Herbal medicine: the beneficial properties of wheatgrass

Creeping wheatgrass is the eternal enemy of gardeners and gardeners. This cereal plant is popularly called a dog’s tooth or wheatgrass. However, the beneficial properties of wheatgrass are invaluable for herbal medicine. In addition, few people know that flour can be made from the dried rhizomes of this plant. The beneficial properties of wheatgrass are not limited to use in traditional medicine. Due to the high content of sugar compounds in the plant shoots, alcohol can be obtained from it. In cooking, it can be added to salads and soups.

Useful properties of wheatgrass directly depend on the correct and timely procurement of raw materials. Rhizomes are the most important part of the plant for traditional medicine. They need to be harvested in the fall. The roots are dug up, freed from the ground, small roots and soil. Raw materials are dried in special dryers at a temperature of no more than 60 ° C. After drying, it is better to bundle it and hang it in a dry dark place or put on a shelf - this is the best way to store wheatgrass roots. The healing properties of this method of storage last much longer. We continue our acquaintance with this medicinal plant.

Composition

The beneficial properties of wheatgrass are determined by the content of such substances in its composition: levulose and triticin, silicic acid, fructose, proteins and polysaccharides, glycides, carotene, vitamin C, B vitamins, essential oils, saponins, carbohydrates. The plant is very rich in iron.

This plant has a lot of useful properties. The substances contained in its rhizomes have emollient, expectorant, diuretic, anti-inflammatory, choleretic, diaphoretic, analgesic, tonic, hemostatic, blood-purifying properties, and also give a mild laxative effect.

Use in herbal medicine

Infusions and preparations based on wheatgrass strengthen the vascular walls and give a good effect in various metabolic disorders. They are also recommended for use in urolithiasis and cholelithiasis, cystitis, kidney disease, hemorrhoids, diabetes mellitus, gastritis, furunculosis (lotions and baths) and pneumonia.

As an expectorant, wheat grass is very effective for bronchitis. It is also a tonic and raises blood pressure. A decoction of the plant helps well with indigestion and diarrhea. Outwardly, it is recommended to use it for eczema, diathesis, neurodermatitis and other diseases of the skin. Wheatgrass infusions are effective in diseases of the musculoskeletal system: osteochondrosis, polyarthritis, rheumatism. With pulmonary tuberculosis (in addition to the main therapy), a good effect is given by ingestion of the plant rhizomes in milk into the decoction. The juice of the stems is used to restore vision. With rickets in children, they are bathed in a bath with a couch of wheatgrass. Preparations based on it are recommended for women with various disorders of ovarian function.

Application features

There are no special contraindications to the use of drugs and infusions of wheat grass creeping. But when taking large dosages, an inhibited state may develop, working capacity may decrease, and diarrhea may begin. In these cases, the use of decoctions and medicines based on the plant should be discontinued. Prolonged and uncontrolled intake of wheatgrass infusions can adversely affect the kidneys.