This medicinal plant has several popular names - “camel thorn”, “Tatar thistle”, “yandak”, “Russian thistle”. Grass hodgepodge hill refers to hepatoprotectors - substances that protect liver cells. The one-year-old half-shrub got its official name due to its salty taste.
Solyanka, belonging to the amaranth family, has unique healing properties. Like the widely used milk thistle, hill hodgepodge grass restores the function of liver cells. The annual semi-shrub in the shape of a ball has small threadlike leaves and spiky bristles. From mid-July to the first days of September it blooms with small white-green or pink flowers.
Fruiting grass occurs in August. Small fruits appear on the plants - achenes. Long roots fix the hodgepodge in sandy soil and help to extract moisture. Having lost its “fastening”, the bush rolls under the gusts of wind, and its numerous seeds scatter on the ground. Solyanka hill in natural conditions grows in the hot climate of North America and Eurasia. For two years, the raw material retains healing properties.
Chemical composition
The hodgepodge grass, a photo of which you can see in this article, contains the main therapeutic component - gamma-linoleic acid. A substance from a number of omega-6 fatty acids necessary for healthy joints, heart, and immunity. Gamma-linoleic acid significantly enhances the production of compounds that protect the body from bronchial asthma, early aging. In addition, the following components are included in the composition of the grass:
- Routine. Relieves swelling and pain, strengthens blood vessels, reduces arterial and intraocular pressure.
- Betaine. An amino acid that eliminates inflammation, expels bile, protects cells from toxins.
- Polysaccharides. Normalize and improve digestion, sugar levels.
- Quercetin. Destroys viruses and microbes, slows down aging, and prevents the development of malignant cells.
- Antioxidants. Prevent aging and cell oxidation.
- Phosphorus. It supplies tissues with oxygen, and is responsible for the hardness of bones and teeth.
- Copper. Promotes the synthesis of hormones, blood cells, proteins.
- Iron. Provides tissues and organs with oxygen, produces thyroid hormones and hemoglobin.
- Potassium. Regulates blood pressure, heart contractions, controls fluid balance in the body.
Healing properties
This medicinal plant normalizes the liver. The healing properties of the grass of Solyanka hill are comparable in effectiveness with the properties of tinder fungus and milk thistle. Representatives of official medicine and traditional healers recommend the use of natural hepatoprotector as a separate tool for establishing stable liver function, improving metabolism, and protective and regenerative functions of the body.
Macro and microminerals that make up the plant contribute to the restoration of liver parenchyma cells.
Grass hodgepodge hill: application and contraindications
Preparations of this medicinal plant are used in official and traditional medicine for therapy:
- diseases of the biliary tract and liver (hepatitis, cirrhosis, gallstone disease, cholecystitis);
- pancreatic diseases;
- severe menopause;
- heart and vascular diseases (ischemic disease, vascular atherosclerosis, anemia, hypertension; glaucoma; osteoporosis).
Preparations based on this plant have an immunostimulating effect. They are used for the treatment and prevention of diseases of the hepatobiliary system. As prophylactic agents, they are prescribed with the use of drugs with hepatotoxic properties. In addition, they are effective for helminthic invasion of the liver.
Herb extract of Solyanka hill is part of creams and lotions, shampoos for adults and children. The antioxidant and regenerating properties of the plant have found application in cosmetology in emollients and regenerating agents, anti-aging creams.
The seeds of the plant contain polyunsaturated fatty acids, organic silicon and substances that stimulate the synthesis of elastin, which prevents skin aging, eliminates small wrinkles. In cosmetology, bioactive substances of hodgepodge seeds are used. They contribute to:
- metabolic stimulation;
- skin cell regeneration;
- eliminating the feeling of tightness and the preservation of moisture in the skin;
- protect against aggressive UV radiation.
Solyanka hill has a regenerating disinfecting effect, therefore it is successfully used in the treatment of rosacea, acne. Sunscreens containing extract of the green part of the hodgepodge provide a beautiful and even tan, prevent sunburn.
Plant extract is part of herbal shampoos for strengthening and hair growth. Such funds have a beneficial effect on the scalp - relieve itching, heal minor injuries, and eliminate dandruff. Bioactive substances activate the nutrition of hair follicles and their blood supply. This leads to strengthening and hair growth.
Has grass hodgepodge and contraindications. The plant rarely causes side effects. Doctors distinguish only three categorical prohibitions: large kidney stones, gall bladder, pregnancy and lactation. Solyanka can cause an allergic reaction in people who cannot tolerate related cultures from the Marev family, for example, beets, quinoa, blackberry. In addition, herbal medicines are contraindicated in gastritis with low acidity.
Grass hodgepodge hill: instruction for use
An extract is obtained from the leaves of the plant, on the basis of which preparations are made in the form of tablets and capsules. Despite the fact that since ancient times, people have known the medicinal properties and contraindications of herbs, hill hodgepodge in Russian official medicine began to be used recently - from the beginning of the last century. Drugs based on it are prescribed for the following diseases:
- Chronic hepatitis
- Cirrhosis of the liver.
- Hypertension.
- Gallstone and urolithiasis.
- Coronary artery disease.
- Glaucoma.
- Cholecystitis.
- Climax in severe form.
- Helminthic infestations.
- Alcoholism.
In addition, in pharmacies you can buy dried herb Solyanka hill in filter bags, packed in 20 pieces in cardboard packages. Decoctions, infusions and herbal tea are prepared from it.
Tablets
The most common form of preparations with hodgepodge extract is granules and dragee tablets. The drug "Lohein" is used as a dietary supplement in complex therapy for acute and chronic diseases of the gallbladder and liver, jaundice of newborns and alcoholic cirrhosis. This tool actively removes toxins, so its use is justified in food, chemical and alcohol poisoning, with systemic infections that disrupt the metabolism in the liver. Granules cleanse the body of helminths (giardia, roundworm, echinococcus, opisthorchiasis).
“Hepatosol” is another granular preparation used as a hepatoprotector, a detoxifier that cleanses the bile ducts. For patients with diabetes, Hepatosol is available without glucose in the form of a syrup. Both drugs are taken with meals two capsules four times a day. Treatment lasts at least three weeks.
Another effective drug can be bought at the pharmacy. The drug is a complex with another useful plant. Its name is "Milk thistle and hodgepodge." The drug is in tablets. It includes extract of solyanka, milk thistle and excipients. Due to the high concentration of the drug, adults are prescribed one tablet per day, which is taken with food. Treatment lasts 3-4 weeks. The doctor can increase the dosage to two tablets per day and slightly extend the course of treatment.
Capsules
For the manufacture of medications, not only leaves are used, but also seeds of the herb Solyanka hill. The healing properties of raw materials are effective in the treatment of:
- hepatitis caused by alcohol intoxication of the liver;
- chronic cholecystitis and hepatitis.
Capsules help the liver recover from prolonged infectious diseases and poisoning. The drug is used for chronic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and diseases of the heart and blood vessels. Solyanka extract is used to relieve withdrawal syndrome in the treatment of alcoholism. Scientists who conducted a study of the clinical properties of hillwort in the treatment of this disease, found that the unique amino acid composition of "Lohein" has a protective effect, activates the cleansing of liver cells of toxins.
Excellent results were demonstrated by treatment with “Lohein” and enterosorbent “Polyphepan”. Scientists have confirmed the therapeutic effectiveness of Salsokollin and Loheina in the treatment of diseases of the hepatobiliary system. Extract of solyanka in capsules contains, in addition to the main component, talc and gelatin. If you regularly use hodgepodge preparations, then the body can be cleaned of toxins, improve the work of the gallbladder. The drug in capsules preserves all the healing substances that make up fresh herbs, and provides quick and effective help for alcohol poisoning. Capsules take 1 piece with meals three times a day. Treatment lasts for a month.
Liquid extract
Liquid hodgepodge extract in liquid form is also called “Lohein” in honor of the healer from Siberia, Lohe E.V., who conducted scientific research on the medicinal properties of grass hodgepodge as hepatoprotector. This is an effective drug for the treatment of many pathological conditions of the liver. The use of hodgepodge in the form of an extract of 10 ml diluted in a third of a glass of water is recommended. The extract is taken half an hour before meals three times a day, and as a prophylactic, a teaspoon before meals in the morning and evening.
When is the use of hodgepodge still indicated?
For the acceleration of blood coagulation, treatment of diabetes mellitus, iron deficiency anemia, grass hodgepodge is also used. Its healing properties can increase visual acuity. Herbal preparations help ease the rehabilitation period after alcoholism treatment. And also lowers the level of sugar in the blood grass hill hodgepodge. The use of herbal decoctions is effective in the initial stages of hypertension.
How to cook a decoction?
This remedy is a tonic, diuretic, improves digestion, diaphoretic, relieves inflammation. It fully reveals the healing properties of the herb. Hill solyanka is used to prepare a decoction. You will need:
- dry grass of hodgepodge - 1.5 tablespoons (tablespoons);
- hot boiled water - 250 ml.
Pour grass into a saucepan, fill it with hot water (not boiling water) and put on low heat for ten minutes. After turning off the fire, the composition under the lid should be infused for half an hour. Strain it through a fine sieve or cheesecloth. It is very important to boil the grass no more than the specified time - otherwise all useful substances will be destroyed. Take a decoction of a spoon (tablespoon) after meals three times a day. If you need to prepare a prophylactic, the proportions change: per liter of water you need to take a tablespoon of raw materials.
Infusion
You can make an infusion from the dry grass of hodgepodge, which will take you significantly less time. Use the same ingredients. You do not need a pan - it will be replaced by a small thermos in which a spoon (tablespoon) of grass is poured and poured with hot water (250 ml). Insist composition for at least two hours. Then the infusion is filtered through cheesecloth. Take half an hour before meals, a spoon (tablespoon) three times a day for three weeks.
Tea
This is a product made from natural dry raw materials. It can be used to make tea for the prevention of various diseases of the liver and biliary tract. Brew three filter bags in a thermos with boiling water (0.5 l). After half an hour, the tea must be filtered and you can take it after a meal five times a day for a quarter cup. The course of treatment is a month.
Using herbs for weight loss
Grass hodgepodge hill will certainly interest people who want to lose weight. How does the hodgepodge in this situation? Weight normalizes after activation of the liver, supporting the functions of the most important organs of man. Along with taking grass, you must follow the regime of rest and sleep, adhere to a healthy diet. Only in this case can the desired result be achieved.
The broth is taken half an hour before meals, the frequency is four times a day. To prepare the composition, it is necessary to grind a spoonful of dry grass (tablespoon) and pour it with a liter of cold water at night. In the morning, the composition is brought to a boil, insisted for an hour, well wrapped in a towel.