European ungulates - poisonous grass of the kirkazonovy family. The people have names: hare leaf, forest pepper, turpentine, vomit, hairy, marsh, chicken paw, earth incense, hernia and many others, and in the pharmacy you can buy the plant under the name "Clefthoof Root".
At the hoof, eye-shaped, green, even in winter, mirror-glistening on top, long-scaly scaly leaves are striking. The rhizomes of the plant are branched, creeping, and the stem is shaggy. Has inconspicuous single brown-red bell-shaped flowers. The plant has an acute specific aroma, blooms in April, seed ripening occurs in June.
European hoofed grass inhabits in the shade of shrubs, in shady ravines, deciduous forests, is less common in fences and on the edges of European forests.
In folk medicine, rhizome of the hoof is used, less often - fresh leaves.
Clefthoof Grass: Active Ingredients
The smell of the plant is determined by the content of essential oil with a bitter aftertaste. Its composition is rather complicated, based on volatile asarone (about 50%), which in large doses makes the plant deadly (when dried, the azaron disappears). In addition, the oil contains alkaloids, cardiac glycosides, saponin, flavonoids, azaryl aldehyde, tannins, mucus, quercetin, azaronic acid, coumarin, phytosterols, organic resins, and starch.
European hoof and its properties
The hoof has numerous pharmacological properties: it has an expectorant, vomiting, bronchodilating, hemostatic, anti-inflammatory, laxative, as well as antipyretic, diuretic, wound healing, anthelmintic, anti-sclerotic, soothing effect. Hoofed grass is also used to treat wounds, scabies, purulent ulcers, etc.
European ungulate in alternative medicine
Even in antiquity, the hoof of grass was used against dropsy, sciatica, constipation, headaches, as well as for meager periods and as a laxative. In these cases, and now applies her and traditional medicine. In addition, hoofed extract is added to drinks used in alcoholism. We will dwell on this and many other applications.
The hoof of alcoholism can be used in 2 situations: both when a person does not consider himself addicted, and when he himself wants to quit drinking alcohol, but cannot.
The recipe for herbal infusion is this: table. a spoonful of crushed dry roots of grass, hoof, pour 200 g of warm water, leave for about an hour and strain. They store the infusion in the refrigerator and mix it into the vodka for the drinker (table. Spoon for 200 g of vodka), after which he develops nausea, vomiting, and after several such procedures, the person develops a gag reflex for alcohol. Or just add to any drink (tea, milk, etc.) - for those who themselves want to stop drinking.
And with rheumatic, head and joint pain, compresses with a decoction of the cleft leaf, as well as various lotions with it, are used.
In the treatment of eye diseases, resort to decoctions of leaves of the ungulate.
This plant can also be used for pneumonia, colds, bronchitis, asthma or tuberculosis due to its properties listed above. To cure these diseases, they use bog in the form of decoctions or tinctures made on alcohol. And so that the broth is not so sharp, dilute it with honey.
In the treatment of ailments of the biliary tract and gall bladder, bladder, gastrointestinal tract and liver, hoof will also come to the rescue.
For those who suffer from headaches, insomnia, increased nervous irritability, neurotic conditions, epilepsy or migraine, European ungulates effectively help soothing.
In small concentrations, an infusion of leaves is used to treat female diseases (meager menstruation, hot flashes).
Among other things, it has been experimentally established that preparations from the leaves of the clefthoof can normalize heart activity without disturbing its rhythm, as well as increase vein tone, blood pressure, accelerate blood flow, and cause vasoconstriction. Their action is similar in nature to adrenaline. A water infusion of leaves is recommended for pulmonary heart disease or pulmonary failure.
Rhizome infusion is used for diseases of the gallbladder, for cleaning the liver, as well as for worms.
Outwardly, they recommend lotions from bog marsh, which help with various skin diseases, especially eczema.
And fresh leaves of purulent leaves are applied to purulent wounds.
To prepare the daily norm of the therapeutic tincture, take two teaspoons of European hoof, pour into a thermos and pour 200 g of boiling water.
Use hoofed and in homeopathy. Tincture is prepared with different dilutions from fresh rhizomes and treats it with evening tides, colds, nervous exhaustion.
Using European hoof, remember: it is toxic, and overdose should not be allowed (no more than 2 tbsp.spoons per day).
Its use for hypertension is not recommended, hoofed milk is strictly contraindicated for pregnant women.
In case of an overdose, the intestines, stomach, gall bladder, kidneys and liver are damaged. If you neglect the rules of caution, you can get serious poisoning.
Be healthy!