Today we will consider one of the means of the people'smedicine, which is used in medical practice. Its name is quite amusing - Goose's Goatee. The foot in the sense of "hand" has nothing to do with it, except that it resembles the forms of roots and processes. The article describes in detail the Goose Goose, its medicinal properties and its application in the treatment of diseases.
What is this plant?
Goatee Goose externally remotely resemblesFern with only the exception that the size of the leaves is much larger. When it blossoms, it dissolves yellow small inflorescences. The bush itself has a thin mustache (remember the strawberry). In common people, the plant is also often referred to as goose paw, soft grass, roadwoman and lapnik. This is a wild grass, that is, it grows wherever there is wet clay soil, so finding it is not difficult. They store the plant, as a rule, from May to August, when the Goose's goatee begins to blossom. However, it is better to harvest roots and rhizomes in the period from September to October. By this time, the plant has time to stock up on nutrients for the coming winter. For the blanks use all of its elements: leaves, roots, rhizomes, as well as flowers and seeds.
How to properly process a plant
Methods of treatment for further usevary depending on the purpose and type of treatment. At home make tinctures, decoctions and squeeze out the juices. You can prepare home ointments or creams, dry.
Goatee goose is freely sold in pharmacies in any form. Its price is low. The advantages of buying are obvious - everything that you take will be certified and, accordingly, quality.
Indications for the use of goose paws
We got an idea about the plant itself,Now it is useful to know what it cures. Let's start with a description of the useful properties. So, Goose Goose contains many components. Here are some of them:
- tannins;
- choline;
- starch;
- quinic acid;
- vitamin C;
- zinc;
- protein;
- fatty oil.
Preparations from this plant are very effective in treating such symptoms, ailments and diseases as:
- diarrhea;
- bleeding;
- abundant mucous discharge;
- bleeding gums;
- cracks in the tongue;
- high cholesterol;
- pulmonary tuberculosis;
- scurvy;
- hernia;
- gastrointestinal ailments;
- liver disease;
- stones in the kidneys;
- painful menstruation;
- wounds and cuts;
- eczema;
- metabolic disorders;
- convulsions.
Now it is clear what helps the Goose's goatee. Like any substance containing many ingredients, it has a very extensive list of contraindications.
When can not I take it?
Whatever was a good remedy for theirGoose's goatee has properties, contraindications, it still has its own. The most common problem is the individual intolerance of the components. If you consider that the drugs based on it, as well as just dried grass, do not have a strict restriction on the categories of people (pregnant, nursing, children), it is better to get a doctor's advice before starting to use. A strict ban on the use of this herbal remedy is imposed on patients who suffer:
- blood thickening;
- constipations;
- colitis;
- large kidney stones;
- low pressure.
Tips for the preparation and use of decoctions and juice
For cooking decoction from the roots in the homeconditions it is required to weld the essence. This should be done within an hour, and the raw material should be used at the rate of 20 g of root per liter of water, after which the broth should be filtered out. The resulting mixture to drink two to three glasses during the day or use for other purposes (for example, rinse your mouth if the gums bleed).
If you have homemade grass of this plant, the broth is prepared for two hours in a water bath. Raw materials are taken at the rate of 20 g per 200 ml of liquid.
Infusion of the roots (10 g per 200 ml) is boiled for 15 minutes, after which another 20 minutes is infused. Use it in two tablespoons four times a day.
Seeds are prepared on the basis of the same proportion, but boiled in milk for five minutes.
Other uses
Silverweed is also used in mixed form withother ingredients - with nettle, with knotweed, mint, yarrow, wheatgrass and shepherd's bag. One hundred grams of this mixture is boiled for fifteen minutes, after which another thirty insist. You can take a bath with the addition of such a decoction, pre-mix it in warm water.
Here for juice (it is more nutritious)will have to work hard, as to make it in sufficient quantities will be problematic. Each ingredient of the plant is separately ground to a soft, small gruel, and then simply squeezed out. This herb nectar is consumed one tablespoon four times a day. It helps very well with the appearance of acne.
Fresh grass should be isolated separately, sinceThe way it is used is different. A mixture of finely chopped cinquefoil is mixed at the rate of one to one with the juice of green rye, which greatly increases the effect. The dosage is quite common: one tablespoon three times a day.
Other ways to use Potentilla
Do not forget that from any infusion canmake lotions for the treatment of scratches, cuts, burns, as well as simply cleanse their skin for prevention. This is due to the fact that the plant has high antiseptic properties. As for the treatment, and in order to prevent disease, you can drink healing tea. You can both brew dried grass in its pure form, and experiment with the addition of other medicinal herbs to change the taste. To do this, just need to pour boiling water two teaspoons of raw materials. To increase the beneficial properties of tea infusion, it is recommended to add peppermint and lemon balm. Putting sugar in large quantities is not recommended. For the beneficial effects on the body enough to drink two or three cups of delicious tea a day.
Растение получило большую популярность в veterinary medicine because of its easy availability and properties. If your animal suffers from disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, the use of drugs of this herb is almost no different from how it is used for a similar treatment of a person. The proportions also do not change. Just do not force the pet to drink the decoction by force (by the way, it must be cooled before it). Cats, on the other hand, can simply be chewed on green grass or they can add ground plant to a bowl for food.
Summarize
Grass "cinquefoil goose", application in medicinewhich is approved by doctors, is quite an effective healing tool for the treatment of many diseases. Moreover, to buy an ingredient for a healthy broth is not difficult. In season, the plant can be collected at all for free in the forest. But even in pharmacy chains the price is low, it does not exceed seventy rubles. In the article, we examined in detail what is useful and when, for what is used cinquefoil goose. The formula of the flower, the roots and the leaves, as well as their proper use, are also mentioned in the text. This plant deserves the attention of those who prefer traditional methods of treating diseases. But note that the silverweed (goose foot otherwise) also has contraindications, therefore, before its use does not interfere with consulting a doctor.
