Adam's root - a grassy curly vine of the pumpkin family. In the wild, it grows in the southern regions of Russia, Ukraine, in Asia and Western Europe. In the Caucasus, in Abkhazia, Georgia and the Crimea, this amazing plant - Adam root - feels great. The use in folk medicine for medicinal purposes was found by its thick turnip-shaped rod tuber, dark brown on the outside.
If the "snake root" (one of the names of the plant) is cut, then you can see the juicy, yellowish-white contents. The “fleshy” texture of the Adam root is smeared like butter. The length of the tuber sometimes reaches 1 m, and the mass is up to 5-6 kg! Stems, two to four meters in size, are studded with thorns, five-pointed rough leaves, umbrella-shaped flowers of a pale yellow hue and black, spherical fruits are poisonous and forbidden to use. The
Adam root blooms in late spring (April to June), its fruits - bright red juicy berries - become densely black in color by the end of summer (in July-August). Traditional medicine dubbed the root of Adam many names: “fiery root”, “white step-up”, “lepshur”, “inaccessible”, “white bryony” or “snake grass”.
"Hall root" or "paralysis grass", "litter" in a pharmacy can be found under the name "Tamus Communis root".
"Burning healer", or Useful properties of the fire root
Despite the fact that the common tamus or Adam root is not considered a fully studied plant, it contains many useful substances: alkaloids, steroids, glycosides and saponins, fatty and aromatic oils, carotenoids (lycopene and lipoxanthine), nitrogen-containing compounds, coumarins and resins, phytosterols, polysaccharides and amino acids, brinolic, oxalic, formic acid and tannins.
Due to the wide range of vital elements that make up the Adam root, it has a strong anti-inflammatory and hemostatic, antimicrobial and antispasmodic, regenerating and tonic, antitumor, expectorant and diuretic effect. A broth or tincture of white brionia from diabetes mellitus or hypertension is also good - a mild decrease in pressure or a decrease in blood sugar concentration significantly improves the condition of patients. With the external use of the fire root, they note a significant reduction in pain and inflammation due to the warming effect arising from stimulation of skin receptors, harmonization of mineral metabolism in bone tissue and joints (crunching is reduced), and also acceleration of the processes of skin and cartilage tissue regeneration.
Scope of Lepshur or Adam Root
Many diseases were subject to folk healers when they used the root to treat adams. The use of inaccessible in folk medicine today is associated with centuries of experience and modern research on a unique plant. Healers recommend taking Adam's root tincture inside for various diseases: stomach and duodenum, bronchitis and pleurisy, thrombophlebitis and varicose veins, bladder diseases, strokes, problems with erectile dysfunction (in men), and in oncogynecology - inflammation of the ovaries and ovarian cysts and ovarian cysts (among women). A high effect of the external use of drugs based on Adam's root was noted in rheumatism and polyarthritis, radiculitis and osteochondrosis, gout, sciatica, trophic ulcers, age spots, eczema and traumatic joint injuries (dislocations, fractures or sprains).
Methods of manufacturing tools with an adam root
For the preparation of decoctions, tinctures, ointments, poultices and lotions or powder, you can buy a dry shredded tamus or adam root in a pharmacy. The use of white infidelity in folk medicine is also associated with independent procurement of raw materials in the autumn.
Carefully digging it out of calcareous rocky soil, it is cleaned of soil, cut into thin plates and dried in the shade or in a well-ventilated area. When collecting the root, people need to protect their body with tight clothing to avoid burns. Children should not be allowed to try poisonous berries or touch burning leaves. When ingested adams, the root causes symptoms of poisoning. In the refrigerator, a fresh root of inaccessibility is stored in the lower compartment. They rub the tamus exclusively on a plastic grater, and cut it with stainless steel knives or ceramic. Insist the fire root in a container of dark glass or wrap the containers with foil, as sunlight is harmful for many of the healing properties of the root.
External application of tamus
For local anesthesia, you can make a poultice: pour dry pharmaceutical raw materials with boiling water, wrap with gauze and apply to a problem place (a bruise, a healed fracture or an inflamed joint). Eczema, dermatitis and warts are treated with a mixture of tincture of peritoneum and boric acid until the affected areas heal.
Powder crease-root can also be used externally as a powder for the treatment of abscesses, trophic ulcers, weeping diathesis, age spots and warts.
Fire root treatment with tinctures and decoctions inside
For the treatment of bronchial asthma, pleurisy or bronchitis, it is advisable to prepare a tincture of Adam's root, mixing it with honey (if there is no allergy to the bee product) and butter. Decoctions treat gastric diseases (gastritis and ulcerative lesions of the gastrointestinal tract), as well as intestinal motility disorders (constipation). Tinctures and decoctions are recognized by traditional healers for the treatment of gynecological problems (thrush, inflammation of the uterus and ovaries and other diseases) in women, as well as prostatitis and the effects of testicular inflammation in men.
Adam's root: use in folk medicine for joints as an excellent anti-inflammatory and analgesic
Lepshura has long been recognized as an effective tool in the fight against rheumatism, osteochondrosis, radiculitis, polyarthritis, deforming arthrosis and other joint diseases. Its action is considered akin to acupuncture.
Adam's root, the use of which in folk medicine has been justified by centuries of experience, deeply warms up tissues, acts locally on nerve endings, causing an anti-inflammatory, analgesic effect. To prepare alcohol tincture from the fire root, it is necessary to grind 200 g of fresh tuber, place it in darkened glass containers and cover 0.5 l of high-quality vodka or alcohol diluted to 40 degrees. It is necessary to insist the remedy for one and a half to two weeks in a place closed from sunlight, after which they can treat areas of problem joints. This tincture of “Adam's root” finds extensive use, but is used only externally. She rubbed her back and aching joints before going to bed. After processing the problem areas, they must be insulated by wrapping them in a woolen scarf. An analgesic lotion is obtained by pouring 60 g of crushed Adam root 200 ml of boiling water and insisting for about 5 minutes. Then the healing pulp is wrapped in a bandage or gauze and applied to the sore spot until it cools completely. Thus, you can get rid of 2-3 painful attacks during the day. An ointment with an adam root for grinding is prepared by mixing petroleum jelly, vegetable oil or gel (100 g) with 10 g of grated tuber. This product is stored in the refrigerator, and is heated before use. The affected joints are massaged with ointment for 15 minutes, and then covered with a compress for 2-3 hours.
From a dry crushed root-root, you can prepare alcohol or oil tincture (50 g of raw materials per 500 ml of vodka or vegetable oil), insist 1.5-2 weeks and use in the same way as fresh Adam root products.
Warning
When studying the poisonous plant of Adam root, the use in folk medicine, a photo, it is necessary to coordinate its use with the attending physician. The main commandment of the home doctor was always considered the call: "Do no harm!" Special care must be taken when handling a rather toxic plant Adam root. Traditional medicine advises to be very careful about the prescribed dosage and follow the recommendations of the phytotherapist.