White crosswalk (aka “Adam root”) is a herbaceous perennial plant that combines many useful trace elements in its composition, for which it has become widespread in folk medicine.
Tinctures and decoctions based on it are used not only to relieve symptoms of the disease, but also to eliminate its causes. In medicinal formulations, roots, leaves, stems, flowers, and fruits of a plant are most often used.
External description
White stepworm belonging to the pumpkin family is characterized by a thin stalk and very long (up to 3.5 meters), clinging shoots. The root is thick, fleshy, looks like a radish fruit, is characterized by white color. The leaves are long (about 10 cm), located on long petioles, and, again, are 5- and 7-lobed plates with a deep heart base. Spiral twisted antennae are placed in the leaf sinuses, with the help of which the white step clings to the supports and neighboring plants. Flowers are female and male type, yellowish green and pale yellow, respectively.
The fruits are small, are black berries with ovoid seeds. Flowering occurs in June-September, the ripening of fruits occurs in July-September.
Under natural conditions, the white crosswalk, the use of which is widely demanded by folk medicine, grows in river valleys, ravines, bushes and river edges. Near the settlements, the plant can be found in abandoned buildings and hedges. For medicinal purposes, it is most used in Transcaucasia, where it has its local name - "Caucasian ginseng."
Rinsing of diseased teeth and sore throat will show a good result if a white step (root, tincture) is contained in the composition of the healing agent. Its value in folk medicine is quite large, since the natural doctor is an effective assistant in the treatment of a large number of diseases.
Broth recipe
To prepare the broth, the root of the plant must be thoroughly washed and ground. 2 cups of hot water should pour a teaspoon of raw materials, boil for about 15 minutes over low heat and insist for about half an hour. Take a healing solution three times a day for ¼ cup half an hour before meals. Reception of the broth inside is effective for:
- constipation
- epilepsy;
- inflammation of the inner ear;
- malaria
- sore throat;
- diseases of the heart and joints.
Vodka tincture
Vodka tincture can be prepared from the aerial parts of the plant and its roots. For every 10 grams of crushed raw material, 100 ml of vodka or alcohol is taken. The tool is required to insist in a dark place 10-14 days. Such a healing solution is effective in the treatment of bronchitis, has been successfully used as a diuretic, anthelmintic, hemostatic and decongestant. Daily dosage - 10 drops before meals in 3 divided doses.
How effective is white step (root, tincture)? Its value in folk medicine (the photo shows the appearance of the plant under natural conditions) is quite large, since Caucasian ginseng is rich in carbohydrates, essential oils, resins, alkaloids, tannins, phytosterols.
Water Tincture Recipe
To prepare water-based tinctures, you need to place 5 grams of crushed grass (flowers, fruits, leaves, stems) in a thermos and pour a glass of boiling water. Insist the liquid for an hour, strain, dilute with boiled water to the initial volume. Dosage - 1 tbsp. spoon after eating 3 times a day.
Caucasian ginseng in the form of tincture helps in the treatment of diseases of the joints, bronchitis, cough; effective in the form of baths and lotions. Joint grinding, treatment of radiculitis, neuralgia, myositis is only a small part of what such a modest plant as a white step (root) is capable of. Tincture of vodka, decoction, ointment - forms in which you can effectively use bryony (another name for a medicinal plant) for the treatment of various diseases.
The infusion of white infusion effectively rinse diseased teeth and sore throat. The steamed root can be applied to abscesses, boils and lichens, to wash skin rashes and ulcers.
How to prepare an ointment based on a white werewolf
For skin diseases, an ointment based on fresh juice from the root of the plant is effective. To prepare it, thoroughly rinse the roots, boil for 1-2 minutes in water, grind through a meat grinder, and then squeeze. Next, you need to take 20 ml of the obtained juice, combine with butter or vegetable oil (40 grams), add 40 grams of petroleum jelly. The useful composition is ready. Store in the refrigerator.
Fresh root juice helps remove warts and age spots on the skin. In dry powder form they sprinkle wounds. Seeds of white-crossworm help as a laxative; infused with salt water, help to improve hearing and increase visual acuity.
In medical practice, white infectious is one of the components of the complex preparation "Acofit" used in the treatment of plexitis, neuritis, acute radiculitis, sciatica. In addition to tincture of bryonia (the so-called Caucasian ginseng), the drug contains a large number of other medicinal plants (mistletoe, ruta, aconite), metallic tellurium and white arsenic. It is highly recommended not to use "Akofit" without a doctor's prescription.
In olden times, many people believed in the healing power of the white man; Especially popular were the "tears" of the plant. To obtain it was necessary to loosen the soil around the plant, separate the upper part of the root with a knife and make a small depression in its pulp. The next day, a “tear” appeared in it - a healing liquid that needed to be removed early in the morning with a spoon and slowly drunk. It was the patient who had to collect the “tears”.
Contraindications
White stepworm (root, tincture) can cure a large number of diseases, but it is considered a poisonous plant, therefore, when using it, the exact dosage should be observed. Otherwise, there is a risk of getting nephritis - a complex kidney disease. In case of poisoning, the stomach begins to hurt greatly, vomiting is observed, diarrhea with blood opens, pressure drops sharply, up to loss of consciousness.
Features of the proper collection and storage of white werewolf
To preserve its healing power, the white step must be able to properly collect and store. The aerial part needs to be harvested in sunny clear weather at a time when the plant is blooming. The shoots need to be cut into pieces and well dried in the shade.
The root part should be stocked before flowering, since it is during this period that the highest content of nutrients is observed. The roots need to be shaken off the ground, rinsed well, divided into small parts. Raw materials must be dried thoroughly and placed in a glass, tightly closed container. Shelf life - no more than 2 years.