People have known about the healing properties of one of the perennial plants of the Pink family since ancient times, using it in the preparation of various potions. This medicinal herb is called agrimony. Useful properties and contraindications of agrimony are well known both in Europe and in Asia.
Spread repeshka
This plant has many different names among the people: burdock, love spell-grass, strawberry, stucco and forty-weed. Long large leaves are located on its straight stems, and in June the agrimony begins to delight the eye with bright yellow inflorescences. And the flowering period lasts almost all summer.
Exudes a marvelous aroma during violent flowering, but when dry it has no smell. It grows in bushes, thickets, along roads, forest edges, on hills and under fences of estates. Collect agrimony during flowering, throwing out the dried and yellowed lower leaves. Dry in the shade. Some herbalists collect agrimony seeds in the fall. This herb is stored in bundles (wrapped in paper from dust) or in boxes lined with paper, the seeds are stored in bags. The period during which agrimony can be stored is no more than 3 years.
Chemical composition of the plant
In the ground part of agrimony revealed a lot of tannins, essential oil, resin, bitter substances, coumarin. More than 35% fatty oil was found in the seeds. In addition, the plant is rich in vitamins PP, group B, mineral s alts, in which there is a lot of sulfur, iron and silicic acid. Contained in agrimony and organic acids: citric, malic, ascorbic. They are up to 40% in fresh leaves.
Information about agrimony, useful properties and contraindications of this plant can be found in every popular collection of medicinal herbs.
Properties of apricot and its use
Repeshok is practically not used in official medicine. But among the people this plant is valued, first of all, as a way to improve the functioning of the liver. People emphasize its positive action in case of lack of gastric juice. In these cases, they drink three times a day, 1 glass of infusion-decoction: for 1 glass of boiling water - 1 tbsp. l. chopped grass.
This infusion is used to gargle the throat and gums, wash the wounds. Also used as an expectorant for dry cough-bronchitis: in this case, they drink in small sips.
In case of poor digestion (especially with weakened bowel activity), with congestion in the liver and gallbladder, in the presence of stones in the latter, withpancreatitis drink a less strong decoction of agrimony. In this case, it is taken half a glass three times a day, after meals.
It is important that agrimony reduces inflammation in the joints in rheumatism and rheumatoid arthritis. And with various bleeding, its action, respectively, is hemostatic. Many herbalists know that agrimony exhibits beneficial properties, and there are practically no contraindications for neurocirculatory dystonia, which is accompanied by headaches and crises. Infusion of herbs in this case acts as an antispasmodic. The daily dose for such problems is 2-3 tbsp. l. herbs per half-liter thermos.
Despite such a wide list of useful properties, it has contraindications. Preparations based on it should be taken with caution.
How, knowing everything about agrimony, useful properties and contraindications of this plant, how to avoid its negative impact? Particular attention should be paid to its use in patients with hypersensitivity to drugs. Preparations prepared on its basis are contraindicated in chronic constipation and obstruction of the biliary tract, in thrombosis. And pregnant and lactating mothers should take decoctions of this plant only after consulting with a specialist.
