In the subalpine and forest belt of Altai, in the Western Sayans and in the mountains of Transbaikalia, a canoe plant is common. This is a perennial grass with a low (up to 50 centimeters) ground part. And the root system of a canoe is represented by a horizontal, relatively powerful rhizome (up to 3.5 centimeters in thickness and up to 1 meter in length), which goes into a vertical root. The leaves of this plant are basal, leathery, large, widely oval, dark green in color, on broad and long petioles. The flowers of incense are lilac-pink in color, bell-shaped. And they are collected in spreading, large, paniculate inflorescences. Another incense, the photo of which is located below, bears fruit. Its fruits are leaflets of greenish or reddish color, reaching 6-8 millimeters in length. The incense blooms in May-June, and in August its fruits ripen.
And already in ancient times, people noticed a plant of incense, the healing properties of which are still used by Altai medicine. With its help, many diseases are treated - starting with an upset stomach and a common cold and ending with severe forms of female diseases. Badan is also useful for people who suffer from cardiovascular diseases, as it favorably affects arterial pressure and heart rate. And Tibetan medicine uses it as an effective remedy for pneumonia, fever, rheumatism, tuberculosis, kidney and gastrointestinal diseases. In addition, frankincense helps to heal various ulcers and wounds.
Mongolian tea, saxifrage thick-leaved, frankincense thick-leaved - these are also the names of the incense. The medicinal properties of this plant are provided by its content of sugar, tannins, glycosides, volatile, copper, iron, manganese and vitamin C. And these substances provide a disinfectant, anti-inflammatory, healing and diuretic effect of incense. Medicine for its purposes uses the leaves and root of this plant. Harvesting of roots occurs in early summer. For this they are dug up, washed with cold water, then dried, laying out on paper or cloth. If the root is large, then it is cut into pieces. A gram of 250 grams of medicinal raw material comes out of a fresh root. In this case, a properly dried root does not bend and breaks well, and at the break point it should have a pink or light yellow color. And it is advisable to store such healing raw materials for no more than 4 years.
Less commonly used are the leaves of the plant of frankincense. Their medicinal properties are manifested in hemostatic, astringent and antimicrobial action. And for these purposes only old leaves wintered under the snow are suitable. And they are collected in autumn or spring, washed and dried at a temperature of 60 degrees, stored in a paper bag or box. They are stored up to 4 years. Tea is brewed from these leaves, which lowers pressure, tones up, helps with kidney pathologies, pulmonary tuberculosis, rheumatism, gastrointestinal diseases, increases the rhythm of heart contractions, and relieves stress.
Much more often, the root of the plant is used , the medicinal properties of which are preserved in decoctions, for example, in this: take a tablespoon of dry root and pour 200 milliliters of hot water. Then this mixture is covered and heated for half an hour on low heat. Then filter, and the roots are squeezed. Then the resulting broth is diluted with boiled water, bringing its volume to 200 milliliters. And take it in doses - a tablespoon three times a day. This decoction helps with dysentery, but in combination with sulfonamides and antibiotics. And if you need to prepare a decoction for the treatment of chronic inflammations, then they take a double dose of dried roots of frankincense. Then the broth turns out to be more saturated. External use of such a decoction accelerates the healing of ulcers, bruises, wounds, resorption of bruises.