yellow flowers that resemble Hypericum inflorescences. A powerful root system consists of the main root and numerous thin roots covered with brown bark.
Spread
Madder grass is found in Georgia, in the mountains of Crimea, in Asia, Dagestan, and Azerbaijan. The plant takes root in the mountains, forests, meadows. Sometimes found in gardens. The genus madder has more than 55 species, but only two of them have medicinal properties: dyeing and Georgian.
Madder root dyeing
For the first time this grass began to be used in the textile industry. Dyes from madder root allowed to dye various natural fabrics - silk, cotton, wool. Now the plant is used in folk and traditional medicine.
Traditional healers use this herb to prepare tinctures, decoctions and powders that alleviate the condition in many serious diseases. In traditional medicine, the complex drug "Cystenal" is widely used. The composition of the drops includes: extract from the rhizome of madder dye, magnesium salicylate, ethyl alcohol, eucalyptus, anise, phenyl essential oils, olive and castor oil.
This drug is prescribed for cramping and inflammation of the urinary canals, urolithiasis. Take "Cystenal" five drops half an hour before meals. After conducting the necessary examinations and consulting with a doctor, a specialist can increase the dosage or extend the course of treatment. When eating, taking drops reduces acidity. The treatment lasts a month.
Chemical composition
The rich chemical composition determines the healing properties of the roots of madder dye. They contain:
- tartaric, citric, malic organic acids;
- flavonoids;
- coumarins;
- vitamin C;
- anthraquinones;
- pectins;
- sugar;
- iridoids;
- B vitamins;
- essential oils containing phenols;
- proteins;
- tannins;
- carbohydrates;
- iron;
- potassium;
- natural dye;
- magnesium.
Healing properties
Madder grass has powerful nephrolytic properties. The substances contained in this plant act destructively on kidney stones and contribute to their elimination. Medicines made from the root of the plant relieve pain and cramping, normalize the water-salt balance, loosen phosphates and oxalates.
Traditional healers successfully cleanse the body of toxins and herbs. Once in the stomach, madder drugs stimulate the production of gastric juice, have an anti-inflammatory effect, enhance the excretion of bile, and cleanse the body of toxins and toxins.
In addition, this medicinal plant cleanses the blood, improves immunity and promotes cell renewal. Coumarins, which are part of the grass, destroy malignant cells, preventing the appearance of neoplasms. Juice obtained from madder root is effective for rickets and abdominal pain. Decoctions and tinctures of madder from the body remove excess salt, helping in the fight against osteochondrosis and joint diseases. When supplementing the root with other ingredients, you can heal wounds and bruises, cleanse the skin from rashes.
Harvesting raw materials
This work can be done twice a year. Early spring is best suited for this - from March to early April. You can use another option - to harvest medicinal raw materials from the beginning of August until the onset of the first cold weather.
They dig a plant from the ground, shake the soil from the roots, cut the stems and dry the roots in the shade or in a special drying chamber at a temperature of +45 ° C. Raw materials retain their healing properties for two years.
Use of madder
The medicinal properties and contraindications of the red root largely depend on the chosen dosage form. It has already been said that traditional healers prepare decoctions, tinctures, herbal teas and infusions from madder. In pharmacies, they offer to buy, madder extract, which can be in the form of drops, powder or tablets.
In different forms, madder grass has different application rules. More often in medicine, the aerial part of the plant is not used, but the root, the use of which is different from the greenery of the plant.
How to take drugs
Marena in drops is used to remove calcium oxalates. They cause the appearance of kidney stones. In accordance with the instructions, 20 drops of the drug are diluted in a glass of water. Take the remedy before meals twice a day for a month.
Tablets from the root of madder madder should be taken 2-3 pcs., Having dissolved them previously in a glass of warm water. Treatment lasts from 20 days to a month, depending on the doctor's recommendations.
Judging by the reviews of people, after treatment with madder dye, if a person neglected contraindications, his chronic diseases may worsen. Before starting treatment, it is necessary to consult a specialist and strictly follow the instructions for the use of drugs.
Kidney stone powder
With urolithiasis, madder root dissolves stones, contributes to their painless excretion, reduces the accumulation of harmful phosphates and salts in the ducts. To prepare the drug, you need to dilute 1 gram of the root powder of the plant in 100 ml of water. Take the product three times a day before meals.
In the treatment of urolithiasis should undergo a complete medical examination. Products that contain citric and oxalic acid are excluded from the patient's diet. Vitamin complexes are necessarily prescribed.
Cystitis treatment
Due to the anti-inflammatory and bactericidal properties of madder root, the infusion is used for cystitis. To prepare it, the fresh root of a small plant is poured with a glass of cold purified water, then insisted for eight hours. The infused composition is filtered, and the crushed root is poured again with 200 ml of boiling water. Strain the second part of the infusion after a quarter of an hour. Then mix both parts.
Divide the infusion into two servings and drink them throughout the day. This composition relieves inflammation, discomfort and pain.
Gout decoction
How to brew the root of madder madder in order to remove salt deposits during Padagra, normalize metabolism and improve the condition of the joints? It is necessary to pour boiling water (300 ml) one spoonful of root powder, put the container on low heat. Bring the composition to a boil and boil for 10 minutes. Cool at room temperature and strain the broth.
Take 100 ml of the broth three times a day 40 minutes after eating. After 10 days of taking the drug, the patient feels a decrease in joint pain, an increase in motor activity.
Infusion with prostatitis
With the help of herbal collection, you can relieve inflammation in the prostate gland. It is necessary to prepare a dry madder root, calendula flowers, rose hips, a shepherd’s bag, grushanka and angelica, one spoonful each (teaspoon). Pour boiling water (300 ml) in one spoon (tablespoon) of herbal tea and let it brew for two hours. Filter the resulting product and divide into three doses. Healing infusion is taken before meals for 10 weeks.
Use in cosmetology
Thanks to anti-aging, antiseptic, whitening and cleansing properties, madder is used in cosmetology. This is a great assistant in the fight against inflammation, rash, acne and the treatment of skin diseases. With the help of madder-based products, pigment spots and freckles can be eliminated.
In addition, the root of the plant can give the skin freshness, rejuvenate it, give elasticity and a healthy look. Today you can buy ready-made creams, masks, lotions with the addition of this natural ingredient. If desired, you can independently prepare skin care products.
To make the skin smooth, silky, delicate and supple, it is recommended to take a bath with a decoction of madder root. To prepare it, you need to boil in two liters of water two tablespoons (tablespoons) of dry root for 15 minutes. The resulting broth is added to the bath. The procedure lasts no more than a quarter of an hour. The broth can be used for washing, add to various masks. If desired, you can use a pharmacy extract.
Veterinary use
In our pets, diseases of the internal organs often cause metabolic disorders. Medicines containing madder root in their composition stop the development of pathologies of the urinary system. With stones in the bladder and kidneys, our pets suffer no less than people. To remove them from the body will help madder.
Divide the madder-based drug tablet into four parts. Grind one quarter and dissolve in a spoon (tablespoon) of water. Dial the resulting product into a syringe without a needle. Drink your pet medicine before meals twice a day. With an advanced disease, the dosage is increased. Before using this product, your pet must be examined by a veterinarian.
Contraindications and recommendations
Despite the fact that madder root has a wide range of indications, contraindications to the use of drugs based on it are associated with the condition of the patient's urinary and digestive systems. The use of such drugs is strictly prohibited when:
- renal failure;
- some kidney diseases;
- gastritis in an acute form.
With caution, madder drugs are taken by nursing mothers and pregnant women. In this case, a doctor’s consultation is required!
Also, in accordance with the instructions, madder extract, drops based on it should be taken only after a meal, since this plant has a rather strong irritating effect.
Before starting treatment, the doctor, as a rule, draws up a treatment regimen, determines the dosage and duration of treatment. If you neglect the recommendations of specialists, then madder dyeing can cause serious side effects in the form of exacerbation of inflammatory processes and allergic reactions.
While taking the drugs, a slight change in the color of urine is allowed, but if it acquires an intense red-brown color, stop treatment immediately or reduce the dosage.
Marena tinting: reviews of people after treatment
As a rule, patients positively evaluate the treatment of madder diseases of the genitourinary system. In most cases, drugs do not cause side effects, so doctors are increasingly prescribing madder dyeing to their patients. Preparations based on madder have proven themselves in the treatment of urolithiasis. With small stones in the kidneys or bladder, they are very effective.
A feature of this natural remedy is its ability to remove not only oxolates, but also urates - the most unpleasant salts that form stones, like corals or deer antlers. It is extremely difficult to dissolve them, but madder helps to do this without surgery, when alternating with other herbs.
Many patients with gout claim that decoction of madder root helped them relieve the condition. As you know, it is impossible to completely cure this insidious disease, but the decoction of madder works wonders, it relieves swelling and inflammation, eliminates severe pain. True, treatment courses must be carried out several times a year.
The taste of decoctions, tinctures, infusions can not be called pleasant. Brewed a bright red composition is very bitter, but over time you can get used to it. It is important that madder really helps.