The odoriferous or stone St. John's wort is a unique plant with high frost resistance, strong aroma and many useful properties that contribute to the rapid disposal of a variety of ailments. In Russia, the plant was called a fragrant fern, and in some areas - mountain hypericum.
Plant features
Stone St. John's wort is a fern that does not have a stem, but only a rhizome, from which hard and narrow carved leaves of dark green color grow up to a half meter high on the surface. Individual specimens can reach a meter or more in height. Stone hypericum belongs to perennial plants, Its leaves are collected in sockets. On the underside, the leaves are scaly, with tiny glands that secrete a strong odorous substance. Its aroma is very strong, but pleasant, persistent.
In snowy winters, when the leaves are covered with snow, they do not die off, but continue to grow. In severe frosts or in a snowy winter, the foliage dies, but a new above-ground green mass begins to appear from the root in the spring.
Where does it meet
Stone hypericum is found in temperate countries. Most often it can be seen in the mountainous regions of North America, in Eurasia. Mostly fern grows in a pine forest, rocky forest-tundra, tundra. It can also be found in the Arctic, the Arctic.
Due to its unpretentiousness and high frost resistance, the plant is found on fine earth, on the slopes of the mountains. Scabies in Russia is widespread in Siberia, especially on the western shores of Lake Baikal, in Transbaikalia, and is less common in Buryatia.
Plant composition
Stone St. John's wort grass has a lot of useful properties due to the constituent substances. Scientists have discovered that this plant contains the following:
- Tannins - able to disinfect, inhibit the growth of pathogenic bacteria, protect against infections, relieve inflammation.
- Resins are a natural, natural antiseptic.
- Flavonoids. These substances can reduce the manifestation of allergies and inflammation.
- Essential oils.
- Macronutrients: iron, cobalt, molybdenum, zinc, copper, etc.
- Alkaloids.
- Volatile
- Coumarin derivatives.
- Organic acids.
Healing properties
The unique healing properties of St. John's wort make it possible to combat diseases such as:
- angina;
- flu, SARS;
- allergic rhinitis;
- tuberculosis;
- pneumonia;
- bronchitis;
- heat.
The use of the thyroid can significantly improve the well-being of the patient. Fern is able to reduce swelling in the throat, relieves aching muscles, strengthens the immune system, relieves headaches.
Stone Hypericum has long been used in Tibetan medicine, Siberians and residents of the Far East to treat various pathologies. Fern is used as an antipyretic, for gastrointestinal diseases, dysentery, metabolic disorders, and kidney diseases. Well proven means as an antispasmodic, tonic. It is also used as a wound healing agent for nervous disorders. It is believed that the fern is able to cure stuttering caused by fear, relieve stress, hysteria. In children, nocturia is treated with a scab.
The properties of stone St. John's wort are manifested in the preparation of decoctions and tinctures. In many recipes, dried raw materials are used, from which powders are prepared. The peoples of Siberia often include fern in a variety of collections.
special instructions
Stone hypericum has a number of contraindications. It contains derivatives of phloroglucin and butyric acid, which are considered poisonous. Therefore, the dosage must be strictly observed, otherwise you can get severe poisoning. When using drugs, fatty foods should be avoided, as fat reduces the medicinal properties of the plant. In some cases, ferns can cause an allergic reaction.
Traditional medicine recipes
For medicinal purposes, all parts of the plant are used, even last year's dead leaves are used to prepare infusions and decoctions, tinctures. Here are some recipes for cooking folk remedies:
- Tincture. To make tincture, take 20 grams of raw materials and a glass of vodka. Diluted alcohol may be used. Everything mixes and insists in a dark place for two weeks. Filter the finished product and take 1 teaspoon before a meal. Children give the drug 2-5 drops, diluted with water.
- Infusion. To prepare it, take a couple of leaves of fern and pour 300 ml of boiling water. The container is tightly closed with a lid and left for six hours. Take a tool of 20 grams no more than four times a day.
- Decoction. To prepare it, you need 1 tablespoon of raw materials and a glass of water. The product is boiled for a couple of minutes, then it is allowed to infuse for an hour. Take such a decoction should be 70 ml half an hour before meals three times a day.
Contraindications to the use of fern
Since the plant is poisonous and St. John's wort has little known healing properties, scientists should take it with extreme caution. However, all scientists agree that a fresh plant should not be taken inside. You should even carry out blanks with gloves. It is not necessary to use preparations from the plant in the summer, as some substances included in its composition increase the susceptibility to ultraviolet.
With extreme caution, they use the drug to treat children and only after consulting a doctor.
It is also contraindicated in high blood pressure.
During the treatment of diseases of fern, you should adhere to a diet that excludes fatty foods.