A small egg is an aquatic herbaceous plant, otherwise called a yellow water lily. Belongs to the water lily family. In the wild it grows in Europe, Russia, Asia. A large number of nutrients and applications have led to the fact that the eggplant plant began to contain and propagate in aquariums around the world.
Description
Ornamental grass with lancet leaves, beautifully excited in a pond. The underwater part has wavy edges. The eggplant is a translucent plant with distinct veins. Coloring can be from brilliant green to red-brown. The egg-box, the description of which can be found in any aquariumer's manual, is a moody plant, not every (even experienced) owner of the aquarium will cope with it.
Conditions of detention
Preferred conditions - a tropical aquarium. The water temperature should not be lower than 24 degrees, otherwise the flower will grow much more slowly. A small egg is a plant demanding even water hardness: about 6-12 degrees of hardness and neutral acidity. Maximum attention should be paid to water hardness. Water lily prefers the cleanest ponds possible. The leaf of the egg capsule is so tender that a settling suspension of organics can kill it. Strong currents in the aquarium should be avoided for the same reason. Fish digging the ground are bad neighbors for a water lily. Water changes should be made no more than 3 times a month.
The eggplant is a light-loving plant. In aquariums, it will feel a lack of light, so it is important to equip the tank with backlight. Daylight hours for a water lily should last up to 13 hours. It is recommended to add incandescent lamps to fluorescent ones - this will be useful for the plant.
Features
The eggplant is an algae, but its leaves rarely become floating under natural conditions - they remain completely under water. The desired effect can be achieved by creating the most favorable conditions, including the brightness of the light must exceed 1 W / l. An even more rare occurrence in an aquarium is flowering. The flower protrudes above the water on a long peduncle. The diameter of the yellow inflorescence is 3-5 cm.
Priming
Although the egg capsule is an algae that can absorb nutrients from water, it is necessary to select the soil for it especially carefully, focusing on its high nutritional value. Transplanting the plant into a new “pond”, you need to add charcoal and clay. For further development of the water lily, yellow will be enough natural siltation. You should regularly clean the tank of sludge to prevent the rhizome from souring. An eggplant is a plant with a very powerful root system, so the soil should be at least 8 cm thick.
Recommendations
Under favorable conditions, the contents of the egg capsule, the photo of which clearly demonstrate the possibility of its successful cultivation, grows greatly, filling the aquarium. Therefore, it should be regularly thinned out, while monitoring the rejuvenation of the population.
Breeding
Propagating the plant is quite difficult. This happens vegetatively, but the rhizome branches for a long time - about once in 12 months. A new plant should be separated carefully, since severe trauma to the rhizome can lead to the death of algae.
What is the use of the capsule
A small egg, a photo of which demonstrates a rather nondescript plant, has a large number of nutrients. The structure of the rhizome includes resins, sugars, sitosterol, alkaloids, stigmasterol and other chemicals.
Leaves have no less useful elements:
- Caffeic acid.
- Ellagotannins.
- Ferulic acid.
- P is coumaric acid.
- Luteolin.
- Synapic acid.
Seeds and flowers of the capsule contain nymphaline.
Such a composition of plant parts makes it possible to widely use it not only in folk, but even in traditional medicine. On the basis of yellow water lilies, preparations of various actions are made:
- Cholagogue.
- Painkillers.
- Soothing.
- Bactericidal.
- Diuretics
- Astringents.
- Sleeping pills.
Application
When preparing the preparations, all parts of the plant are used: leaves, seeds, flowers, rhizome. To get raw materials, it takes a lot of effort. Not only is it not easy to extract rhizomes from the bottom of a reservoir, but also when drying plants, a large part is lost - from 10 kg of rhizomes obtained, only 1 kg of product is obtained.
From this part of the plant is made "Lutenurin", suitable for the treatment of Trichomonas. In addition, contraceptives are produced on the basis of the capsule.
With topical use of drugs from extracts, they can be used to treat diseases of the skin and mucous membranes caused by pathogenic fungi and microorganisms. Folk healers recommend the use of grass capsules in the treatment of certain types of malignant tumors.
Rhizomes of the capsule are commonly used as corrective agents for sexual activity. It is most useful for painful pollutions in men, impotence or a drop in libido. A rhizome broth is also recommended for women suffering from problems with desire.
In the people, all parts of the plant are used for fever, various skin diseases, and inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. A decoction is recommended for such diseases:
- Rheumatism.
- Inflammation of the kidneys and genitourinary system.
- Tuberculosis.
- Stomach cramps.
The capsule is excellent in combating cough, pneumonia and bronchitis. Assign with gout and childhood enuresis.
Eggplant in Russia
Under natural conditions, the eggplant is a rather large plant: flower cups up to 30 mm long. Floating parts of the egg-shaped leaf, on long petioles, consisting of three faces.
Quite a lot of petals, with a honey hole. The flowers are yellow, with a large number of stamens. The fruit of the capsule is smooth, mucilous after ripening.
In our country, this plant is not so common - a yellow eggplant. The Red Book of the Russian Federation classifies it as vulnerable plants. Although IUCN does not find this plant.
Earlier, the largest populations were in the Krasnodar Territory, however, today their number has been significantly reduced. Today, the smallest populations are located in the floodplain of the Kuban River. Further reductions are noted annually.
The reasons why the yellow capsule may soon disappear in our country is the pollution of its habitats, measures to drain the territories, and procuring as medicines.
At the moment, conservation measures are carried out in the Priazovsky state reserve and in the Primorsko-Akhtarsky state forest hunting.
Constant monitoring of the population size, a ban on collecting any parts of the plant, full protection, propaganda among the population are required. In the Kuban floodplains, it is necessary to organize protected areas, to facilitate the maximum return of the egg capsule to its natural habitat.