The marsh cinquefoil is a perennial shrub from the Rosaceae family. It has long creeping rhizomes and a rising, woody stalk. The leaves of the plant are unpaired, oblong, oval with teeth, pubescent from below. The flowers of the saber are of regular shape
dark red color. The plant can be found in the forest, forest-steppe and tundra in the swamps, on the outskirts of lakes, on the banks of rivers. Shrub has a name corresponding to the shape of its leaves and shoots, which resemble a saber in their appearance.
The plant contains a large number of flavonoids and tannins, resins, essential oils, organic acids and anthocyanins. That is why saberfish has healing properties. It belongs to the group of plants called adaptogens, and is able to help the human body adapt to certain conditions. With the help of experiments, it was found that the medicinal properties of the marsh cinquefoil are due to the anticoagulant activity of its components.
As a medicinal product, this plant is famous since ancient times. Mention of a shrub appeared in the 17th century in the legends of the inhabitants of Lapland. Cinquefoil, whose medicinal properties are manifested in the form of biological stimulation, was used in the days of polar dark nights in the form of tea. The stems and leaves of the plant contain a lot of trace elements, such as copper, magnesium, potassium and phosphorus, a large amount of vitamin C.
Widespread in folk medicine received grass saber. The healing properties of the plant are transmitted to the human body with the help of decoctions and infusions from it in the following diseases and condition
iah:
- arthrosis;
- rheumatism;
- osteochondrosis;
- sciatica;
- stomach pains;
- bleeding;
- disorders of the intestines and stomach;
- flu;
- liver disease;
- cancer of the stomach or mammary glands;
- tuberculosis;
- thrombophlebitis;
- hypotension;
- cholecystitis.
The plant helps to get rid of sore throats. For this
rinsed the throat with a decoction of rhizomes. In the same way, you can alleviate the condition of the patient with toothache, loosening of the gums. Saberfish, the healing properties of which are manifested in the form of an antiseptic effect, are applied in crushed form to wounds that fester.
Most of the healing power of the plant lies in its woody rhizomes. They lie in the soil of swamps, forming plexuses with a long mustache, the length of which reaches several meters. Such a “cushion” of rhizomes is able to withstand human weight. When pruning a mustache, you should remember that the plant is firmly fixed in the ecosystem of the swamp. For this reason, to prevent the detrimental effects, excessive collection of rhizomes in one place should be avoided.
Sabelnik, whose healing properties are also found in its aerial parts, is often used to prepare medicinal preparations in its entirety. Moreover, each part of it has certain conditions for collection. This is the season of the year, and the specific days of the lunar calendar, and the place of growth.