A plant that can be found in vegetable gardens and orchards, along roads and wastelands, as well as along river banks, is the well-known burdock. In the people it is called burdock or dedovik. Burdock is a biennial plant. Its leaves are green above and grayish below, very large in size. Dark purple flowers with hooked tenacious wrappers are collected in spherical baskets.
Burdock has long been used for medicinal purposes. In this case, its roots and leaves are used. The upper part of the plant is harvested from June to September. The roots are dug up in autumn. That's when they gain their healing power.
Burdock, the roots of which contain tannins and essential oils, ascorbic acid and glycosides, as well as palmitic acid and carbohydrate inulin, can have a diuretic and diaphoretic, anti-inflammatory and milk-producing effect. Folk healers use the plant in the form of tinctures. Fresh or dry raw materials are used to make decoctions.
Burdock, the roots of which are used to prepare the infusion, helps to eliminate many pathologies. Healing drug helps with gastritis and chronic constipationcharacter. Its reception allows you to eliminate gastric bleeding and alleviate the patient's condition with gout and rheumatism. An infusion of the roots of a medicinal plant helps with diabetes and various pathologies of the skin. Women are recommended a healing drug for delays in menstruation. To obtain an infusion, pour two cups of boiling water over a tablespoon of dry, crushed raw materials. Appointment can be made in two hours.
In diabetes, a decoction of a medicinal plant is recommended. Burdock, the roots of which are crushed, is taken for its preparation in the amount of one tablespoon. Raw materials are poured into a glass of water, boiled over a fire. After insisting, the healing drug is filtered. Patients are advised to take a quarter cup three times a day. Burdock root, which is very popular in recipes, is also used in diabetes to make decoctions along with blueberry leaves and bean pods, which are taken in equal amounts. Decoctions of a medicinal plant are also used as an excellent cleanser. Burdock is recommended for pathologies of the genitourinary system.
A decoction of burdock root is also used for hair. They rinse their heads after washing. The healing potion leaves hair silky soft and fortified.
Burdock, the roots of which are combined with the roots of elecampane, is used in the treatment of rheumatism. In this case, you should prepare a healing decoction and take it inside, and also use it asexternal warm compress. This remedy is great for skin rashes and chronic eczema.
In many pathologies, treatment with potions prepared on the basis of burdock root is very effective. This plant is excellent for the prevention of many diseases, as well as for maintaining the he alth of the whole organism. Burdock is a herb that is available to everyone. Finding her is not difficult. It is easy to prepare a healing decoction or tincture from it.
