Lubaznik, or meadowsweet, as it is also called, is a herbaceous plant that is widely distributed in Central Europe, as well as in Central Asia and Mongolia. A straight and ribbed stem up to one and a half meters thickly covered with leaves. The upper side is smooth, dark green, and the lower has a whitish hue. Numerous fragrant white flowers are connected in panicled inflorescences. Flowering meadowsweet begins in May and lasts until August. Labaznik prefers moist places - swamps, banks of reservoirs, clearings and moist forest glades.
The healing properties of meadowsweet
In folk medicine, from the middle of the 17th century, meadowsweet has been used to treat many diseases. The medicinal properties and contraindications of this plant were already described by doctors and were passed down from generation to generation. Labaznik was used as a means of wound healing, hemostatic, bactericidal, anti-inflammatory, soothing and anthelmintic. Modern scientists have proved that the high antiviral activity of the meadowsweet can improve the liver's ability to cleanse the body of toxins and toxins.
Contraindications
The plant does not have toxicity, but it should be used with caution to people who have low blood pressure, poor blood coagulation, constipation. Means based on meadowsweet are contraindicated for pregnant women and children under 12 years old.
In the official pharmacology of our country, there is no such plant as meadowsweet. Its medicinal properties and contraindications are officially registered in other countries. But in our country, as a medicine, this plant is used with great success.
Indications for use
When only diseases are not used grass meadowsweet! The properties of each part of this plant have a positive effect on various health problems. All kinds of decoctions, tinctures, ointments are prepared on the basis of meadowsweet.
From the flowers make infusions that help with conjunctivitis, gastric catarrh, chronic cholecystitis, and colds.
A decoction of stems and leaves of meadowsweet, due to astringent properties, is known as a remedy for diarrhea, and is also used to increase blood pressure, nervous disorders, pneumonia, bronchitis, and inflammation of the urinary tract.
Lubaznik root is used to treat joints, cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, and also as a means for the rapid healing of wounds and burns.
Thus, products prepared on the basis of this herb have a very wide range of actions - from herpes to cancer.
Infusion of meadowsweet leaves
Like almost any medicinal herb, meadowsweet is used to make an infusion. This product is prepared quite simply - dry chopped leaves are poured with boiling water (0.5 l of water is taken on a tablespoon of leaves) and infused for a quarter of an hour in a water bath. Then filtered infusion should be taken within a month three times a day. The use of infusion as a compress for inflammation of the joints helps relieve swelling and relieve pain.
The use of meadowsweet root for medicinal purposes
The positive results that are observed when using rhizomes for treatment make the meadowsweet simply irreplaceable. The medicinal properties and contraindications of meadowsweet root products are described in detail in many sources. Since ancient times, this part of the plant has been used to treat rheumatism, gout, epilepsy and dysentery. This is an effective tool to reduce blood viscosity and prevent thrombophlebitis. After a heart attack, when the drug "Aspirin" is contraindicated, a decoction from the meadowsweet root will come to the rescue. Place the dried roots in water and hold in a water bath for 15-20 minutes. For 1 liter of water - 20 g of roots. Take orally up to 4 times a day, 50 ml. As a compress, this decoction is an excellent tool for suppurating wounds and ulcers. To solve skin problems, you can prepare an ointment: mix 100 g of petroleum jelly and 20 g of powdered meadowsweet roots and lubricate problem areas of the skin daily.
Hypertensive patients are recommended to take infusion from the roots of meadowsweet 3 times a day for 1 tbsp. Half an hour before meals. spoon. Preparation of infusion: pour this part of the plant in crushed form with hot water and put in a water bath for 15 minutes, then for an hour, insist, strain through a layer of gauze and add boiled water to the original volume.
In diseases of the stomach, the meadowsweet root is also used. The tincture made from it has an antibacterial and healing effect. It will require 100 g of root and 500 ml of vodka. Insist 3 weeks, then take with water - 20 drops of tincture in half a glass of water three times a day for 20-30 minutes before eating.
The prepared ointment is effective against burns, ulcers. Powdered meadowsweet root, pour vegetable oil (in a ratio of 1: 5), 12 hours, insist, strain and for 6-7 hours apply a gauze bandage soaked with this ointment to the problem area, fixing it with a bandage.
Preparation of medicinal products from meadowsweet flowers
Alcohol tincture from meadowsweet flowers is used for diseases of the digestive system, chronic cholecystitis, rheumatism, diabetes, hepatitis. Add meadowsweet inflorescences with vodka, add sugar, shake well, and remove to a dark place for 10-13 days. For the preparation you will need 1 liter of vodka, 50 g of flowers and 20 g of sugar. Take 1 spoon up to 3 times a day.
During colds in the fall and winter, an infusion that also uses this flower can help. Lubaznik has the ability to destroy microbes, strengthen immunity, therefore it is recommended for influenza and acute respiratory infections. Using an infusion of flowers at the earliest stage of the disease, you can recover in a day. Such a tool is always best to have at hand, therefore it is worth procuring it for the future. Fill a half glass jar with a volume of 0.5 l filled with inflorescences, pour cold water, close the lid and leave for 12 hours. So that the medicine can be stored all winter, it is diluted with tincture of calendula (available at the pharmacy).
In order to prevent cancer, a special infusion of flowers and leaves of meadowsweet, prepared in a thermos, is used: pour the dry mixture (2 tbsp.) With boiling water (500 ml). Take 4 times a day, 50 ml.
For colds and tonsillitis, tea from the meadowsweet helps. It is not only healthy, but also surprisingly tasty drink. Therefore, it is used during diets, and to normalize metabolism.
An ointment made from meadowsweet flowers will help to cope with such a problem as psoriasis. To prepare it, 10 g of crushed inflorescences and 40 g of petroleum jelly are mixed (can be replaced with baby cream). Lubricate the psoriasis foci on the skin daily at least 3 times a day.
How to harvest meadowsweet
To get the maximum result from the use of medicinal plants, you need to harvest them in a timely manner. The meadowsweet is no exception here. A photo of this plant, found in the specialized literature, will help not to make a mistake when collecting. In the summer, when the flowering period begins, the aerial part of the meadowsweet is harvested. The grass is dried in a place protected from the sun and stacked in glass jars. In a dry, dark place it can be stored for 3 years. The underground part of the meadowsweet should be excavated in late autumn. Thoroughly cleaned from the ground and washed with cold water roots need to be decomposed into a thin layer of fabric and dried.
Varieties of meadowsweet
About two dozen varieties have meadowsweet. The healing properties and contraindications of each differ slightly.
In the European part of Russia, in Siberia and the Caucasus, common meadowsweet is common. This variety is famous for the fact that its flowers help relieve a hangover syndrome. In addition, it is also used for urolithiasis.
The most common meadowsweet is common. Its inflorescences consist of a large number of small flowers of white color. This is a wonderful honey plant, a treat for bees. Due to its compactness it is used for decoration of flower beds and flower beds. Very attractive fern-shaped leaves and beautiful inflorescences make this meadowswort a real decoration of the garden. A photo of him can often be found on the pages of landscape design magazines. He rightfully takes his place among the most beautiful plants.
The six-petaled meadowsweet is so named because of its flowers, each having 6 petals. White or pink inflorescences have an amazing honey smell. The stem of this plant, the lower part of which is covered with ovoid leaves, reaches a height of 170 cm.
Originally from North America, meadowsweet red. The powerful reddish stem of this plant sometimes reaches a height of 2 m. Bright fruits adorn the meadowsweet red until late autumn. This variety is known more as a decorative meadowsweet. The medicinal properties and contraindications of it are described very little. The plant is very resistant to low temperatures and easily tolerates even 35-degree frosts.
Growing conditions
Labaznik is a very unpretentious plant, resistant to frost and not requiring any special preparation for the winter period. Prefers soils moist and fertile. But when planting, the earth should not be too moistened - plentiful watering is important in the summer.
You can propagate meadowsweet as segments of rhizomes, and seeds. Landing is best done in late autumn. Between plants should be maintained at a distance of 40 to 50 cm. Meadowsweet can grow for a long time in one place, it is worth transplanting no earlier than five years later.