How to use knotweed in folk medicine. For colds

Alevtina Korzunova

Alevtina Korzunova

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Introduction

Hello dear readers! It is pleasant to realize that my meetings with you on the pages of the books of the I Attract Health series have become a good tradition. Traditional medicine is not only collections of recipes and useful tips, it is the age-old wisdom of the people, or, one might even say, peoples, collected bit by bit. Preserved by many generations, repeatedly subjected to persecution, it has nevertheless come down to us in its almost original form, in order to come to our aid in difficult times.

Our distant ancestors had no one to ask for advice, on their own they had to comprehend this world, fraught with many surprises. Using observation as one of the methods of understanding the environment, people made many important discoveries for themselves. So, observing animals, a person learned to identify medicinal plants. It is now known to everyone that a sick animal is looking for a healing plant, guided by the instinct of self-preservation. In those distant times, the fundamental principles of medicine were laid. It was then that most of the medicinal plants were discovered, which are successfully used to this day.

In this book, I want to tell you about one of these plants - knotweed, or knotweed. In the people it is also called goose grass, goose grass, grass-ant.

The medicinal properties of knotweed are very diverse. It is used as a hemostatic, as an anti-inflammatory, as an appetite enhancer, as a wound healing and as an anti-tuberculosis agent. For many animals and birds, both wild and domestic, knotweed is a nutritious food. Its first stems can be used as greens in the preparation of various dishes.

Knotweed can be used alone or mixed with other medicinal herbs for external and internal use. It is necessary to prepare a healing remedy from knotweed, depending on the purpose: in the form of a decoction, infusion or liquid extract. Now it has become very popular to remember the forgotten properties of herbs and flowers, and knotweed did not stand aside. Get to know him better, maybe he will be able to help you too.

Chapter 1

grass-ant

This grass from the very beginning of spring until late autumn grows on the streets of cities and villages, in forest glades, on the banks of small and large rivers. With the same success, it grows along roads, both carriageways and country roads. The plant is very unpretentious, and its habitat is unlimited. With all the outward tenderness and fragility, the adaptability of the familiar ant is simply unique. It survives in almost any land. On poor clay soils, it becomes almost leafless, like a tangled coil of wire, but does not die. If she got soft, moist soil, then she spreads out in a lush green carpet. The bushes of this grass grow especially strongly along the edges of abandoned fields, here one plant can spread over several square meters. All this happens thanks to a powerful root system, which helps the mountaineer to adapt to any soil.

Plants related to knotweed are widely distributed throughout the world and are very tenacious.

In Russia, the mountaineer is widespread everywhere. You can meet him in Siberia and the Urals, in the middle lane and in the subtropics. It grows equally in both dry and humid climates. It can equally absorb nutrients from the soil surface and from its depth. It can be described in two words: very resilient.

One old legend tells how knotweed one day was going to go to the mountains - to become a hermit, tired of everyone trampling on him. He slowly began to crawl towards the mountain river, but a wise old sorceress came across to him with bunches of magical herbs and roots. She listened to him and said: “In vain, knotweed, you climb here. In the mountains there are only rocks, but winds and frosts - you will completely disappear there. Better go to the people, to the valleys, and there you will avenge yourself. You will interfere with people, germinate everywhere. Knotweed obeyed the witch and returned to the people. But here's the bad luck, it can't interfere with people, no matter how much it grows everywhere. Herds graze on knotweed thickets, diseases are expelled by its grass, and blue paint (the same as indigo) can be made from its roots. And so he got used to slowly knotweed living with people.

Knotweed (Poeygonum aviculare), or knotweed, is an annual herbaceous plant belonging to the buckwheat family, with thin, creeping or ascending stems reaching a length of 30 cm. The root of the plant is noticeably thicker than the branches themselves, it is pivotal, almost without lateral processes. Knotweed leaves are small, oblong-lanceolate, 1.5–2 cm long and 0.4 cm wide; they are attached to the stem with short petioles. In the nodes and axils of the leaves, you can see small membranous formations that look like white bells. Knotweed flowers are inconspicuous and very small, they are green-white in color, collected 1-5 in the axils of the leaves. Perianth simple, five-membered, about half incised, cracking at fruits. There are 8 stamens in a flower. The ripened fruit looks like a ribbed black trihedron.

Knotweed begins to bloom in early June and blooms throughout the summer. The fruits finally ripen in August-September.

The chemical composition of the mountaineer is rich and varied. It is considered a natural pantry of vegetable protein (17%), biologically active substances (44%), vegetable fiber (27%), ash compounds (8.9%), simple and complex sugars (2.5%), resin, wax, tannins.

In addition, such useful trace elements as calcium, phosphorus, zinc, and silicon were found in it. Rich in highlander and vitamins. For example, ascorbic acid, i.e. vitamin C, is present in knotweed 3 times more than in lemons, its content reaches 400 mg%, and carotene (provitamin A) - up to 118 mg%. The juice of the plant contains resins and tannins. In addition, naphthoquinone, tocopherol, bioflavonoids, and organic acids were found in all parts of knotweed. For this reason, knotweed enjoys the well-deserved respect of many physicians and nutritionists as a broad-spectrum medicinal plant.

But its useful qualities are not limited to this. Due to the large number of different chemical compounds contained in it, knotweed is no less popular with veterinarians as a fodder and medicinal plant. Hay made from pure knotweed is not inferior in its qualities to legumes - alfalfa, clover, rank. But, as a rule, the grass of the highlander bird is not subject to mass harvesting, but is used in the form of feed additives.

Properties

In many countries of the world, the beneficial properties of the highlander are widely used in pharmacology. Dried grass, along with flowers, is often used to treat many diseases: in Algeria - fever, in Austria - nervous exhaustion and general loss of strength. In the countries of Europe and America, according to the traditions of traditional medicine, with the help of water infusions of the bird mountaineer, they treat high blood pressure, tuberculosis, and stop bleeding. In Chinese medicine, highlander is most often used as an antipyretic. The old Russian "Zelniki" prescribed highlander bird from consumption and bruises. The healers ordered "to soar their feet from the tumor when they trample", hence another name for the herb - trample. And if you think about it and read old books, it turns out that the modest weed has many names, almost every province has its own name. The Penza peasants called it jackdaw buckwheat, because it is close relatives with buckwheat. In Voronezh, the knotweed was called the goose, the chariot is called in the Arkhangelsk places, the chicken-eater is called in Nizhny Novgorod. Among the Stavropol people, it became a developed grass and a pig burkun. In the Tambov region, this herb is known as murukh or samurushka. But still, most often we call the highlander bird knotweed. As you can see, this name comes from the verb “argue”, very quickly - quickly - in the spring it begins to grow, and it also multiplies quickly - each modest bush produces up to 200 seeds per year.

The list of all the medicinal properties of this well-known herb is quite large. Medicines prepared on the basis of the mountaineer have astringent properties, cause contraction of the uterine muscles, increase the rate of blood clotting, have anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antiseptic and diuretic properties, reduce bleeding of mucous membranes, moderately lower blood pressure, accelerate wound healing, increase immunity, increase the excretion of sodium and chlorine from the body, reduce the precipitation and formation of stones from mineral salts in the urinary tract. Crushed fresh grass can be applied to wounds and ulcers, as knotweed has a hemostatic and wound healing effect. Knotweed is one of the medicinal plants of the international market. Researchers believe that its main healing properties are due to the presence of flavonoids and tannins.

It is customary to prescribe a preparation from knotweed for herbal medicine in chronic diseases of the urinary tract, especially if they are accompanied by a violation of mineral metabolism in the initial period of urolithiasis and the period after the removal of stones. Indications for the use of knotweed are also inflammation of the mucous membrane of the stomach and intestines, peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum, liver disease, malaria, uterine and hemorrhoidal bleeding. Externally, it is used for various skin diseases, and, in addition, for the treatment of wounds, ulcers and bruises. Knotweed has been tested and studied by our scientists many years ago as one of the remedies used to treat tuberculosis. Tibetan healers usually use knotweed roots to compile potions and fees. Young stems and leaves are edible. You can use them to make salads with vegetables, eggs and butter, or season them with vegetable soups, as well as fish broths. Dry leaves are stored for the winter for the preparation of seasonings and decoctions.

Sporysh in bioenergy

The bird mountaineer has its own place in bioenergetic healing. It is believed that it belongs to the elements of the earth. According to legend, its esoteric meaning lies in the fact that it helps to remove the damage caused by envious neighbors and prevents it from taking root in the body.

In addition, the mountaineer bird has directly magical, or rather, cleansing properties. Fresh or dried, it can help you fight against negative traits in your character (of course, only if you yourself want it).

To do this, in the evening, on the waning moon, go alone in the field (not just on the street, but in the field, this is important), leisurely pick a few individual blades of bird mountaineer. After that, you need to take the plucked grass in your right hand, squeeze it in your palms. Now you need to bring it to your mouth and whisper softly all those negative qualities that you want to get rid of (for example: irritability, arrogance, anger, intolerance, greed, etc.). Now you need to dig a hole in the ground as deep and wide as your fist and bury the plant there. Nobody should see this. You can use the grass that grows near your house. But not necessarily in the yard, it is even better if the grass grows behind the hedge. This will help you dispel the views and thoughts of ill-wishers and successfully complete what you want.

Contraindications

There are few contraindications for the highlander bird. Due to the large amount of silicic acid, this plant is not recommended for use in severe forms of kidney and bladder diseases.

Chapter 2

We collect, we prepare, we receive

Starting the collection of knotweed, you need to know the plant itself well, be able to distinguish it from related species, know the ecologically clean places where it is most often found.

It is necessary to harvest knotweed only in good, dry weather. You can not put it together with plants of different species. It is impossible to litter the collections with various impurities, earth, sand, etc. It is necessary to collect only those parts of the plant that are indicated as medicinal.

Biologically active substances accumulate in various parts of the plant. Their content varies throughout the life of the plant. It is necessary to know in which parts of the plant and in what period the concentration of these substances is maximum.

It is recommended to collect knotweed at the beginning of flowering. It is cut with a sharp knife without coarse ground parts. It is unacceptable to pull out plants with a root - this leads to a decrease in their natural reserves and, in addition, clogs the raw material.

Immediately before drying, the collected medicinal raw materials are sorted and sorted, removing impurities and damaged parts. Thick roots and rhizomes should be cut into transverse or longitudinal parts. The main task of drying is to remove moisture from plants. The faster the drying is done, the better the raw material will be. Drying of the collected plants is carried out immediately after collection. They cannot be left in bags and baskets even for several hours, and even more so at night, since fresh raw materials laid in a thick layer quickly warm up, and fermentation processes begin in it.

It is not recommended to dry knotweed in the sun, as this destroys a significant part of biologically active substances. For drying, the grass is scattered in a thin layer on a newspaper, linen or plywood. So that the raw material does not overheat, it is turned over several times a day. Drying is done in the shade, under a canopy, or in well-ventilated areas. The finished raw material should be well dried, break with a crunch, but not crumble.

Dried mountaineer requires certain storage conditions. Store medicinal raw materials in a dry, dark and cool place, away from dust and insects. In no case should you mix different types of plants, they should all be stored in separate packaging: paper and cloth bags, boxes, jars.

The shelf life of finished medicinal raw materials is established by the Ministry of Health. Usually it is 1-2 years for flowers and herbs, 3-5 years for bark, roots, tubers.

Before use, the collected knotweed herb is subjected to appropriate processing, a drug is prepared from it, which is convenient for use.

At home, you can use various cooking methods. In this case, the preparation of preparations with the addition of poisonous and potent plants should be avoided. For medicinal purposes, juices, powders, infusions, syrups, decoctions, tinctures and ointments are most often prepared from knotweed.

To prepare juice, fresh knotweed is crushed with a grater, meat grinder, juicer. Alcohol can be added to the resulting juice for longer storage.

The simplest dosage form of knotweed is a powder.

Required: dried leaves and grass of the highlander bird.

Cooking. Grind raw materials in a mortar or coffee grinder.

Application. The powder is used both internally and externally - for powdering ulcers and wounds. In addition, it serves as an initial product for the preparation of tinctures and ointments.

Infusions are prepared from the loose parts of knotweed (young leaves, flowers).

Required: 1 st. l. herbs, knotweed leaves or flowers, 1 glass of water.

Cooking. Place the raw materials in an enamel bowl, pour boiling water, bring to a boil. Boil over low heat for 10-15 minutes, then leave for 2-3 hours, then strain and add boiled water to the original volume. Store in the refrigerator for no more than 2 days.

Application.

Decoctions are prepared from dense parts of knotweed (hard stems and the whole plant).

Required: 1 st. l. knotweed herbs, 1 glass of water.

Cooking. Place the raw materials in an enamel bowl, pour boiling water, bring to a boil. Boil over low heat for 30 minutes, then cool, strain and add water to the desired volume.

Application. Take 1 tbsp. l. 3 times a day.

For external use, infusions and decoctions are prepared from a double or triple dose of medicinal raw materials, i.e., more concentrated.

Syrups are thick, sweet liquids intended for ingestion.

Required: 100 g sugar, 60 ml water, 30 ml alcohol tincture of knotweed.

Cooking. Pour sugar into water. Stirring constantly, bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes. Cool down. Strain. Add alcohol tincture of knotweed.

Application. Drink 1 tbsp. l. 2 times a day.

Tinctures - drugs prepared with alcohol with a strength of 70% or 40%.

Required: 100 g chopped herb knotweed, 1/2 liter of alcohol.

Cooking. Pour the raw material with alcohol. Close the container tightly. Insist in a dark cool place for 7-10 days. After that, filter the infusion. The finished infusion should be transparent and have the smell and taste of fresh knotweed. Keep refrigerated.

Application. Add 10 to 30 drops per 50-100 ml of water 2-3 times a day.

Ointments are dosage forms used only for external use. They are made from knotweed powder. Unsalted pork, goose, beef fats, petroleum jelly, vegetable oils are used as the basis for the ointment. You can prepare the ointment as follows.

Required: 1 st. l. mountaineer bird powder, 2 tbsp. l. fat base.

Cooking. Melt the ointment base in a water bath, constantly rubbing it, mix it with the powder of dry knotweed grass, then add the rest of the oil or fat to the required weight.

Application. Lubricate the affected areas of the skin.

For storage of ointments, jars with a wide mouth made of glass, porcelain, or plastic are used, with well-closing lids. Store the ointment in a dark cool place.

It should be emphasized the importance of observing the dosages of herbal preparations, especially in the treatment of children. You can avoid mistakes if you remember the following rule: for each year of a child's life, 1/20 of the adult dose is required. To determine the weight of medicinal plants, it is desirable to have a pharmacy scale.

Chapter 3

Sporish in the treatment of diseases

Arthritis

Arthritis is an inflammatory disease of the joints of various origins, in which articular tissues, bone and cartilage surfaces of the joint are affected.

The causes of arthritis can be infections, trauma, immune and metabolic disorders, tumors, hereditary predisposition, chronic focal infection, or pathological changes in the bone elements of the joint (for example, osteomyelitis, tuberculous osteitis).

The clinical picture consists of such characteristic signs as joint pain (arthralgia), swelling and effusion (accumulation of inflammatory fluid in the joint cavity), increased skin temperature, redness, and impaired function. Soreness on palpation usually extends to the entire surface of the joint, especially along the joint space.

In arthritis, having a subacute or chronic course, various anti-inflammatory drugs, both nonsteroidal and steroidal (hormonal), are widely used. The drugs of the last group are used mainly for local (intra-articular) therapy. When acute inflammatory phenomena subside in the joints, physiotherapeutic procedures (UV radiation, electrophoresis of analgesics, amplipulse therapy, hydrocortisone phonophoresis) are indicated, which help to reduce pain and residual inflammatory reactions, prevent the development of connective tissue and joint dysfunction.

For rubbing in the treatment of arthritis, it is advisable to use an alcohol tincture.

Required: 3 art. l. knotweed herbs, 100 ml of 70% alcohol.

Cooking. Grind the herb, pour it with alcohol, tightly close the lid and insist for 2 weeks in a dark, cool place. Strain.

Application. Rub the inflamed areas 2 times a day.

Required: 2 tbsp. l. knotweed herbs, 2 tbsp. l. lilac flowers, 200 ml of medical alcohol with a strength of 76%.

Cooking. Grind the herbs, pour in alcohol, tightly close the lid and insist for 3-4 weeks. After that, filter the tincture and insist again for 7 days. After the expiration of the prescribed period, filter the tincture again. And only after that it is ready for use.

Application. Drink 2 times a day before meals.

A good effect is given by an alcohol tincture, consisting of knotweed herb, common yarrow and calendula. Attention! An overdose of yarrow can cause dizziness and skin rashes. Follow the dosage carefully.

Required: 3 art. l. dry chopped herb knotweed, 2 tbsp. l. yarrow herb, 1 tbsp. l. calendula flowers, 250 ml of medical alcohol with a strength of 76%.

Cooking. Grass pour alcohol and leave for 2 weeks. Strain.

Application. Rub the painful joints with the finished tincture.

For the treatment of polyarthritis, the ointment of the following composition will help well.

Required: 1 st. l. knotweed herbs, 1 tbsp. l. yarrow herb, 1 tbsp. l. sage leaves, 30 g of vaseline oil or vaseline.

Cooking. Grind the grass to a powder state and mix with vaseline oil until a homogeneous viscous mass is obtained. Store the resulting ointment in a cool dark place.

Application. In case of pain, rub the sore spot.

The anti-inflammatory effect of these drugs, coupled with the analgesic properties of yarrow and the tonic properties of sage officinalis, will have a beneficial effect and a good therapeutic effect in diseases such as rheumatism, polyarthritis and sciatica.

Gastritis

Gastritis is an inflammatory or inflammatory-dystrophic change in the gastric mucosa. It can be primary (acute) and considered as an independent disease and secondary (chronic), accompanying a number of infectious and non-infectious diseases and intoxications.

Acute gastritis develops as a result of an acute intestinal infection (food poisoning, salmonellosis, escherichiosis, etc.); when using products that irritate the gastric mucosa (capsicum, mustard, cinnamon, vinegar, ethyl alcohol and its surrogates), certain drugs (salicylates, atofan, butadione, digitalis preparations, phenacetin, aminophylline, etc.). The cause of the disease can be an allergic reaction to foods, such as eggs, some varieties of fish, strawberries, citrus fruits, milk, or to drugs (antibiotics, protein hydrolysates).

In the clinical picture, the dominant symptoms are sharp cramping pains and a burning sensation in the epigastric region, an unpleasant taste in the mouth, belching, heartburn, nausea, repeated vomiting of acidic contents mixed with mucus and bile, which does not bring relief. Acute gastritis, and especially gastroenteritis of an infectious or allergic nature, occurring with repeated vomiting and diarrhea, may be accompanied by symptoms of dehydration (such as dry mouth, hiccups, increasing general weakness, often convulsive twitching of the muscles of the limbs), fever, impaired function of the heart vascular system. The tongue is dry, lined with white coating, there is a pronounced soreness when palpated in the region of the upper abdomen and navel. Acute gastritis can be complicated by toxic damage to the myocardium, liver and kidneys, and cardiovascular insufficiency.

In acute gastritis, outpatient or inpatient treatment is carried out. It depends on the severity of the patient's condition. The provision of medical care in most cases begins with washing the stomach with boiled water using a thick probe, which is pre-lubricated with vegetable oil. When radioactive substances enter the stomach, along with gastric lavage, adsorbents (activated carbon, white clay) and saline laxatives are prescribed. If it is impossible to insert a probe into the stomach, a probeless lavage is performed: the patient is given a large amount (1–2 l) of water to drink, then vomiting is caused by mechanical irritation of the root of the tongue and soft palate or subcutaneous injection of apomorphine. Gastric lavage is contraindicated in case of a sharp decrease in blood pressure and shock.

For pain, spasmalgon, bellalgin, analgin, anestezin or novocaine solution are prescribed orally, with a pronounced pain syndrome - atropine, fentanyl, droperidol, baralgin intramuscularly, in severe cases drugs are used.

Peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum

This is a chronic relapsing disease in which, as a result of disorders of the nervous and humoral mechanisms that regulate the processes of digestion, an ulcer forms in the stomach or duodenum (less often 2 or more ulcers).

Negative emotions, prolonged mental stress, pathological impulses from the affected internal organs in chronic cholecystitis, cholelithiasis, and others are often the cause of the development of peptic ulcer. Among other factors, the violation of the production of digestive juices and enzymes is important. A certain role is played by hereditary constitutional factors (hereditary predisposition occurs among patients with peptic ulcer in 15-40% of cases).

The direct formation of an ulcer occurs as a result of a violation of the physiological balance between aggressive (this is active gastric juice, bile reflux) and protective factors (this is gastric and duodenal mucus, cellular regeneration, the normal state of local blood flow, the protective effect of certain hormones, as well as the alkaline reaction of saliva and pancreatic juice). In the formation of ulcers in the stomach, the decrease in the barrier function of the mucous membrane, the weakening of its resistance to the damaging effects of acidic gastric juice, are of the greatest importance. In the mechanism of the development of ulcers in the outlet section of the stomach and especially in the duodenum, on the contrary, the decisive factor is the increased aggressiveness of the acid factor.

Predisposing factors are eating disorders, abuse of spicy, rough, irritating food, constantly fast, hasty food, drinking strong alcoholic drinks and their surrogates, smoking.

Characterized by pain, heartburn, often vomiting of acidic gastric contents shortly after eating at the height of pain. During the period of exacerbation, the pain is daily, occurs on an empty stomach, after eating it temporarily decreases or disappears and reappears (with a stomach ulcer after 1/2 - 1 hour, duodenal ulcer - 1.5-2.5 hours). Frequent night pain. Pain is relieved by antacids, anticholinergics, thermal procedures on the epigastric region. Often peptic ulcer of the duodenum is accompanied by constipation.

The features of peptic ulcer are the nature of pain (hungry, after eating after a certain period of time, nighttime), a long course of the disease with periodic exacerbations in the spring and autumn periods, the presence of hydrochloric acid in gastric juice during the study.

For the treatment of diseases of the stomach, infusions, decoctions and extracts (both water and alcohol) from knotweed, as well as various fees, which include knotweed, are used.

Required: 2 tbsp. l. knotweed herbs, 2 tbsp. l. plantain leaves, 2 tbsp. l. cudweed herbs, 2 tbsp. l. centaury herbs, 1 tbsp. l. mint leaf, 1 tbsp. l. calamus rhizomes, 2 tbsp. l. cumin fruits, 2 tsp. yarrow herbs, 250 ml of water.

Cooking. 1 st. l. brew the chopped collection with boiling water, cover with a lid and leave for 12 hours, then strain the infusion.

Application. Drink 1/2 cup 4 times a day 1 hour after meals for gastritis with high acidity.

For the treatment of peptic ulcer, a decoction of knotweed inflorescences is suitable for you.

Required: 1 st. l. dry chopped herb knotweed, 200 ml of water.

Cooking. Pour boiling water over the grass, cover with a lid and leave for 15 minutes. Then strain.

Application. Drink 1/4 cup 3 times a day 20 minutes before meals.

Haemorrhoids

Hemorrhoids - an increase and ulceration of the glomerular vessels of the rectum, accompanied by bleeding, and sometimes their thrombosis and inflammation.

The disease is based on violations of the regulation of inflow and outflow of blood in the cavernous veins of the rectum, leading to stagnation of blood in them. This is facilitated by a sedentary lifestyle, constipation and inflammatory or tumor processes in the rectum and other organs of the small pelvis. Prolonged overflow of the cavernous bodies causes expansion, thinning of their walls and integumentary tissues, which are easily injured with the formation of small erosions and ruptures. As a result, bleeding occurs during the act of defecation or hygienic treatment of the anus. In addition, the formation of erosions and cracks in the integumentary tissues creates conditions for their infection and the development of inflammatory processes against the background of thrombosis of hemorrhoids (acute hemorrhoids).

With uncomplicated hemorrhoids, itching, a sensation of a foreign body, the release of drops or trickles of scarlet blood at the end of the act of defecation occur, anemia may develop. With complications, severe pain appears, the temperature rises, swelling and hyperemia occur around the anus, difficulty in defecation, and sometimes urinary retention. The course is often long with periodic exacerbations and complications up to severe anemia and purulent inflammation, with thrombosis and necrosis of hemorrhoids.

Knotweed, as we have said, is considered a cure for many diseases, including hemorrhoids. It is known that knotweed has an effective wound healing and hemostatic effect, and also serves as a sedative. Before you self-medicate, it is recommended to consult a doctor to make sure that this or that remedy is really suitable for you. Knotweed extract baths are the most common treatment for hemorrhoids.

Before taking a steam bath, you should cleanse your intestines with a regular enema. Then warm the anus area with steam.

Required: 5 st. l. knotweed herbs, 1/2 liter of boiling water.

Cooking. Grass pour boiling water and cook over low heat for 30 minutes.

Then strain.

Application. Pour boiling water into a small bowl and add 2 cups of knotweed broth. The duration of the procedure is 10-20 minutes.

Required: 2 tbsp. l. knotweed herbs, 1 liter of boiling water.

Cooking. Sporish pour boiling water, cover, and leave for 3 hours in a cool dark place. After that, strain the infusion.

As soon as the decoction for the steam bath is ready, it is necessary to cover the basin with some kind of lid, in which a small hole will be made to let the steam out.

Application. Sit over the steam for 30 minutes. This procedure must be systematically repeated, then the effect of the use of such a tool will be more pronounced and appear faster.

A pair of knotweed will help with its antiseptic and wound healing, as well as hemostatic effect, improve metabolism, and this will lead to an improvement in the defecation process.

Required: 300 g of alum, 2-3 cups of knotweed infusion, 3 liters of water.

Cooking. Pour alum with boiling water and add knotweed infusion there.

Application. Take a steam bath in the same way as described in the previous method. After performing the procedure, it is necessary to lubricate the anus with vegetable oil and take a laxative. This procedure should be done no more than 1 time per week.

Required: 2 liters of milk, 1/2 onion, 2 tbsp. l. knotweed herbs.

Cooking. In a small bowl, you need to pour milk boiled with onions and knotweed, close the liquid with a wooden lid with a hole.

Application. Sit over the basin for 20-30 minutes. This method of treatment is good for internal hemorrhoids.

Required: 3 liters of boiling water, 3 cups of knotweed decoction.

Cooking. Mix boiling water with broth and pour into a basin. Cool down to 36–38 °C.

Application. Take a sitz bath for 10-15 minutes. These manipulations should be done 2 times a day. It is also recommended to add a few drops of potassium permanganate to the water.

For the successful treatment of hemorrhoids, it is also recommended to use cleansing enemas with the addition of drugs. Enema will serve as a good prophylactic in the fight against this disease. To begin with, you should prepare a decoction based on blueberries and knotweed grass.

Required: 1 st. l. chopped herb knotweed, 1 tbsp. l. blueberries, 400 ml of water.

Cooking. Pour knotweed and blueberries with cold water and boil for 2 hours. Then cool the broth and strain, pour it into the enema container.

Application. The tip of the enema is best lubricated with vegetable oil or petroleum jelly so as not to injure the anus. This procedure is recommended to be carried out before going to bed for 2 weeks. This remedy is very effective in hemorrhoidal bleeding.

Treatment with infusions and decoctions used internally is also widely used. The method of their preparation is very simple, but one should not forget to adhere to the indicated proportions, and their failure to comply can lead to an undesirable result.

Required: 1 st. l. chopped herb knotweed, 2 cups of water.

Cooking. Grass pour boiling water. Then boil the liquid for 15-20 minutes over low heat, strain.

Application. Take orally 1 tbsp. l. 3 times a day before meals.

Required: 1 st. l. chopped knotweed grass, 2 tsp. aspen buds, 3 cups of water.

Cooking. Knotweed and aspen buds pour boiling water, cover and leave for 1 hour. Then strain.

Application. Take 1 tbsp. l. 6 times a day for a week.

An excellent therapeutic effect has a combination of nettle leaves and knotweed grass. This infusion is an excellent wound healing and antiseptic agent, which is very effective for treating small wounds of the rectum, which subsequently lead to the formation of hemorrhoids.

Required: 2 tbsp. l. nettle and knotweed herbs, 1 liter of water.

Cooking. Pour boiling water over the herb, cover with a lid and insist for 2 hours. After this time, strain the infusion.

Application. Drink 1/4 cup 3 times a day before meals.

Nettle without the advice of a doctor is not recommended. Preparations from this plant can harm people with increased blood clotting, patients with hypertension and atherosclerosis. Nettle should not be used for bleeding caused by cysts, polyps and other tumors of the uterus and its appendages.

Required: 1 st. l. knotweed herbs and crushed buckthorn bark, 1 tsp. nettle leaves, 800 ml of water.

Cooking. Pour boiling water over herbs and bark, cover and leave for 10 minutes. After that, strain the broth.

Application. Take 1 glass 3 times a day before meals.

Required: 1 st. l. knotweed herbs, 2 tbsp. l. crushed viburnum bark, 3 cups of water.

Cooking. Pour knotweed and bark with cold water and boil over low heat for 30-40 minutes. Then strain the broth.

Application. Drink 1 tbsp. l. 3 times a day before meals.

Due to the high content of purines, viburnum fruits can damage gout and kidney disease.

Required: 1 st. l. chopped grass knotweed and yarrow, 2 cups of water.

Cooking. Grind the herbs, pour boiling water, cover and leave for 1 hour. After the allotted time, strain the infusion.

Application. Take an infusion of 1 tbsp. l. 3 times a day before meals. It will serve as an excellent hemostatic agent in the initial stages of hemorrhoids.

Required: 2 tsp chopped herb knotweed, 1 tsp. crushed dandelion root, 250 ml of water.

Cooking. Knotweed and dandelion root pour boiling water, cover and leave for 30 minutes. After that, strain the infusion.

Application. Take an infusion of 1/4 cup 3 times a day after meals.

In cases where hemorrhoidal cones have come out, it is necessary to prepare a special ointment from knotweed grass and beets. It is important to remember that combined ointments have an even more effective effect on the affected areas and contribute to the speedy healing of wounds and ulcers.

Required: 2 tsp chopped grass knotweed, 20 g grated beets.

Cooking. Mix knotweed and beets until a homogeneous mass is formed.

Application. Apply the prepared mixture on the hemorrhoidal bumps, blot with a napkin, and then sit for 30 minutes, then rinse the mixture with warm water.

This tool is different in that it not only relieves hemorrhoidal pain, but also helps the bumps return to their proper place.

Required: 1 st. l. herb knotweed and aspen leaves, 2 tbsp. l. water.

Cooking. Grind knotweed and aspen leaves, pour a small amount of warm water (until a mushy state), and then moisten a napkin in the mixture.

Application. Attach a napkin to the hemorrhoidal bumps for 1.5 hours. If suddenly the mixture causes discomfort, the napkin should be removed and rinsed gently with warm water. Take a break for 2-3 days, and then repeat the procedure again. In the future, you should use the ointment less and less. Hemorrhoidal bumps will gradually decrease, and then completely disappear. It is believed that this remedy prevents the recurrence of hemorrhoids.

Acute hepatitis can occur as a result of radiation (radiation) damage, with extensive burns of the body, severe infectious diseases, and toxicosis of pregnant women. Alcohol use often predisposes to the development of acute hepatitis.

In mild cases, acute hepatitis is almost asymptomatic, being detected only during an accidental or targeted examination (for example, at work among people in contact with hepatotropic poisons, with household group mushroom poisoning, etc.). In more severe cases (for example, with toxic hepatitis), the clinical symptoms of the disease develop rapidly, often in combination with signs of general intoxication and toxic damage to other organs and systems. At the height of the disease, icteric staining of the skin and mucous membranes, whitish-clay-colored stools, rich dark color (“beer-colored”) urine, and small punctate hemorrhages on the skin are characteristic. The color of the skin is orange or saffron. However, in mild cases, jaundice is visible only in daylight, icteric staining of the sclera and mucous membrane of the soft palate appears earlier. Frequent nosebleeds, petechiae; patients are concerned about pruritus. Decrease in heart rate, depressed mental state, increased irritability of patients, insomnia and other signs of damage to the central nervous system are noted.

Required: 1 tsp. oregano inflorescences and knotweed leaves, 250 ml of water.

Cooking. Brew herbs with boiling water, cover with a lid and leave for 2 hours in a dark and cool place. After that, strain the infusion.

Application. Drink this infusion 3 times a day, 1/4 cup before meals. Oregano should not be used during pregnancy, as it acts abortively.

Required: 1 tsp knotweed herbs, 1 tbsp. l. plantain leaves, 300 ml of water.

Cooking. Brew herbs with boiling water, leave for 10 minutes, then strain.

Application. Drink the whole infusion within 1 hour in small sips in the morning on an empty stomach.

Required: 2 tsp yarrow leaves, 1 tsp. knotweed herbs, 300 ml of water.

Cooking.

Application. Drink infusion 4 times a day before meals for 1/4 cup.

Required: 2 tsp medicinal sage leaves, 1 tsp. knotweed herbs, 300 ml of water.

Cooking. Brew herbs with boiling water, leave for 30 minutes, then strain.

Application. Take during the day for 1 tbsp. l. every 2 hours.

Required: 2 tsp calendula inflorescences, 1 tsp. knotweed herbs, 300 ml of water.

Cooking. Brew herbs with boiling water, insist for 1 hour, then strain.

Application. Drink 4 times a day, 1/2 cup before meals.

Required: 2 tsp crushed dandelion root officinalis, 1 tsp. knotweed herbs, 350 ml of water.

Cooking. Herbs pour boiling water, insist for 8 hours. After that, strain the infusion.

Application. Drink 4 times a day before meals for 1/4 cup.

You can use the juice from its leaves instead of the root of the dandelion officinalis.

Required: 1 st. l. crushed knotweed root, 1 tsp. knotweed herbs, 350 ml of water.

Cooking. Pour water over herbs and simmer for 30 minutes. Then insist 15 minutes, after the set time, strain the mixture.

Application. Take 1 tbsp. l. 3-4 times a day 15 minutes before meals.

Required: 1 tsp. common hop cones, rhizomes with roots of valerian officinalis, wormwood herb, peppermint leaves, St. John's wort herb, knotweed herb, 700 ml of water.

Cooking. Pour the crushed herbs with water and cook over low heat for 15-20 minutes. Then insist 20 minutes, strain.

Application. Take 1 glass of infusion in the morning and evening before meals. Long-term use of St. John's wort can cause narrowing of blood vessels and increase blood pressure.

Required: 1 tsp. hoof grass, immortelle inflorescences, knotweed leaves, 250 ml of water.

Cooking. Pour boiling water over the herbs, cover with a lid and infuse for 3 hours in a dark, cool place. Then strain.

Application. Drink 1/3 cup of infusion 3-4 times a day before meals.

Immortelle is a powerful blood-clotting agent. It should be used with caution in thrombophlebitis. Long-term use with high blood pressure is undesirable.

Required: 2 tbsp. l. St. John's wort, 2 tbsp. l. herbs immortelle sandy, 1 tbsp. l. knotweed herbs, 1 liter of water.

Cooking. Pour boiling water over the herbs, cover with a lid and insist in a dark, cool place for 12 hours. Then boil for 5-10 minutes and strain.

Application. Take 1/2 cup 3 times a day after meals.

Required: 1 tsp. St. John's wort herb, crushed common dandelion roots, immortelle inflorescences, chamomile flowers, centaury herb, knotweed herb, 3 cups of water.

Cooking. Mix the herbs, pour boiling water, cover and leave for 20 minutes in a dark, cool place. After that, strain the infusion.

Application. Take an infusion of 1 glass in the morning and evening on an empty stomach.

Required: 2 tsp. stinging nettle leaves, rose hips, 1 tsp. knotweed herbs, crushed blue cyanosis root, golden volodushka herbs, 800 ml of water.

Cooking. Mix the herbs, put them in a thermos and pour boiling water over them, leave for 2-3 hours, then strain.

Application. Take 3-4 times a day 20 minutes before meals, 2 tbsp. l.

Treatment with this infusion is quite long, but very effective. It can last 1.5–2 years, with breaks after every 8 weeks. The break usually lasts 10 days, and then the treatment is resumed.

Required: 1 tsp. warty birch leaves, common juniper fruit, knotweed herb, wormwood herb, centaury herb, common yarrow herb, 3 cups of water.

Cooking. Mix the herbs, add water and boil for 20-25 minutes, then leave for 15 minutes, strain.

Application. Take a decoction in the morning and evening for 3 tbsp. l. before eating.

Juniper berries should not be used in acute inflammation of the kidneys. Ingestion of berries is also contraindicated during pregnancy. Due to the irritating effect on the kidneys, the use of infusion, decoction and tincture of birch buds and leaves as a diuretic is permissible under the supervision of a physician. Do not use for a long course.

Required: 1 tsp. peppermint leaves, common agrimony herb, common yarrow herb, medicinal fumes herb, tricolor violet herb, crushed calamus rhizomes, knotweed herb, 1 liter of water.

Cooking. Pour water over herbs and boil for 20-25 minutes. After that, leave the broth for 30-40 minutes in a dark, cool place. Then strain the broth.

Application. Take in the evening 2 tbsp. l. before bedtime.

Required: 1 st. l. buckthorn bark, chicory root, medicinal dandelion root, knotweed herb, 1 liter of water.

Cooking. Mix the crushed plants, pour water, put the mixture on fire and cook for 25–30 minutes, then strain.

Application. Take a decoction in the evening for 3 tbsp. l. before bedtime.

Pyelonephritis

This is a non-specific infectious disease of the kidneys that affects the renal parenchyma, mainly connective tissue, pelvis and calyces. Pyelonephritis can be unilateral and bilateral, primary and secondary, acute, chronic or recurrent.

Most often, pyelonephritis is caused by intestinal Escherichia, Enterococcus, Proteus, Staphylococcus, Streptococcus. The infection penetrates into the kidney, pelvis and its calyces from the lower urinary tract along the wall of the ureter, along its lumen. Of great importance in the development of pyelonephritis are stagnation of urine, impaired venous and lymphatic outflow from the kidney.

The disease begins acutely, high (up to 40 ° C) temperature, chills, heavy sweat, pain in the lumbar region appear; on the side of the affected kidney - tension in the anterior abdominal wall, sharp pain in the costovertebral angle; general malaise, thirst, urination disorders. Joining headache, nausea, vomiting indicate a rapidly growing intoxication.

With bilateral acute pyelonephritis, there are often signs of renal failure.

In folk medicine for pyelonephritis, a decoction of the roots of knotweed and soapwort is used.

Required: 25 g of knotweed and soapwort roots, 1 liter of water.

Cooking. Pour boiling water over the crushed raw materials and cook over low heat for 30 minutes. Then cool and strain.

Application. Drink 3-4 glasses a day.

Required: 20 g of shepherd's purse grass, 25 g of bird's knotweed roots, 1 liter of water.

Cooking. Pour the crushed collection with boiling water and cook over low heat for 30 minutes. Then cool and strain.

Application. Drink 1/2 cup 3 times a day.

Required: 2 tbsp. l. knotweed herbs, 1 tsp cornflower petals, 1 cup boiling water.

Cooking. Pour boiling water over the collection and leave for 30 minutes.

Application. After straining, drink 1/3 or 1/2 cup 2-3 times a day.

Required: 2 tbsp. l. grass hernia naked, 3 tbsp. l. knotweed herbs, 1 liter of boiling water.

Cooking. 2 tbsp. l. Pour boiling water over the mixture, leave for 30 minutes.

Application. Drink 1/2 cup 3 times a day as a diuretic for all types of kidney disease, and especially for acute nephritis.

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There are herbs that take a lot of effort and time to harvest, as they grow in hard-to-reach places or in small numbers. What can not be said about knotweed.

This weed seems to have occupied the entire territory where the plant can take root. Knotweed grows in clearings, lawns, stadiums, along the banks of reservoirs, in almost all yards and gardens, sometimes annoying the owners, but giving pleasure to livestock and poultry. No wonder it is called goose grass or bird's buckwheat because of the seeds similar to buckwheat. But this herb is an excellent medicine.

Medicinal properties of knotweed and composition

Tannins were found in the grass. Therefore, it has an astringent effect and is used in the treatment of diarrhea and gastroenteritis.
The herb contains essential oil, carbohydrates, fiber, proteins, calcium, phosphorus, zinc.
The plant is rich in carotene, vitamin K and ascorbic acid, which is more in knotweed than in kohlrabi.
In knotweed there is a glycoside avicularin, so the plant is recommended for the treatment of gynecological diseases, infertility. Knotweed is an effective hemostatic agent for uterine bleeding, as it well increases blood clotting.
Knotweed has a diuretic effect, therefore it is used for kidney diseases, nephritis, cystitis, and helps to remove stones from the kidneys.
Knotweed preparations are effective in the treatment of gout, tuberculosis, whooping cough, rickets.
The plant improves metabolism and has a choleretic effect.
It is used externally in the form of lotions for the speedy healing of wounds.
Water and alcohol infusion lowers blood pressure.

How and when to harvest knotweed

Knotweed is harvested during flowering, which begins in June and lasts until autumn.

Knotweed is an annual plant with a branched recumbent (or ascending) stem that grows well to the sides. Leaves and stems are used for drying.

Knotweed is harvested in clear, dry weather, when the dew is completely dry on the plants. It is impossible to harvest knotweed in the fields where cattle are grazed, as well as near highways and garbage dumps.

The upper part of the plants is cut off with knives or mowed with sickles, and then transferred to a place of constant drying. By the way, the grass grows well after mowing, and therefore more than one crop can be harvested in one season. With extensive thickets, the grass is mowed with a scythe, and then a sample of other plants that have fallen into the collection is carried out.

How to dry knotweed

Harvested raw materials must be dried in the shade or in attics, laying out a thin layer on decking or on clean paper.

The drying area must be well ventilated. The raw material must be stirred frequently so that it dries evenly and does not rot.

High-quality raw materials should consist of gray-green stems no more than 30 cm long with light leaves and small, slightly colored flowers. The raw material should not contain browned, heavily crushed leaves, as well as the roots of the plant.

The smell of dried knotweed is weak. The taste is slightly astringent, slightly tart.

Store dried knotweed in paper bags, canvas bags in a dry, dark, cool place. Shelf life is about three years.

Knotweed has another common name - highlander bird. But when harvesting, this plant should not be confused with the knotweed, the peppery knotweed and the snake knotweed.

Distinctive features of other plant species knotweed from knotweed

Highlander serpentine (serpentine) is a perennial plant with a thick tall stem (up to a meter high). The roots are used for medicinal purposes. It grows in floodplains of rivers, along the banks of lakes, in wet meadows.

Knotweed (kidney grass) is an annual plant with a straight stem up to 80 cm high and with leaves up to 10 cm long. It grows in moist soils in the coastal zone.

Highlander pepper (water pepper) is an annual plant with a standing branched stem and leaves up to 8 cm long. It grows along the banks of lakes, rivers and ditches.

Culinary uses of knotweed

Knotweed has not only medicinal qualities, but is also used in cooking.

For the preparation of salads and soups, young shoots and knotweed leaves are suitable, which are harvested before flowering.

Knotweed salad. Rinse and chop 50 grams of knotweed leaves. Add the same amount of chopped green onions, one egg, green dill to taste. Salt, season with sour cream and mix.

Seeds of highlander bird, knotweed, TM OGOROD - 10 grams (6500 seeds)

An annual herbaceous plant 10-80 cm high, which propagates every year by self-sowing, a polymorphic species of the genus Highlander, a group of similar and difficult to distinguish species is united under a common name.

Popular names: knotweed, bird buckwheat, goose grass, grass-ant.

Medicinal plant, fodder (for poultry). Young leaves can be eaten in salads, soups, mashed leaves. In Dagestan, they are used for filling pies.

On well-fertilized soil, it grows violently, forming a continuous carpet (popularly called "grass-ant"), suppressing other plants. Dyes are obtained from the grass (blue from the roots). The Russian name "Sporysh" was given to the plant for its ability to quickly restore damaged shoots. In East Slavic mythology, knotweed is a symbol of fertility. Stem up to 60 cm long, strongly branched, erect, recumbent from the base, rarely ascending or prostrate. The nodes are strongly pronounced. After flowering, the stems become hard. The root is thicker than the branches, taproot, slightly branched. The leaves are small, alternate, elliptical or linear-lanceolate, 1.5-5 cm long and 0.4-1.5 cm wide with short petioles, entire, always without punctate glands, grayish green. Small whitish membranous bilobed bells 7-13 mm long are noticeable in the nodes. The flowers are small, with pale green, pink or white lobes along the edges. Bunches of 2-5 flowers are located in the axils of the leaves, the plates of which are much longer than the flowers. The perianth tube is equal to its lobes. Perianth simple, five-membered, about half incised, cracking in fruits, white or green with pink edges. Stamens 8, pistils 3. It blooms from April until almost the end of autumn, most intensively in July - August. The fruit is an almost black or brown trihedral opaque nutlet, almost equal in length to the perianth. The fruits ripen in July - September. It grows in trampled fields, wastelands, river banks, in yards, on paths, along roads, pastures, permanent dry pastures, on ramparts, near dwellings, etc. It is tolerant of trampling. It is very unpretentious, settles on any substrate, due to which it is distributed on all continents, it is not found only in the Arctic and Antarctica. In Russia and Ukraine it is found everywhere.

The chemical composition of knotweed.

Knotweed herb contains the flavonoid avicularin and quercetin, ascorbic acid - up to 0.9% by dry weight, vitamins: K, E, carotene, silicic acid and many of its soluble compounds, resins, bitterness, mucus, fats, carbohydrates, tannins - 0.35% and traces of essential oil.
Significance and use A good fodder plant, especially for poultry. Until the middle of the 20th century, the aerial part was used to make dye for fabrics and leather.

Pharmacological properties of knotweed.

Plant preparations have astringent properties, cause uterine contractions, increase the rate of blood clotting, have anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antiseptic and diuretic properties, reduce bleeding of mucous membranes, moderately lower blood pressure, accelerate wound healing, increase immunity, increase the excretion of sodium and chlorine from the body, reduce the crystallization of mineral salts in the urinary tract. In the treatment of knotweed in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis, appetite improves and body weight increases.

Apply inside:

with chronic diseases of the urinary tract, especially with a concomitant violation of mineral metabolism with inflammation of the mucous membrane of the stomach and intestines, peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum in the initial period of urolithiasis, as well as after removal of stones in liver diseases in the complex treatment of tuberculosis, malaria, with uterine and hemorrhoidal bleeding.

Externally for various skin diseases, as well as for the treatment of wounds, ulcers and bruises.

Knotweed preparation.

Medicinal raw material is the herb mountaineer bird (lat. Herba Polygoni avicularis). It is harvested in dry weather during the flowering period almost all summer, cut to a length of 40 cm. The plant should not be harvested in heavily polluted places and in grazing areas. Grass is separated from impurities and placed in bags. Dry in a ventilated room, in an attic with good ventilation, in the open air, in the shade or in a dryer at a temperature of 50-60 ° C, turning 2-3 times. The raw material is considered dry when the stems become brittle. Store in cloth or paper bags for 3 years.

The use of knotweed.

Knotweed infusion:

brew 1 cup of herbs with one liter of boiling water, insist, wrapped for 2 hours, strain. Store in a cool place for no more than two days. Assign a quarter cup 2-3 times a day before meals. Highlander bird is widely used in various medicinal collections mixed with other plants. For wounds, lotions from the steam of a fresh knotweed plant are used (soothes pain and promotes the development of granulations).
Contraindications Due to the high content of silicic acid, the plant is not recommended for acute diseases of the kidneys and bladder.

In the Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language by V. I. Dahl, the following definitions are given:

knotweed, sparrow-tongues, ants, coolant, kilnik, gryzhnik, fringed grass, brylen, chechina, frog, mustard, woman mustard, dog pepper, wild mustard, female hemorrhoid, swine pig, goose grass, goose, trample (grows where they trample ), pork burkun, cordial, black grass, makarshina, wine root, mountaineer, turtle dove, gourd, cinquefoil, snake, pistil, serpentine, already, dodder, birch, povitel, bitter male, frog, kidney, flea, kidney, male grass gemoroidal, sour, Bashkir cabbage, buckwheat, buckwheat, wild grouse.
Knotweed cultivation.

Like all annuals, knotweed reproduces by seeds. You can prepare them in August-September, when the knotweed on the paths turns yellow, and then turns red. At this time, flocks of sparrows constantly sit on it, pecking at its seeds. It immediately becomes clear why knotweed is called bird buckwheat. Knotweed bushes need to be pulled out, dried on a newspaper and the seeds threshed. They really look like unpeeled seeds, sometimes found in buckwheat, but many times smaller. They are sown immediately after collection, since knotweed requires a long, about five months, stratification. A site for growing knotweed is chosen in a bright place; it does not require fertilizers. Sow in furrows without embedding seeds in the soil. The distance between the rows is 25-30 cm. Knotweed sprouts very late, so you need to try to remove all perennial weeds in advance. So that until June, when knotweed shoots appear, weeds do not grow in the garden, you need to mark each row with 4-5 pegs for the winter, and immediately after the snow melts, very rarely sow a lighthouse plant (mustard, lettuce, radish) in the same row.

It is quite possible to designate a row with several bulbs of an ordinary onion. In addition to weeding, knotweed does not require any care.

100 grams (1 sachet) is enough for sowing 10 - 15 m2.

Grass knotweed (highlander bird) medicinal properties, application, treatment.

Highlander bird (Polygonum aviculare).

Other names of the plant: knotweed, gosling, trample-grass, bird buckwheat.

Description. An annual herbaceous plant of the Buckwheat family, with erect or recumbent, strongly branched stems 15–25 cm long, sometimes up to 50 cm (the total length of all branches of a developed plant can reach 80 meters or more) with strongly pronounced nodes. The stems become dense after flowering. Knotweed root slightly branched, taproot. The leaves are alternate, sessile, small, 0.5 to 3 cm long, broadly elliptical, short-petiolate, grayish green. The flowers are collected in bunches, arranged 2-5 in the axils of the leaves, very small, pale green, white or pink at the edges. Blooms from late April to autumn. Intensive flowering - in July - August. The fruits ripen from June to early October. The fruit is a dull nut, triangular in shape, black or brown. Propagated by seeds.

Knotweed (highlander bird) is not whimsical, grows on any type of soil, therefore it is very widespread on all continents except Antarctica. It is especially abundant in the forest and steppe zones of the middle zone of the European part of the CIS and in the south of Western Siberia. It grows along roads, on paths, wastelands, pastures, near dwellings, in weedy places, often forms continuous thickets on compacted soils. Grows well after repeated mowing. Resistant to trampling.

Collection and preparation of raw materials. For medicinal purposes, knotweed herb is used. It is harvested during the flowering period of the plant, while the stems have not yet had time to harden. The collection of raw materials is carried out in dry weather. Cut off shoots up to 30 cm long with a knife. It is not recommended to collect raw materials in polluted places, in grazing areas, near dwellings. Dry in attics or in a room with good ventilation, also in dryers, at a temperature of 40 - 50 ° C. Can be dried outdoors in the shade, spread out in a thin layer under a canopy. At the same place, knotweed can be harvested annually. But it is better to leave 20 - 25% of developed plants for seeding the territory. Dried raw materials have a slight odor and astringent taste.

Plant composition. Knotweed herb contains flavonoids (quercetin, avicularin, isorhamnetin), tannins, coumarins, saponins, vitamin C, silicic acid compounds, pectin, polysaccharide complex, carotene, iron, organic acids.

Medicinal properties, application, treatment. Grass knotweed (highlander bird) is very popular in folk medicine. Preparations from this plant have a variety of pharmacological properties - diuretic, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, astringent, diaphoretic, antipyretic, wound healing, blood-purifying, tonic, restorative, analgesic. They also reduce the permeability of the walls of blood vessels (the action of flavonoids, silicon compounds, tannins), increase blood clotting. increase diuresis, excrete excess sodium and chloride ions in the urine, which contributes to an increase in filtration in the renal glomeruli, a decrease in reverse resorption in the renal tubules. Knotweed herb prevents the formation of urinary stones (the action of silicic acid compounds), which are excreted in urine in significant concentrations. Tannins, which have antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and astringent properties, have a positive effect on the function of the gastrointestinal tract. In scientific medicine, knotweed herb is used for chronic diseases of the urinary tract, a decrease in the filtration function of the kidneys and the appearance in the urine of a large amount of mineral salts (especially oxalic acid salts), for gastroenteritis, diarrhea of ​​​​various etiologies, dysentery, liver diseases with functional insufficiency, with a delay in the body metabolic toxic substances. Knotweed herb infusion is considered effective in the treatment of iron deficiency and secondary anemia associated with juvenile uterine bleeding, as well as bleeding in the postpartum period and after abortion. In folk medicine, this plant has a wider application: - as an astringent, hypotensive, hemostatic, including for hemorrhoidal and uterine bleeding, as a vitamin remedy. Used to treat polyarthritis associated with impaired salt metabolism, gout, obesity, tuberculosis, dysentery, stomach and duodenal ulcers, pancreatic diseases, urolithiasis and cholelithiasis, malaria, various tumors, bronchitis, pleurisy, cough, fever, acne, furunculosis, dermatitis, with nervous exhaustion. In Tibetan medicine, it is used for serous arthritis, bleeding, septicopyemia. Knotweed is part of the fees for the treatment of diseases of the stomach, kidney stones, bronchitis, uterine bleeding, cystitis, whooping cough. This herb is also included in the Zdrenko collection, which is used for malignant tumors. Outwardly, a decoction of knotweed in the form of lotions and washes is used for poorly healing wounds, ulcers, burns, bruises, abscesses, boils in the form of rinses for inflammation of the oral cavity with dandruff, they wash their hair with a decoction. When hemorrhoids or rectum prolapse, steamed grass is applied.

Knotweed grass is used both independently and as part of a collection with other plants.

Dosage forms and doses.
Infusion of herb knotweed (highlander bird): 15 g (3 tablespoons) of dry chopped grass is poured into a glass (200 ml) of boiling water, insisted for 45 minutes and filtered. 2 or 3 times a day, 1/3 - 1/2 cup is taken 20 minutes before meals.
A decoction of knotweed grass (highlander bird): prepared in a ratio of 1:10. Raw materials are poured with cool water, cooked in a water bath (about 30 minutes), cooled, filtered. 3 times a day take 1 tbsp. spoon.
Highlander bird juice: squeezed out from developed plants plucked during the flowering of knotweed. 2 or 3 times a day, 100 ml of knotweed juice with a tablespoon of honey is taken 30 minutes before meals.

Knotweed in infertility. For the treatment of infertility, 3 tablespoons of chopped knotweed grass (dry or fresh) are placed in a thermos and poured with 2 cups of boiling water, insisted for 4 hours, filtered, squeezed. Take half a glass 4 p. per day 20 minutes before meals.

Infusion for the treatment of chronic cystitis. To prepare the infusion take:

2 parts dry chopped knotweed herb 2 parts dry chopped wintergreen grass 1 part dry chopped marginal flowers of blue cornflower. 1 tablespoon of this mixture is poured into 200 ml of boiling water, insisted for 40 minutes, filtered. Take a third of a glass 3 r. in a day. This infusion is used if there is an increased number of leukocytes in the urine. If there are erythrocytes or erythrocytes with leukocytes in the urine, in this case, instead of wintergreen, it is necessary to use the herb of common goldenrod (golden rod) or Canadian goldenrod. If urine has an alkaline reaction, then it is better to use bearberry leaves instead of wintergreen. Take 1 month, then 1 month break. Infusion can not be used during an exacerbation.

Contraindications It is contraindicated to take preparations of highlander bird in acute inflammation of the kidneys and bladder. It is also not recommended for patients suffering from thrombophlebitis.

List of medicinal plants

Do you know what a knotweed is? Perhaps grass-ant? Konotop or bird mountaineer? These names refer to the same plant. It can be found all around: in gardens, parks, in the forest, on the banks of reservoirs. Basically, many consider this grass a weed, without even knowing its name. It got its name from the word "spore". This means very fast.

Healers in Russia used only soft tops. They have long noticed the ability to regenerate this plant. Ointments, tinctures, decoctions were prepared from it. Often finds its application in folk medicine. Even Hippocrates used this herb in the treatment of certain diseases.

It contains a large number of vitamins and minerals, as well as useful substances. It is used in the treatment of such a serious disease as tuberculosis.

It is a competitor to many berries and fruits. Spring salad will also be useful for the human body. To do this, you need to cut dill, knotweed and a hard-boiled egg. Mix and season to taste.

Properties and contraindications for use

Highlander bird is distinguished by a high content of vitamins of different groups. The presence of essential oils and tannins in its composition is also noted.

Due to its medicinal properties, there are indications for its use: treatment of the liver, diseases of the stomach and intestines, treatment of the kidneys, skin diseases. A positive effect on rapid blood clotting, lowering blood pressure, and on the circulatory system was noted.

One of the most important treatment factors is its ability to reduce the size of kidney stones. The acid, which is part of its composition, helps to break the bonds of salts, crush them and remove them from the body.

Infusion and decoction are used as a diuretic for inflammation of the kidneys and urolithiasis. With bleeding of mucous membranes, it is used due to its hemostatic properties. Brewed knotweed is recommended to drink during menstruation, after abortion and childbirth, to reduce blood loss.

Also, the useful properties of knotweed include the ability to restore the reproductive function of women. Taking tea, you can increase the tone of the walls of the uterus. It is because of this that it is often prescribed as an auxiliary element in the treatment of female infertility.

Medicinal properties and use of knotweed

Knotweed has been used for a long time for the treatment of various diseases, as this plant has a lot of useful properties. For treatment, the upper, soft parts of the plant are used, there will be no benefit from hardened hard stems. The grass is dried and decoctions, infusions are prepared from it.
Highlander bird is part of many medicinal collections, preparations. Fresh grass juice is a powerful remedy for strengthening the body, three tablespoons of juice a day is enough and you will forget about diseases. Freshly squeezed juice is used to treat boils and ulcers.

In folk medicine, it is used to remove sand and stones from the bladder and kidneys, knotweed effectively dissolves stones to the state of fine sand, and the process is painless.

Knotweed is also used to cleanse the bile ducts, to treat the liver, stomach and intestines, for duodenal ulcers, and for hemorrhoids.

Knotweed preparations remove sodium and chlorine from the body, prevent the crystallization of mineral salts in the urinary system.

This simple herb helps cure infertility in both women and men. It treats gynecological diseases, causes uterine contractions, relieves inflammation, is used for bleeding, with prolonged menstruation, alleviates conditions with uterine fibroids. A decoction of knotweed is used for douching in inflammatory processes of the appendages.

Highlander bird is part of drugs that are used to normalize sexual function in men,.

It improves the condition of the blood and is widely used to treat anemia, anemia.

It increases the amplitude of respiration and lung volume, increases immunity and appetite, promotes weight gain and is used to treat patients with tuberculosis.

Knotweed is used for poisoning with poisons and harmful metals such as arsenic. Used to cleanse the body of toxins, excess fat.

Knotweed has anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties. Gargle with infusion for inflammation of the upper respiratory tract and oral cavity, used to cleanse the skin with purulent wounds and inflammations. Make lotions on fresh wounds and ulcers.

The mountaineer is also used as an antihelminthic.

And this plant can also be used as food, as young stems contain proteins and vitamins. The stalks can be added to salads, side dishes, even pie fillings.

Knotweed is used to make dyes for fabrics and leather, blue dye is made from the root, and green and yellow from the leaves.

Contraindications to the use of knotweed

Like most medicinal plants, knotweed has contraindications for use and, like any medicine, it should be taken only after consulting a doctor!
Elderly people with angina pectoris, after a stroke and heart attack, it is not advisable to use highlander bird for treatment.

Contraindication to use is low blood pressure, a tendency to thrombosis.

And also a contraindication to the use is the individual intolerance of the plant.

Folk methods of treatment with knotweed

In folk medicine, the grass of the highlander bird is used to treat and prevent many diseases. Tinctures, infusions, decoctions are prepared from the herb, used internally for illnesses, used to rinse the mouth and throat.

Outwardly - make lotions on wounds and abscesses, with hemorrhoids, add to baths for bathing children, as a sedative.

For the treatment of skin problems, fresh grass and juice are used - for healing wounds, ulcers, acne and boils.

Knotweed is used for better growth and against hair loss.

In this article, we have selected simple folk recipes for you that will help you improve your health, improve your well-being and stay cheerful and beautiful.

Infusion of knotweed to remove stones

Recipe #1

Pour 1 tablespoon of dry raw materials with one glass of boiling water, cover and leave for 30 minutes. The infusion should be filtered and taken three times a day for a tablespoon.

Recipe number 2

Pour 2 tablespoons of dry grass with a glass of hot water and leave for 12 hours. Strain, take a quarter cup of infusion four times a day 10 minutes before meals, adding a little lemon juice to the infusion.

At the same time as taking the infusion to remove stones, you should take a diuretic and drink plenty of fluids.

Recipe for infusion for diseases of the liver, kidneys, stones

Pour 1 cup of dry grass with one liter of hot water, wrap and leave for 2 hours. Strain and take 3 times a day before meals for a quarter cup. Store the infusion in the refrigerator for no more than 2 days.

Recipe for infusion for the treatment of anemia

Pour 1 tablespoon of dry knotweed grass with 1 cup of boiling water, close the lid and leave for 1 hour, then strain the infusion, mix with one glass of beet juice. Take the remedy three times a day 10 minutes before meals, 1 tablespoon. The course of treatment is 2 months.

Infusion recipe for cystitis

Pour 20 grams of grass with 1 cup of boiling water, wrap and insist for two hours. Strain and drink three times a day.

Infusion for the treatment of infertility

Recipe #1

Crush dried knotweed grass into powder, take 2 tablespoons of powder, brew 600 ml of boiling water and leave to infuse until morning. Start treatment seven days after menstruation, take 200 ml three times a day 5 minutes before meals. During menstruation, do not treat.

Recipe number 2

Pour 1 cup of dry or fresh herbs with 1 liter of boiling water, leave for 5 minutes. Strain and drink throughout the day, instead of other drinks.

Infusion of knotweed from obesity

2 tablespoons of chopped knotweed grass, 1 tablespoon of chopped birch leaves, mix, take 1 tablespoon of raw materials and pour 1 cup of boiling water. Insist, strain the cooled infusion. Take 15 minutes before meals for a third of a glass.

Infusion to relieve fatigue

Pour 1 tablespoon of chopped herbs with one glass of hot water, wrap and leave for 30 minutes. Strain the infusion and take 3 times a day before meals, 2 tablespoons. The course of treatment is 2-3 weeks.

Infusion for the treatment of periodontal disease

Pour 3 tablespoons of fresh herbs with 1 cup of boiling water, strain after an hour. Soak a cotton swab in the infusion and apply to the gums three times a day, as well as rinse the mouth. After the procedure, drink 1 tablespoon of infusion.

Knotweed decoction for pulmonary tuberculosis

Mix dry grass and chopped licorice root in equal amounts, take 3 tablespoons of raw materials, pour 0.5 liters of hot water and boil over low heat for 5 minutes. Infuse for 30 minutes, strain the broth and drink throughout the day for 5-6 doses.

Recipe for alcohol tincture of knotweed for the treatment of liver and gallstone disease

2 teaspoons of dry grass pour 200 ml of alcohol and leave for ten days. Then strain the tincture. In half a glass of water, add 15-20 drops of tincture, use as a choleretic agent three times a day.

Hair loss remedy

- Pour 15 grams of dry grass with 1 cup of boiling water and insist in a thermos for 30 minutes, strain. The infusion is rubbed into the scalp for 15 minutes daily for 20 days, after a month it should be repeated. Also take the infusion inside 3 times a day, 2 tablespoons.

Knotweed grass, or bird mountaineer, is a plant reaching a length of 20 to 80 cm with stems growing upwards or creeping near the ground, with flowers of a red or green hue.

In late spring-early summer, grass blooms, culminating in the formation of fruits that ripen until late autumn, which birds feed on.

Grass can be found throughout the CIS near houses and roads, on pastures and wastelands, in steppes and forests, on children's sports grounds.

The plant propagates by seeds, is considered a weed due to its ubiquitous distribution, resistance to trampling and the ability to adapt to various soils.

Chemical composition

The beneficial properties of the plant, which make it possible to use the herb for the preparation of unique effective traditional medicine recipes for the prevention and treatment of various diseases and pathologies, are due to the rich composition of components necessary for health:

What is the use

Knotweed-based products have the following beneficial effects on the human body, due to its rich composition:

Procurement and storage

For medicinal purposes, the stem of the plant is widespread, which is harvested during the flowering period of knotweed, as well as leaves and flowers, which are collected in large quantities.

The most useful part is the upper layers of the plant - about 40 cm.

The most successful weather for collecting knotweed is dry, sunny, the best place is away from highways, industrial enterprises, landfills.

Harvesting plants are carried out throughout the summer period.

The grass is dried in attics, in a ventilated place inaccessible to sunlight.

Store - in bags made of natural materials or paper bags in dark, dry rooms.

The duration of storage in this form is no more than 3 years.

Folk remedies

The effectiveness of the medicinal plant is confirmed by medical staff.

But for maximum benefit and safety, it is recommended to consult a doctor before using any remedy based on knotweed grass, especially if you have a history of various diseases.

With infertility

In 1 liter of boiled water, add 1 glass of medicinal herbs in fresh or dry form. The broth is infused for 5 minutes, carefully filtered and applied inside instead of tea.

You can use the plant without interruption until pregnancy.

Remember! During the period of expectation of the baby, knotweed can cause a miscarriage, so when pregnancy occurs, funds based on it should be canceled.

Decoction

1 tablespoon of the plant is diluted with 250 ml of boiled water, infused for 30 minutes and applied 1 tablespoon up to 3 times a day.

In the treatment of wounds and abscesses, it is necessary to apply a decoction of knotweed in the form of compresses.

Alcohol tincture

To prepare the tincture, the plant is mixed with 70% alcohol in a ratio of 1:10.

For kids

2 tablespoons of a medicinal plant are added to ½ liter of milk.

The resulting mass is boiled for 5 minutes and used 4 times a day for ½ cup.

The remedy is effective for severe cough (how to apply a compress is written), convulsions in children and whooping cough.

As part of herbal preparations

Hernia, knotweed, bean leaves, corn stigmas and bearberry leaves are mixed in equal proportions.

1 tablespoon of the resulting medicinal collection is poured with 1 glass of boiled water and infused for 1 hour.

The collection is used for oral administration of 1 tablespoon every 2 hours during the day.

For the kidneys

The decoction is prepared in the morning by mixing 1 tablespoon of the plant in 1 cup of boiled water.

It is used in the morning along with cocklebur herb according to the scheme - 1 cup of knotweed decoction, ½ cup of cocklebur decoction after 10 minutes.

The tool quickly and effectively helps to get rid of sand and kidney stones.

Ointment

Knotweed grass is mixed with vegetable oil in a ratio of 1:4. The healing mass is infused for 10 days and is used to treat skin diseases. The agent lubricates the affected areas of the skin.

From tired legs

To relax the legs, it is recommended to perform relaxing baths. In 3 liters of boiling water it is necessary to dissolve 1 cup of knotweed herb and cook the healing mass for 15-20 minutes over low heat, then remove from heat and insist for 1 hour.

The duration of the procedure for taking baths is about 30 minutes.

For hair

Application in cooking

Dishes containing knotweed are of great benefit to the body, especially with off-season vitamin deficiencies.

Salad

100 grams of knotweed plant is mixed with 50 grams of sour cream and 2 boiled chicken eggs. Spices and aromatic herbs and salt are added to the mass to taste.

Caviar

100 grams of knotweed, 10 grams of onions and carrots, 5 grams of dill are mixed with 5 grams of vegetable oil and 15 grams of vinegar. If desired, you can add 1 gram of mustard.

At the initial stage, it is necessary to boil the carrots, chop in a meat grinder, mix with the onions fried in advance and stew. At the end, the remaining components should be added to the resulting mass.

Dosages and rates

When using a knotweed plant, individual intolerance is possible, therefore it is recommended to start taking herbal preparations with small doses, gradually increasing the amount of the drug used.

In the absence of symptoms of individual intolerance and contraindications, knotweed can be used for a long time without interruption.

Precautions and contraindications

Like any drug, knotweed herb has certain contraindications for use that can worsen health and general well-being:

1. Manifestations of an allergic nature.
2. Children's age up to 3 years.
3. Reduced blood pressure.
4. Pregnancy and lactation period.
5. The presence of stones in the kidneys or ureters with a diameter of more than 0.7 mm, exacerbated inflammation in the organs.
6. Blood clotting disorders - heart disease, thrombophlebitis.

With caution, agents based on the knotweed plant are used for diseases of the gastrointestinal tract - ulcers, gastritis and pathologies with high acidity of the gastric secretion.

It is undesirable to use remedies from the plant for constipation.

Knotweed grass has a positive effect on many human organs and systems. But subject to the rules of procurement, storage, use of drugs based on medicinal plants.

We offer you to watch a short video about the medicinal properties and contraindications of knotweed.

Knotweed is an annual plant. It acquired an unusual name because its damaged shoots are restored very quickly (“spore”). Of course, he has an official name - highlander bird. However, people liked the first - knotweed. That's what people call him. The plant is so unpretentious that it can be found literally anywhere. Unless it grows in frosty Antarctica and the Arctic. But knotweed also has its favorite places. On a trampled path, road, river bank, even in the yard you can see it. As long as the soil is fertile. Knotweed loves to grow alone. Over the summer, it forms such a continuous and dense carpet that no other weed can get along with it.

Knotweed is a plant quite tall, 10-80 centimeters reach its branches. However, this plant is mostly creeping, growing, bending down to the ground. But its leaves are small, grayish-green. And the flowers are almost tiny, not flowers, but just flowers. They come in different colors: white, pinkish and even greenish. The plant blooms for a very long time. The spring sun will warm a little, as the first flowers appear. And so until late autumn, this plant pleases the eye. But the peak of flowering is July and August. It seems that literally everywhere knotweed gives us its beauty and aroma. And how the birds rejoice at this early grass, how cheerfully they gather in flocks and peck at it! Knotweed is a favorite delicacy for livestock and poultry.

Preparation and storage of knotweed

In folk medicine, only the terrestrial parts of plants are used - leaves and stems. Moreover, its upper layers are more useful - about 40 centimeters. The rest of the branches are hard and unsuitable for collection. The flowers of the plant are of particular value. It is desirable to collect them in larger quantities. Harvesting is carried out throughout the summer. Dry in dark, but well-ventilated places. The direct rays of the sun are harmful because many of the medicinal properties of knotweed are lost. It is very important to cut the plant for harvesting in dry weather and, of course, away from dusty roads. After drying, the plant is stored in gauze or cotton bags. Although it is possible in glass jars, as long as there is air access. The storage room must be dry and dark.

The composition and medicinal properties of knotweed

Sporysh has long been known among the people for its medicinal properties. And today, many harvest this plant, as there is a lot of information about its beneficial properties. The plant is well studied. What are the medicinal properties of knotweed?

1. Knotweed has an antimicrobial property, so it is taken internally for inflammatory processes, infectious diseases, and externally as a compress for pain relief and wound healing.
2. Its diuretic property is known, so knotweed is an excellent remedy for diseases of the kidneys, diseases of the genitourinary system, it also helps in reducing edema.
3. Knotweed increases blood clotting. It is often used for bleeding, especially uterine. This plant also helps to stop bleeding in wounds, even deep ones.
4. It is useful to use knotweed tinctures for diseases of the stomach and intestines, this is facilitated by its antibacterial property.
5. It has long been noticed that infusions from this plant help to cure skin diseases, cleansing it, healing various rashes and inflammations on the skin.
6. Relief brings the plant and patients with tuberculosis. The reason for this effect is still in the same protective and antimicrobial property.
7. And, finally, it should be noted that knotweed infusions have a tonic property. Therefore, it is so useful to add it to tea, especially in spring, when a person’s immunity has been significantly weakened during the long cold winter. He is very helpful. And ascorbic acid in it is even twice as much as in lemon or.

The use of knotweed in folk medicine

A large number of medicinal properties of knotweed, long noticed by people, has led to the fact that it is actively used in folk medicine in the form of tea, infusions, decoctions.

Knotweed herb infusion for diseases of the stomach, intestines, kidneys

It is necessary to take a glass of dry leaves, pour them with a liter of hot water and insist for about two hours. Then strain and take half a glass of infusion two to three times a day before meals. Such an infusion is useful for urolithiasis, as it drives sand from the kidneys very well, for diseases of the stomach and intestines. The solution can rinse the gums, especially with inflammation. It is not recommended to store such an infusion for more than two days.

Lotions for external use

Steam the grass leaves. To do this, take 4-5 tablespoons of knotweed leaves, pour boiling water, soak for about half an hour. Prepare a compress: place the squeezed steamed leaves of grass inside gauze or other light fabric. Apply a compress to a sore spot - a wound, abrasion, bruise, inflammation, redness. The temperature should be slightly above body temperature. Such compresses will soothe the pain and have a healing effect.

Decoction for diarrhea

A decoction is prepared in combination with horsetail. It is necessary to pour boiling water over an equal amount of knotweed and horsetail - 1-2 tablespoons each, cool and drink the solution every 4 hours. It will soothe the pain in the intestines, and help with diarrhea.

Infusion as a blood cleanser

Prepare the solution as follows. Brew 3 tablespoons of herbs with a glass of boiling water, leave for 15 minutes. Apply half a cup 2-3 times a day. Such a decoction is an excellent remedy for liver diseases, enhances its work.

Knotweed infusion for infertility

To prepare the infusion, you need to take 20 grams of grass, pour a glass of boiling water, leave for 45 minutes. Then heat for about 15-20 minutes in a water bath. Squeeze the leaves, use the infusion 2 tablespoons before meals 4-5 times a day.

Tincture for obesity, nervous exhaustion, weakness

To prepare a tincture based on knotweed, you need to take 3-4 tablespoons of dry grass leaves and pour boiling water over them. 0.5 liters will be enough. Then pour into a thermos and insist it for 4 hours. Tincture can be drunk half a cup a day up to four times. Not only with obesity and nervous weakness, but also with general exhaustion of the body, it is advisable to drink it. Especially after or during a long illness, it will restore strength, help you recover faster, and strengthen your entire body.

Contraindications for use

They have antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, diuretic and astringent properties, cause uterine contractions, and other harmful substances from the body, improving blood clotting, accelerate wound healing,.

The water infusion of the bird's mountaineer promotes the discharge of stones and enhances diuresis. How to take knotweed: for infusion, take 2 tablespoons of grass and pour two glasses of hot boiled water. Infuse for an hour, then filter. Take half a glass 3 times a day.

How to take knotweed

Thanks to tannins, the medicinal herb of knotweed is effective in gastroenteritis, and bleeding from damaged vessels of the mucous membranes of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT). Highlander bird has a positive effect on the function of the gastrointestinal tract due to anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, anthelmintic, antispasmodic and astringent properties.

With inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract, gallbladder, biliary tract, liver, dysentery, they drink a decoction of knotweed: pour 1 tablespoon of dry grass into 0.5 liters of hot water and boil for 10 minutes, cool and strain. Take half a glass 3-4 times a day.

Knotweed is also used for colds, tuberculosis,. It has analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, diaphoretic, emollient and expectorant effects.

The presence of soluble silicic acid in the herb helps to strengthen the lung tissue: pour 200 grams of boiling water over 1 tablespoon of herbs, boil for 10 minutes in a water bath, then leave for 1-2 hours and strain. Take this infusion of knotweed 1 tablespoon 3-4 times a day.

How to use knotweed for treatment

In gynecological diseases of an inflammatory nature, as an excellent hemostatic agent in the postpartum period, with: 3-4 tablespoons of knotweed, pour half a liter of boiling water and leave for 4 hours in a thermos. Drink half a cup 4 times a day half an hour before meals.

The healing and beneficial properties of knotweed are also used for external use as baths, as a sedative, stimulating metabolism, lowering blood pressure and for skin diseases. To do this, applications are made from the juice of the plant on the damaged surface of the skin, and an ointment is also prepared: 100 grams of chopped grass is poured into 400 ml of vegetable oil, allowed to brew for 10 days and filtered. This knotweed ointment is applied to ulcers and wounds as an anti-inflammatory and wound healing agent.

For hemorrhoids, only fresh grass is used: juice is squeezed from a bunch of plants and immediately drink 1 tablespoon without drinking. Drink in the morning and in the evening.

For the treatment of joints, a decoction of knotweed is prepared. A glass of fresh grass is poured with a liter of boiling water, put on fire and boiled for 5-7 minutes. Allow to cool for 20 minutes, strain and use as a lotion several times a day.

To cure coughs, bronchitis and pneumonia, knotweed is mixed with equal parts in dried form. For infusion, take 1 tablespoon of the mixture, pour a glass of boiling water, let it brew for 30 minutes and drink 1 tablespoon of the tincture up to 6 times a day in a warm form.

Knotweed contraindications

Knotweed is contraindicated during pregnancy, as it enhances uterine contractions, it must be treated with caution during and after strokes and heart attacks, as it contains vitamin K, which affects blood clotting.

An inconspicuous and healing plant, knotweed is valued in folk medicine for its unique properties. It is popularly known under other names: grass-ant, buckwheat of birds, grass of bird mountaineer and goose grass.

It can be found everywhere, knotweed is picky and gets used to any soil. Stems strong and resistant to trampling grow through asphalt, grow in parks, along the banks of ponds, on paths and roadsides, in gardens and yards. The unique properties of the plant are widely used to treat many diseases.

Knotweed - healing properties of a healing plant

The small flowers of the plant are pale green. The leaves are greyish-green. The height of the stems is 10-80 centimeters, then the plant does not stretch upwards, but “creeps” along the ground.

In the treatment, only the ground part of knotweed is used. Due to its many positive properties, it is used in diseases such as pulmonary tuberculosis, cholelithiasis, rheumatism, malaria, dysentery. Goose grass is relevant for skin problems (dermatitis, acne, purulent wounds, boils), is actively used to reduce blood pressure and to increase immunity with general weakness after serious illnesses.

Knotweed is credited with anti-inflammatory, diuretic, diaphoretic, tonic, analgesic, wound healing, antipyretic and blood-purifying effects on the body.

Decoctions from medicinal herbs help to dissolve and remove the formed stones and sand in the kidneys and gallbladder. But therapy should be gradual, the dose is increased every day by 70-100 milliliters of decoction.

Sporishev infusion is taken for jaundice, gallstone disease, kidney and gallbladder problems. The miracle herb helps with edema, fever, obesity and gout. When salt metabolism is disturbed, polyarthritis, bronchial asthma, cough, whooping cough, pulmonary tuberculosis and pleurisy progress, then folk preparations based on knotweed are quite effective. With inflammation of the lungs, grass-ant is used as an antipyretic. In case of inflammation of the oral mucosa and hoarseness, the infusion of the medicinal plant is used inside and rinse the oral cavity.

When using it, you can improve your appetite for gastritis. It acts as an excellent astringent for diarrhea and helps with disorders of the gastrointestinal tract. It is a useful medicine for dysentery, gastric and duodenal ulcers, and diabetes.

Knotweed herb harvesting

For medicinal manipulations, only the ground part of the plant is useful. Highlander bird must be harvested during the flowering period (July-August). For those who are not looking for easy ways and collect and dry medicinal herbs on their own, and do not buy in a pharmacy, finding knotweed will not be a problem. The plant is widespread, it can be found in the yard, along the road or path, near water bodies.

The upper flowering part (forty centimeters) is carefully cut off with a knife so as not to touch the root. It should be dried in the shade or in the attic, spreading the workpieces in a thin layer on paper, boards or natural fabric. After 1-2 weeks (depending on the temperature), the raw materials are removed in canvas or paper bags. Now it is ready to use. The storage period is about 3 years.

Knotweed healing recipes

Knot grass has found its active use in folk medicine. Thanks to its unique properties, it helps to gently and effectively get rid of diseases and improve the general condition of the body.

• To remove stones and sand from the kidneys or gallbladder, the following infusion will help: place 5 grams of knotweed grass in a thermos and pour 200 milliliters of boiling water. Leave for about three hours. After that, the infusion is filtered and taken 70 milliliters three times a day half an hour before a meal. 10 minutes after taking knotweed infusion, they drink a decoction of cocklebur, which is made and taken in similar proportions, only insisted throughout the night.
• With a bruise, abscesses, burns, fresh wounds and boils, washing the wounds and lotions from a decoction of goose grass (knotweed) helps. 10 grams of raw knotweed and 5 grams of calendula are poured with hot water and boiled over low heat for 3-7 minutes. After that, the container with the healing broth is left tightly closed until it cools completely. Also, if fresh grass is available, it will be effective to apply it to the affected areas in crushed form or take baths and make applications.
• Combine 20 grams of knotweed with 0.5 liters of forty-degree vodka and cork tightly. Leave the medicine for 5 days in a warm place. Take for certain indications 3 times a day, 10-20 drops, after diluting them in a small amount of water.
• With dandruff and hair loss, a conditioner based on knotweed grass will help. Combine 10 grams of the dried plant with chamomile and marigolds (5 grams each) with boiling water and insist until the infusion becomes slightly warm. After shampooing, thoroughly rinse the hair with this decoction and gently massage into the scalp.
• For acne and other skin diseases, knotweed tea is used internally and masks are made. Tea is brewed in a ratio of 3 grams of knotweed and 200 milliliters of boiling water. It is taken 3-4 times a day. In parallel, you should apply such a mask to problem areas once a day. 4-5 milliliters of olive oil are heated in a water bath, pre-mixed with 3-4 grams of knotweed. Combine with white clay powder, knead and apply to the affected areas of the skin.

In the article we talk about knotweed (highlander). You will learn the medicinal properties of the plant and effective recipes that will help cure hemorrhoids, kidney stones or infertility.

Knotweed mountaineer is an annual herbaceous plant belonging to the Buckwheat family. The scientific name "Polygonu" was given to the plant in connection with the peculiarity of its stem, consisting of many internodes and nodes. From the Latin "poly" - a lot and "gony" - a knee. The specific name of the plant (aviculare) comes from the Latin word for bird (avicula).

Knotweed (bird knotweed) has various folk names: bush (due to the fact that the plant is often used to feed geese); grass-ant; bird (daw) buckwheat (plant seeds are a favorite delicacy of birds), konotop, chicken beetle, wood lice.

What does it look like

Appearance (photo) knotweed The plant spreads along the ground, has a hard knotted stem with branched shoots. The photo of knotweed shows that the length of the stems is 15–25 cm. The total length of an adult plant with all branches can reach 80 m.

The root of the plant is taproot, underdeveloped. The leaves are short-petiolate, elliptical, small (0.5-3 cm), grayish-green.

The flowers are small in size and are attached in the axils of the leaves, gathering in bunches of 2-5 pcs. Bloom from July to August. The fruits are trihedral nuts of dark brown or black color, ripen in June-October. Reproduction occurs by seeds. One plant has about 500 seeds that remain viable for about 5 years.

Where does it grow

Knotweed is an unpretentious plant, common in any natural zone, except for the Arctic. It is found in the Urals, in Siberia. Grows in fields, roads, dry pastures, lakes and rivers. Receives nutrients from depth or from the surface of the soil.

Grass

Bird knotweed was previously used in industry to create dyes. Now the grass is used in cooking, added to salads and first courses.

Due to its medicinal properties, knotweed is used in folk medicine, as well as in pharmacology..

Chemical composition

The grass contains such useful elements:

• flavonoids;
• vitamins A, C, E, K;
• coumarins;
• saponins;
• tannins;
• organic acids;
• essential oils;
• bitterness;
• slime;
• wax;
• macro- and microelements;
• silicic acid compounds;
• pectin.

Medicinal properties

Knotweed herb has useful properties. Preparations from the bird's mountaineer purify the blood, have a diuretic, diaphoretic, tonic, diuretic and expectorant effect.

The beneficial properties of knotweed are effective in reducing pressure. Means based on the plant reduce vascular permeability, increase blood clotting.

Knotweed is effective for kidney stones. Silicic acid compounds prevent the formation of stones, reduce the crystallization of mineral salts, remove excess chloride and sodium ions.

The antimicrobial, astringent and anti-inflammatory properties inherent in the plant have a positive effect on the gastrointestinal tract. The medicinal properties of knotweed determine its use as a hemostatic agent for hemorrhoidal and uterine bleeding.

The use of knotweed in the form of tinctures and decoctions helps in the treatment of stomach ulcers, malaria, and tuberculosis. With the help of the plant extract, scurvy, liver and kidney pathologies, headaches, gout, obesity, dysentery are treated.

How to collect

Use only the aerial part of the plant (stems, leaves). Flowers are considered the most useful. Collect only the upper stems, the lower ones are too hard and unsuitable for consumption.

Collection begins during the flowering period, always in dry weather. Shoots up to 30 cm long are cut with a knife. Dry in well-ventilated rooms, in attics or in special dryers at a temperature of 40-50 degrees.

The finished raw material has a barely perceptible smell and astringent taste. It is recommended to store the dried plant in paper or cloth bags, but not more than 3 years.

How to apply

Due to the medicinal properties of knotweed, its use for medical purposes is diverse. The plant is prescribed internally for the treatment of chronic diseases of the urinary tract, gastric and duodenal ulcers.

Knotweed is effective as a medicine for urolithiasis, liver pathologies. In the form of compresses, it is used externally for skin diseases, for healing wounds, cuts, ulcers.
You can buy knotweed (bird mountaineer) in a pharmacy

Infusion for hemorrhoids

Due to its hemostatic properties, the plant is used for bleeding of mucous membranes, knotweed is also effective for hemorrhoids.

Ingredients:

1. Sporysh - 3 tbsp.
2. Water - 0.5 l.

How to cook: Pour boiling water over dry chopped grass, insist for 4 hours. Strain.

How to use: Take 100 ml of decoction 20-30 minutes before meals 3-4 times a day.

Result: Decreased soreness, reduced bleeding.

With hemorrhoidal bumps and soreness, it is useful to take baths with a decoction of knotweed before going to bed.

Infusion for kidney stones

The silicic acid contained in the plant destroys the strong bonds of calcium salts, so knotweed is often used for kidney stones. It crushes the stones into small pieces, which are then excreted in the urine.

Ingredients:

1. Sporish - 1 tsp
2. Corn silk - 1 tsp
3. Bearberry leaves - 1 tsp
4. Dry bean sashes - 1 tsp
5. Water - 250 ml.

How to cook: Combine dry ingredients. Bring the water to a boil. From the prepared mixture, take 2 tbsp. and add to boiling water. Leave for 15-20 minutes. Strain.

How to use: Take the infusion throughout the day in small portions.

Result: Reducing pain in the kidneys, diuretic effect.

Calculi are large and very hard and cannot be crushed.

Another effective recipe for the treatment of kidney diseases with knotweed.

Ingredients:

1. Sporysh - 1 tbsp.
2. Potentilla goose - 1 tbsp.
3. Milk - 500 ml.
4. Water - 250 ml.

How to cook: Make two infusions separately. To prepare the first, bring milk to a boil, then add cinquefoil to it. Insist 30-40 minutes, strain. To prepare the second remedy, add knotweed to boiling water, leave for 15-20 minutes, strain.

How to use: Take the first infusion 30 minutes before meals according to the following scheme: in the morning - 150 ml, at noon - 125 ml, in the afternoon - 75 ml and in the evening - the remaining drug. The second infusion take 60 ml at the same time as the first.

Result: Pain reduction, hemostatic effect.

During therapy, the patient should drink at least 3 liters of clean water per day so that stones and sand come out less painfully.

Consider a recipe when knotweed is used for the kidneys as part of a collection with other medicinal plants.

Ingredients:

1. Sporysh - 3 tbsp.
2. Celandine - 1 tsp
3. Yarrow - 1 tsp
4. Water - 250 ml.

How to cook: Mix the herbs in the indicated quantity. From the resulting mixture, take 1 tbsp. and fill with boiling water. Leave for 15-20 minutes. Strain.

How to use: Take 1 tbsp. infusion several times a day.

Result: Infusion of knotweed has a positive effect on the functioning of the kidneys, acts as a diuretic, relieves inflammation.

Before treatment with herbs, consult a doctor, self-medication is dangerous to health.

Infusion for infertility

Highlander bird normalizes female reproductive function, increasing uterine tone and stimulating the ovaries. Knotweed in infertility is often used as adjuvant therapy.

Ingredients:

1. Sporysh - 3 tbsp.
2. Water - 1 l.

How to cook: Bring water to a boil, add herbs. Infuse for 3-4 hours (better do it in a thermos). Strain.

How to use: Take ½ cup of infusion in 3-4 doses throughout the day 30-40 minutes before meals.

Result: Normalization of hormonal levels, increased supply of oxygen to the body, which leads to improved reproductive functions.

For infusion of knotweed for conception, both dried and fresh herbs are suitable. To improve the taste of the infusion, you can add lemon, honey to it.

Decoction for infertility

Knotweed from infertility should be drunk in the first phase of the cycle, before the arrival of ovulation. It is best to take a decoction for both spouses.

Ingredients:

1. Sporysh - 2 tbsp.
2. Water - 100 ml.

How to cook: Bring water to a boil, add grass. Keep in a water bath for 30 minutes. Insist 12 hours. Strain.

How to use: Take 3 tbsp in the morning on an empty stomach. Store the finished broth in the refrigerator for no longer than 3 days.

Result: Stimulation of the ovaries.

Another recipe for a decoction of a mixture of medicinal herbs and knotweed for pregnancy, which helps to stimulate the activity of the ovaries.

Ingredients:

1. Sporish - 1 tsp
2. Sage - 1 tsp
3. Sweet clover - 1 tsp
4. Cuff - 1 tbsp.
5. Meadowsweet - 1 tbsp.
6. Water - 250 ml.

How to cook: Mix vegetable ingredients. Bring the water to a boil, add 1 tbsp. the resulting mixture of herbs. Place in a water bath for 15 minutes.

How to use: Add water to the decoction to a full glass. Take ½ cup of infusion in 2 doses throughout the day 20 minutes before meals.

Result: Establishing the work of the ovaries.

Knotweed leaves are useful for women, brewed instead of tea. Knotweed is also perfect for men, it contributes to the normalization of sexual function, and helps in the treatment of sexual disorders.

Forms of application

Almost all parts of the plant (except the roots) have medicinal properties, so the number of options for preparing drugs from knotweed is very large. Each prescription is effective, but must be taken strictly as prescribed.

Decoction

A decoction of the highlander bird is indicated for use in coughing, hoarseness, gout, edema, rheumatism. Baths with the addition of decoctions of knotweed help treat skin diseases in children.

Ingredients:

1. Sporish - 1 tsp
2. Water - 250 ml.

How to cook: Pour the crushed grass with water. Put in a water bath, heat for 30 minutes. Strain.

How to use: Take 1 tbsp. three times a day.

Result: Removal of soreness and inflammation in the throat.

The resulting decoction can be used to lubricate painful places with rheumatism, gout, and make lotions.

Infusion

Knotweed infusion is used as a hemostatic, tonic and tonic after illness, with general weakness and exhaustion in old age.

Ingredients:

1. Sporysh - 3 tbsp.
2. Water - 250 ml.

How to cook: Grass pour boiling water. Leave for 45-50 minutes. Strain.

How to use: Take ½ cup twice a day.

Result: Increased hemoglobin levels after uterine bleeding caused by abortion in the postpartum period.

Another recipe for infusion of knotweed to normalize metabolism.

Ingredients:

1. Sporysh - 3-4 tbsp.
2. Water - 500 ml.

How to cook: Pour boiling water over chopped grass. Insist 4 hours in a thermos. Strain.

How to use: Take ½ cup 4 times a day half an hour before meals.

Result: Gives strength, helps with nervous exhaustion, speeds up and normalizes metabolism.

Effective infusion for the treatment of ENT diseases.

Ingredients:

1. Sporysh - 4 tbsp.
2. Water - 250 ml.

How to cook: Pour boiling water over chopped grass. Infuse for 1-2 hours (you can use a thermos). Strain.

How to use: Take ¼ cup four times a day.

Result: Sputum discharge, improvement in dry cough.

Knotweed is often included in the composition of medicinal fees, which are used for gastritis, cystitis, pulmonary tuberculosis, whooping cough.

Tincture

According to reviews, knotweed is effective for the treatment of liver diseases and cholelithiasis.

Ingredients:

1. Sporish - 2 tsp
2. Alcohol - 200 ml.

How to cook: Fill the grass with alcohol. Insist 10 days. Strain.

How to use: Take 15-20 drops of tincture diluted in ½ cup of water three times a day.

Result: Infusion contributes to the discharge of bile, reducing pain.

Sometimes the use of knotweed products can cause allergic manifestations, rash, renal colic. In this case, you should stop treatment and consult a doctor.

Juice

In folk medicine, the juice obtained from knotweed is used for neuroses, pathologies of the urinary system and gastrointestinal tract, hypertension, convulsions. It is obtained from developed plants collected during the flowering period.

Ingredients:

1. Knotweed juice - 100 ml.
2. Honey - 1 tbsp.

How to cook: Rinse fresh knotweed from dirt, let drain water. Chop and extract juice. For these purposes, use a gauze cut folded in several layers.

How to use: Take the resulting juice mixed with honey three times a day half an hour before meals.

Result: The tool helps to reduce pressure, relieve pain in diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.

Fresh knotweed juice can be used as a lotion to treat wounds, ulcers, burns, abscesses.

Highlander affects blood clotting, making it thicker. With prolonged therapy, a blood test for a coagulogram should be taken. In the treatment of knotweed, it is important to know and observe the properties and contraindications for taking it.

Knotweed during pregnancy

Knotweed during pregnancy is strictly prohibited. Therefore, it is necessary to take funds based on the highlander under the strict control of the possible onset of pregnancy.

If there was a delay in menstruation or the test showed two strips, treatment with knotweed should be stopped immediately.

Contraindications

Despite the medicinal properties of knotweed, there are also contraindications, they should be taken into account.

Knotweed has the following contraindications:

• thrombophlebitis;
• varicose veins;
• inflammation of the kidneys or bladder;
• individual intolerance;
• pregnancy;
• increased blood clotting;
• heart diseases;
• increased acidity of gastric juice, gastritis, ulcer;

Before starting treatment with knotweed, be sure to consult your doctor, because. an overdose or inappropriate composition of the drug can lead to an exacerbation of the disease.

Classification

Taxonomic position:

• Department - Angiosperms / Flowering.
• Class - Bipartite.
• Family - Buckwheat.
• Genus - Highlander.

Varieties

There are 12 species in the genus, but the most popular are:

• Highlander bird.
• Highlander east.
• Highlander curly.
• Highlander mountain.

For more information about knotweed, see the video:

Knotweed infographics

Knotweed photo, its useful properties and application:
Knotweed infographic

What to remember

1. Due to its composition, the mountaineer is a popular remedy in folk medicine and pharmacology.
2. Preparations made from the plant have antipyretic, analgesic, diuretic, astringent, hemostatic and wound healing effects, regulate metabolism.
3. Knotweed is used in the treatment of beriberi, infertility, hemorrhoids, tuberculosis, cholelithiasis and urolithiasis, bleeding.

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