Wheatgrass rhizome has medicinal properties. Wheatgrass: description, agricultural technology and medicinal properties

Today we will take a closer look at the creeping wheatgrass grass, medicinal properties and contraindications, what recipes do herbalists recommend in folk medicine at various diseases, which food additives contain wheatgrass, how to prepare an infusion, decoction, tea, juice from wheatgrass, how to collect and store raw materials, learn what the grass looks like by getting acquainted with photos of the plant in different phases of development.

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A malicious pest - that’s what creeping wheatgrass was called in my childhood, a herb for universal cleansing of the body and renewal of joints - that’s how I know this unofficial medicinal plant Now.

I will say one thing - I was not too lazy to take the juicer out of the pantry and passed a bunch of young stems with tender leaves through it for juice. There wasn't much of it there, but I liked it - it's not for nothing that all my animals gorge themselves on its young shoots (the shoots grew at the mowing site).

And I was motivated to the feat of squeezing the juice by a woman’s review of this plant, that thanks to 30 ml of wheatgrass juice a day, she got rid of deep wrinkles on her face, gray hair and joint pain. The wrinkles are actually smoothing out... and I have no joint pain.

Therefore, I decided that I needed to get to know it - wheatgrass - better and find out its benefits and harms, find out why it is so useful, what its chemical composition is, how wheatgrass root and leaves are used in folk medicine, the main recipes from them, and where else they are used plant.

When, as a child, I didn’t want to collect wheatgrass roots from a freshly dug bed and spoke badly about it, my grandmother told me a legend about this plant.

How wheatgrass saved the human race. Legend

There were once difficult times on Earth - dark forces were advancing that wanted to destroy the human race with hunger, cold and fire. All the men went to fight the orcs. Women, old people and children remained in the villages. They did not have enough strength to cultivate and plant arable land. But even those crops that women and children sowed with difficulty were destroyed by scoundrels, sending hurricanes, hail and droughts.

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And then the gods decided to help people - they scattered over the ground a plant called fire of the fields - Agropyron repens (the old name of wheatgrass), where agros - “field” and pyrum - “fire”. The fiery seeds, growing, released strong roots that pierced the soil like arrows, displacing all vegetation, and to this day no force can eradicate this plant. The orcs did not succeed either.

Wheatgrass helped people survive - they ate it, dried the roots, crushed and prepared jelly and soups, squeezed juice from green leaves and saved scrofulous babies (infected Staphylococcus aureus), they supported weakened old people with juice or decoction and put the beaten and wounded on their feet, since wheatgrass cured any ailment. Women ground the dried root into flour and baked bread, flatbreads, and pancakes from it. It’s not for nothing that it has other names - zhitets, zhitnyak, ryzhanets, orzhanets.

So, thanks to its vitality, this plant has more than once saved people from hunger and disease. Remember this when you are angry at the ineradicable roots of wheatgrass that has taken a fancy to your garden or summer cottage.

Over time, the old name of creeping wheatgrass Agropyron repens was changed to a new one - Elytrigia repens, but this beneficial properties have not disappeared.

Brief description and biological features, photo

Creeping wheatgrass is a monocotyledonous grass with a long creeping rhizome and shoots. The foliage is flat, wide. The flowers are collected in a thick and large spike. The grass blooms in May and June. The fruit is a grain.

You can see what the whole plant and its individual parts look like in the photo below.

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What the plant looks like during and after flowering, as well as how the leaves are attached, their location on the stem is shown in this photo:

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The photo below shows the stems and white rhizomes of a freshly dug plant, a dense bush that stems and leaves form in meadows in nature, as well as a diagram of the structure of wheatgrass: spike and rhizome.

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The following image is a view of a wheatgrass spikelet at various stages of ripening and its fruit - a grain.

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The photo shows the depth of the rhizome and the width of its branching.

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The plant is popularly called root-grass, grass-root, worm-grass, dog-grass, plover. Below is a partial list folk names plants.

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Distributed everywhere, prefers loose, moist, well-fertilized soils. Grows in floodplains, fallow fields, and sparse birch forests. It grows up to 120 cm in height, the rhizome spreads up to several meters in length.

The biological feature of wheatgrass is that its high rate of reproduction and growth requires a lot of moisture. It has good competition for living space. Causes inhibition of growth and density of cultivated plants.

Wheatgrass root releases toxic substances into the soil, which cause the death of beneficial plants. The weed effectively reproduces by seeds and parts of the rhizome, which lie superficially in the soil.

Capable of rapid germination. The shallow location of the roots and the absence of a dormant period for buds and seeds promotes both early spring shoots and shoots throughout the growing season.

Medicinal properties and contraindications, what is included in the composition, application

Let’s look at why wheatgrass has medicinal properties and contraindications, and what its healing properties are.

Almost every plant has a huge list of medicinal properties, but there are always the main ones.

For wheatgrass, the main medicinal property is detoxification of the body, that is, cleansing of all age-related accumulations. As a result, an improvement in all metabolism, especially salt metabolism, and strengthening of the immune system.

This is facilitated by the high silicon content, which is so necessary for the absorption of many microelements and for the normal function of the musculoskeletal system, thyroid gland, intestines, and blood vessels.

Wheatgrass is not officially recognized medicinal herb in our country, that is, it is unofficially used in folk medicine, like many other herbs. It grows everywhere except the desert and those areas where there is no vegetation other than moss.

As a medicinal raw material, the plant is recognized in Switzerland and Germany.

It is actively used in folk medicine, and is sometimes used in scientific medicine. Supporters healthy eating They use it in cooking.

Chemical composition

Rhizomes and green shoots are used for various purposes. The following substances were isolated from them:

fatty and essential oils with agropyrene
tricin polysaccharide, fructose, levulose sugar, inulin, inositol (muscle sugar) - up to 8% triticine, 3% each of mannitol and fructose, up to 8% inulin
malic and ascorbic acid
mucus
silicic acid
pectin, valine
microelements – Ca, Na, Fe

The plant contains sugars and vitamins. This enhances its beneficial properties. Instead of starch, wheatgrass contains triticin - a white powder, which, when its aqueous solution is heated with hydrochloric acid goes into fruit sugar- fructose. Wheatgrass contains a little essential oil and a lot of mucus - up to 10%.

These substances in different concentrations present in the aboveground part of the grass and in the rhizome.

When the plant blooms, it contains up to 9% protein, 30% fiber, up to 50% extractive nitrogen-free substances and 11% protein.

Silicon compounds improve blood vessels, increasing the elasticity of capillary walls, which makes wheatgrass preparations indispensable for older people - the fragility of capillaries is their scourge.
Also found in the rhizome are tannins that can remove radioactive isotopes from the human body.
I suggest you familiarize yourself with nutritional value wheatgrass, see the table of the chemical composition of the above-ground mass of hay from a wheatgrass meadow (click to enlarge).
Root (rhizome) and leaves, their medicinal properties
Wheatgrass home remedies are made primarily from the root. Look at the photo of the rhizome - it white and quite branched.
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The juice is obtained from the stems and green leaves, preferably before the plant blooms, from young shoots. In the photo there are leaves and stems of wheatgrass:
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The aerial part of the plant is used for gout and rheumatism, which is why it was previously called gout herb. A paste of leaves in the form of a compress can be applied to sore joints, wounds and bedsores.

Due to its rich chemical composition, the medicinal plant has many healing effects and has the following medicinal qualities:
diuretic and choleretic

painkillers and anti-inflammatory

wound healing

laxatives, expectorants and diaphoretics

enveloping and toning

The plant as a whole, and especially its root, has positive action on metabolism, on the state of the circulatory system, takes part in strengthening the vascular wall and expresses a blood purifying effect. Has little effect on the functioning of the endocrine gland.
Watch a video about why wheatgrass is so useful, especially its underground part:

Contraindications and side effects
Like anyone herbal preparation, wheatgrass should not be overused. This will lead to complications in the form of depression and weakness. There may be:
sharp pain in the kidney area

the outflow of urine is impaired

diarrhea (diarrhea) occurs

inulin can cause allergies

reduces blood glucose levels

at long-term use can lead to a severe decrease in potassium in the blood

Care should be taken when combining other medicines and wheatgrass. Unpredictable surges are possible blood pressure, swelling of the throat and cough with itching - as a manifestation of an allergy caused by inulin.
At long-term use Wheatgrass may be at risk of hypokalemia (a critical decrease in potassium levels in the blood) due to its diuretic effect. To avoid this, you need to increase your fluid intake when treating with this plant.

Who should not resort to wheatgrass treatment:
pregnant and lactating women - only because there is no data on the safety of wheatgrass during pregnancy and lactation

for wheatgrass intolerance

with low blood pressure

for exacerbations of gastric ulcers and pancreatitis

Use the product with caution in children under two years of age. Preparations with wheatgrass should be used in the absence of chronic diseases and only after consultation with a doctor.
Folk recipes
Wheatgrass has been used in folk medicine since ancient times. Juice, infusions and decoctions are mainly obtained from wheatgrass. According to reviews from the population, when treated with wheatgrass preparations, a lasting healing effect is achieved.
It is used to treat inflammation lymphatic system, digestive tract, circulatory system. Wheatgrass treats everything skin diseases(especially furunculosis, eczema), dropsy, jaundice, rickets, lumbago, arthritis, gout, rheumatism.
Wheatgrass is successfully used for the treatment of infertility, hemorrhoids, and treatment of diseases respiratory system(pneumonia, bronchitis). The rhizome of the herb is used to cure hepatitis, diabetes mellitus, with diathesis.
Root grass plays an important role in food poisoning and in cleansing the blood of toxins (which leads to a decrease skin rashes).
Decoctions
Treatment with decoctions is practiced for colitis, cystitis, treatment of cholelithiasis and urolithiasis, diabetes mellitus, gastritis, and colds.
For this purpose, 20-25 grams of root (4 teaspoons) are poured into 200 ml of boiling water and kept on low heat for another ten minutes. Let it brew for 1 hour. Take 25 milliliters before meals.
For furunculosis herbalists recommend drinking 100 milliliters three times a day of a strong decoction of the roots (1 tablespoon of raw material per glass of water). At the same time, take baths twice a week, adding a decoction - 2.5 spoons per bucket of water. The same baths are recommended for the treatment of eczema, diathesis, scrofula, and rickets. Baths are also recommended for the treatment of constipation and hemorrhoids, in a course of 10-12 procedures.
To improve vision you can prepare the following composition - 4 tablespoons dried roots pour 5 cups of boiling water, evaporate until the volume is reduced by a quarter, drink 25 milliliters several times a day.
Mosquito repellent can also be prepared from wheatgrass roots. Take crushed wheatgrass root (2 tablespoons) and pour in 1.5 liters of water. We prepare it like jam: boil and set aside until cooled - repeat the process three times until the broth acquires a light yellow hue. The liquid is ready for washing exposed parts of the body.
Infusions
An infusion of wheatgrass roots is an excellent remedy for coughs, to relieve cold symptoms, treat gout and rheumatism. I drink it as a diaphoretic.
To obtain an infusion, pour a full tablespoon of the raw material into two glasses (400 milliliters) of cold water, leave for about 12 hours and drink half a glass several times a day (3-4) after meals.
Wheatgrass infusions are used to make compresses and lotions for diathesis and other skin rashes. Sometimes infusions and decoctions are used for uterine bleeding.
Cleansing wheatgrass tea
As a type of infusion, you can make a cleansing tea. It is written above that the main medicinal property of the plant is detoxification of the body, that is, cleansing of all age-related accumulations. In essence, this is rejuvenation of the body.
At the same time, a person can lose up to 5 kg (with regular use of this drink), since deposits of salts, oxidized cholesterol, and various toxic substances from the blood are removed from the body.

How to make a classic cleansing wheatgrass tea?
Recipe: 1 teaspoon of crushed wheatgrass root is poured into 230 ml of boiling water. Cover the teapot with a lid and leave for 15 minutes. After the water extraction period has expired, strain the tea. For taste, you can add a slice of lemon and honey. Drink 3-5 glasses of wheatgrass tea throughout the day (for a month).
Tincture - classic recipe
Traditional tincture is made from fresh blended raw materials - leaves and roots. If you don’t have a blender, you can pass the collected wheatgrass parts through a meat grinder.
Transfer the crushed mixture into a jar and dilute with 40% alcohol (vodka) in a ratio of 1:5. Close the lid. Leave for three weeks, shaking the contents for better extraction. Strain and store in a dark bottle.
Take 20-50 drops three times a day 15 minutes before meals for the following diseases:
bronchitis

inflammatory processes in the urinary tract

for kidney stones

for the prevention of prostate adenoma

Store the tincture in the refrigerator long time. You can also make compresses from it for pain in the joints, especially in the knee.
Health drink - that's what juice is called in Western countries where it is popular. Use on an empty stomach and freshly prepared. They don’t boil it there, because then the chlorophyll is destroyed, healing effect which impact on the body is difficult to overestimate.
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For colds, rheumatism, gout, arthritis, and cholelithiasis, juice is prepared from the leaves, less often - from fresh rhizomes. They are pre-washed well and scrolled. Mix in a ratio of 1/1 s cold water, filter through a cloth, then boil for about three minutes. Can be stored in the refrigerator for no longer than two days.
Drink a glass of the resulting juice before meals, three times a day for 3 months. Enemas are used to treat hemorrhoids with juice. The juice is effective with uterine bleeding. It is recommended to drink half a glass of juice 3 times a day during heavy periods.
You can also use a little juice from the juice mixed in a 1:1 ratio with honey. improve vision. This heated mixture is taken for six months, one tablespoon three times a day.
How side effect juice, improvement can be noted skin, especially on the face - the skin becomes elastic, deep wrinkles are smoothed out. Has a mild laxative effect.
The interesting effect of fresh plant stems on bad smell legs (due to increased sweating). Just a week of simple manipulations - and the smell will disappear for a long time thanks to the antimicrobial effect of the herb essential oil. Every evening we weave the stems between our fingers and put on socks. In the morning, wash your feet and change your socks. And so on all week.
Herbal recipes from herbalist Alexander Pechenevsky
The action and recipes for preparing potions from a plant monoculture are described above. A greater effect can be achieved if you use several medicinal plants that enhance each other’s effects. I recommend these recipes for herbal herbal mixtures from Alexander Pechenevsky - for some common diseases.
Collection 1. Help the liver after chemotherapy
Used not only by cancer patients - after large doses chemicals, but also those who have undergone a long course of antibiotics and other chemicals that have a detrimental effect on the liver and the entire body as a whole.
Mix the following 4 herbs in equal proportions:
wheatgrass rhizome

chamomile flowers

hernia herb

grass agrimony

Boil two tablespoons of crushed raw materials for 5 minutes in half a liter of water. Leave for an hour, then filter.
Take half a glass of decoction 4-5 times a day (before meals) for a month.
Collection 2. To restore strength in older people
Cleansing and removing toxins, improving liver and gallbladder functions. Wrinkles and bags under the eyes disappear, sleep and appetite improve. There is a general rejuvenation of the body.
To restore strength, it is enough to use it for 5 days.
Composition of the grass mixture (we take the crushed components in the same ratio):
wheatgrass root

calamus root

licorice root

nettle herb (leaves)

St. John's wort herb

hawthorn fruit

rose hips

Mix all gradients thoroughly. The finer they are fragmented, the it will go better extraction.
Preparation of the decoction: take 4 tbsp. tablespoons of the mixture per 1 liter of water, cook for five minutes, remove from heat, cover the container with the infusion and leave to infuse for one hour.
We drink 200 ml of decoction with the addition of honey 30 minutes before meals - before each meal (3-5 times a day).
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There is one peculiarity of taking it - on the first day, do not eat food - only drink the decoction. In the next three days, you can eat as usual, but drink not 200 ml of broth, but 100 ml.
The healing drink can be consumed by everyone - in case of loss of strength and chronic fatigue, but especially recommended for those over 60 in the spring.
Collection 3. For the treatment of organs musculoskeletal system
For the treatment of joints and spine, general baths or foot baths. For them, prepare a mixture of the following 5 herbs (in equal proportions):
wheatgrass root

comfrey root

burdock root

black elderberry flowers

birch leaves

For a general bath, place about 200 grams of the mixture in a fabric bag and cook for 15 minutes in 5 liters of water. Leave until completely cooled and pour into a warm (37-39 degrees) bath with plain water. Well medicinal baths- 15 days, maximum - 20, lasting 20-30 minutes 2-3 times a week.
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Collection 4. When oncological diseases
For cancer patients, in addition to the main treatment prescribed by the doctor, it is useful next collection from a large number of components:
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As in other herbal mixtures, all ingredients are crushed and in the same ratio. Brew and drink like tea - 1 teaspoon of the mixture per 250 grams of boiling water. Leave until cool.
Take 1 time per day before meals for a month.
Collection 5. Diabetic tea
It helps regulate metabolism through insulin-like action and regeneration of endocrine pancreatic β-cells. You can drink at on a regular basis like tea.
The ratio of components and composition of the collection is shown below:
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Grind and mix everything thoroughly active ingredients, take a teaspoon and brew a glass of boiling water. Leave until completely cooled. It is better to make the infusion in a thermos overnight.
Possible slightly diuretic effect. Solves the problem of vision impairment in diabetic patients when taken regularly.

Application in traditional medicine
In Russia, before the revolution, the plant was harvested for pharmaceutical purposes. In many countries it is still used in pharmacopoeial preparations.
IN official medicine Wheatgrass preparations are sometimes used in the treatment of biliary and urinary tracts as a diuretic. They also use its enveloping properties (it contains a large amount of mucus), hemostatic and laxative effects. And as a regulator of salt metabolism.
Wheatgrass can be found in pharmacies as part of a chest, diuretic, soothing tea. Dried roots of the herb called “Creeping wheatgrass” are also sold separately.
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Dietary supplements containing wheatgrass
Let's look at some dietary supplements (dietary supplements) using wheatgrass root that exist on the market.
In Europe and the USA, dietary supplements are prepared from the rhizome. In Germany, Switzerland and Poland, medicinal diuretics and bronchodilators using wheatgrass extract are produced.
Wheatgrass root is part of the American biologically active additive Tiro-Vita NutriCare. The drug eliminates hormone imbalance endocrine system, and also has a positive effect on other organs internal secretion(pituitary gland, adrenal glands, prostate). Its main effect is to eliminate iodine deficiency in the body and cleanse the intestines.
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The rhizome is used in dietary supplements NatureLax (Naturalaks) from NSP. The food supplement enhances the production of digestive juices and the secretion of bile, normalizes the intestinal microflora and restores its motility.
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There is a Ukrainian food supplement for normalizing joint functions Comfort. Prevents destruction and promotes restoration of cartilage tissue.
I was personally convinced of its effectiveness. Mom’s joint pain went away, and the crunching in my knees stopped.
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There are other dietary supplements that contain wheatgrass. I cited those with which I am personally familiar and which are quite effective with long-term use. You can add another Econika dietary supplement - Wheatgrass Extract. It cleanses the blood and removes salts. Its composition and appearance look at the photo below:
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Found in pharmacies, online stores, and health food stores.
Let's consider the method of use and dose of this dietary supplement.
1. Internal use.
Prophylactic dose - 0.5 grams per day, therapeutic dose- 1 gram per day.
Preparation of the solution: pour 0.5-1 grams of powder into 200 ml of boiling water and divide into two doses. Drink warm 2 times a day during 30 minutes of meals for ten days. Reapply after a week break. Repeat the course 2-3 times.
2. External use.
The recipe for preparing the decoction described above can be used for compresses on inflamed areas or for gargling, as well as for taking baths for skin diseases (two servings of the solution per bath of warm water is enough).
Dry powder is sprinkled on fresh open wounds and scratches to disinfect and heal.
All nutritional supplements require accumulation in the body and time to start the process where the body corrects itself chronic diseases— the supplement itself simply helps him launch this biocorrection.

Use of rhizomes in a healthy diet
The plant is actively used in cooking by supporters of a healthy diet. In times of famine, the resident saved people from hunger. Fresh roots are put into soups and salads are prepared. As a side dish for meat and fish, fresh rhizomes are fried in oil.
Eating zhitets helps lower cholesterol in the bloodstream. Raises hemoglobin and is used in nutritional therapy for the treatment of anemia.
Now I will give examples of wheatgrass dishes and their recipes - for lovers of healthy eating. I especially like the casserole.
I offer two casserole recipes and both are delicious! Ever since I fell in love with a blender, I try so many dishes.
Casserole recipe 1. With wheatgrass and herbs. Wash fresh rhizomes well and boil in salted water. After cooling, you need to grind them with a blender or meat grinder.
Add finely chopped parsley and dill, onion or garlic. Transfer to a baking container and pour over beaten eggs with cream and spices: pepper, turmeric, a pinch of dried ginger. Place in the oven and bake.
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For baking, it is better to take a small but deep vessel.
Casserole recipe 2. With wheatgrass, potatoes and mushrooms. Wash the fresh wheatgrass root, dry it slightly to drain, cut it and fry it in a frying pan in oil. When they change color from white to yellow, add diced carrots, onions and mushrooms.
You can take champignons, or, if possible, a Shiitake mushroom, which will significantly increase the usefulness of the dish (it must be pre-soaked). Mix everything thoroughly and lightly fry along with the wheatgrass roots.
We don’t fry the potatoes, but grate them on a coarse grater and place them on a small deep cast iron greased with oil. Place fried vegetables with wheatgrass on top of the potatoes.
Separately, whisk together the milk, egg, and spices and pour into the cauldron, stirring lightly. Sprinkle with herbs and sesame seeds on top. Place in a preheated oven. When the casserole is slightly browned, take it out and sprinkle grated cheese on top. Place in the oven again until golden brown. Serve the casserole with wheatgrass and mushrooms hot.
See the photo below for the ingredients for the casserole.
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Recipe taken from here. True, I slightly changed the process of preparing the dish - I simplified it and checked it.
Salads
Salads are made from both green shoots and roots. They are used fresh and in powder form (root extract).
1. Salad with beets and wheatgrass. If the digestive tract is disrupted, a salad with beets and wheatgrass will help.
from fresh wheatgrass roots 100 g

sorrel 50 gr

beets 100 gr

The salad is salted to taste, your favorite spices are added and seasoned with sour cream. The salad has a slight laxative effect.
2. Salad with Jerusalem artichoke, wheatgrass and honey. Cook and finely chop the wheatgrass roots in an amount of 150-200 grams. Grate two or three Jerusalem artichoke tubers, season with 1 tablespoon of honey.
Mix the ingredients and sprinkle nuts on top, chopping them in advance (walnuts, hazelnuts or almonds). You can sprinkle with vanilla sugar for taste.
Bread and cereals
IN winter time They use dry rhizomes, which are ground and added to porridge. Bread and pancakes are baked by adding powder to flour. You can grind the rhizomes yourself, or you can use Econika’s dietary supplement - Wheatgrass Extract (described above). Wheatgrass makes ordinary bread or porridge healthier.
Recipe for hunting wheatgrass bread. Boil the root, pass through a meat grinder or blender, add yeast and milk. You can add a little sugar, but the rhizomes are sweet anyway. Leave overnight for the fermentation process.
In the morning, knead the dough: add 1 egg to the fermented mixture and mix in the flour, bringing the dough to the required thickness. Divide it into palm-sized pieces and bake in the oven or on the coals of a fire.
Soup
It is prepared like a regular soup, and 10 minutes before the end of cooking, add fresh chopped rhizomes to it along with parsley and dill.
Drinks
Drinks made from ground rhizomes have a good tonic and invigorating effect.
Wheatgrass coffee. To prepare them, dried rhizomes are fried in a preheated oven at a temperature of 150º for 15-20 minutes, then crushed and wheatgrass coffee is obtained.
In Bavaria they make beer using wheatgrass instead of hops. This drink is recommended for people weakened by illness. You can simply drink it as a tonic drink. I am sharing the recipe described by E. Al-Shimari, “Your 6 acres”:
Place 4 kg of chopped rhizomes in a large ceramic container. Moisten the roots warm water so that they are moist, but excess water merge.
We are waiting for small sprouts to appear on the roots. Then add 1 kg of crushed juniper berries, 2-2.5 kg of sugar and 70 g of brewer's yeast to the sprouted rhizomes. Pour 4 liters of warm water into the container and mix. The next day add another 7.5 liters of warm water, and on the third day another 9 liters.
The container is not tightly closed so that gases can freely escape during fermentation. On the sixth day, the resulting wort is filtered and poured into bottles or jars. Drink a glass a day as a rejuvenating and cleansing product with a pleasant taste.
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Juice, squeezed from the leaves and rhizomes of the crop, is a good remedy for combating overweight. Freshly squeezed liquid is diluted in a small amount of water and drunk 0.5 glasses four times a day.
Wheatgrass smoothie or personal way of eating wheatgrass
I like to make smoothies from wheatgrass - I’m sharing personal experience. I use the young above-ground part of the plant - stems and leaves. I collect a small bunch of them while I walk the dogs in the field.
There I also add rosehip petals to the grass (more for the smell and taste), if they have already faded, then I collect purple clover heads. I can pick young leaves of cherries, raspberries, and currants.
At home, I wash everything thoroughly, put it in a blender container and add either a banana - then the smoothie is sweet and very tasty, or cucumber and cilantro, lemon - this is me losing weight... Before turning on the blender, I add 100-150 ml of clean water.
I drink this healing drink in the morning - one glass before meals. This year I'm especially keen on wheatgrass - last year Jerusalem artichoke was my favorite. I will return to it in the fall - it is ripening under the loggia.
Use of the plant for animals
Wheatgrass can cure not only humans, but also animals. Cats and dogs eat wheatgrass leaves, it has a pronounced antihelminthic effect. Animals also use eating grass leaves to mechanically cleanse the stomach, causing vomiting.
In addition to medicinal purposes, the rhizomes of the herb are used as food and vitamin supplements for pets. Used to feed cattle.
Preparation and storage
Most often, rhizomes are used to obtain raw materials, because in this part of the plant there is larger number useful substances. Harvesting is carried out in early spring or autumn during digging. During these periods, the level of healing substances is maximum.
When preparing raw materials, you should pay attention to the appearance of the grass. Sick plants with plaque need to be discarded. They may be infected with fungus and will harm your health.
The rhizomes are dug up, separated from the leaves and washed. First, they are dried in the sun for a day, then dried, spread out in a thin layer on fresh air. You can also dry it in special dryers at a temperature of 70˚, stirring and turning occasionally. The finished raw material is odorless and has a sweetish taste.
The whole raw material mass is placed into glass jars for storage and well sealed. Finished raw materials can be stored for 3 years without loss useful qualities. Do not use after the expiration date to avoid harm to health.
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Summary of the article. Today you learned what plant, like wheatgrass, has medicinal properties and its contraindications, got acquainted with its biological composition, found out how the root and leaves of wheatgrass are used in folk and official medicine, their basic recipes, how to properly collect and store raw materials.
Do you have health problems, but don’t want to take pills? Consult your doctor and try treatment with wheatgrass preparations.
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An ordinary one growing in your area can be very useful plant, which is widely used in folk medicine and has beneficial medicinal properties. Today we will talk about one of these - creeping wheatgrass, consider the description of the plant and the use of creeping wheatgrass as medicine.

What it looks like and where it grows

Wheatgrass belongs to the herbaceous perennials of the family. Characteristic feature, which allows you to distinguish it from others similar plants, is a very long and thin root located close to the surface. Root system The plant is branched and reaches a depth of 15 cm. Thanks to the long root, numerous shoots of the plant quickly spread underground.

Did you know? Surprisingly, not only people, but also animals know the beneficial properties of creeping wheatgrass. Dogs and cats, for example, eat this herb to cleanse the body; it helps get rid of worms and cleanses the blood. Animals independently search for grass and select the most suitable young shoots.

The stem of the weed is erect. The height of the grass can be a maximum of 120 cm. The leafy part of the plant is flat and bare. The leaf width often does not exceed 10 mm. The plant has a rich green color. The plant blooms with inconspicuous small buds that are collected in spikelets. Flowering occurs at the end of spring - the beginning summer period. The fruit of the grass is somewhat reminiscent of grains of wheat.

The plant is widespread everywhere, as it is a weed: it can be found in the field, vegetable garden, meadow, along the road.

Chemical composition

The most valued is the root of the plant, which has found its use in folk recipes. Let's look at the benefits of wheatgrass root.

It contains such mineral salts such as: potassium, magnesium, manganese, zinc. The plant is rich in silicic acid, organic acids, essential oils, vitamins A and B. Also, the roots are distinguished by a high content of mucous substances, polysaccharides, inulin, fructose, vanillin, dextrose, gum, quartz, levulose, lactic acid, tannin.

The dry root of the plant contains protein in the amount of 5%, sugar in the amount of up to 40%, and the root also contains high concentration mucus - about 10%.

Medicinal properties

Medicines based on wheatgrass rhizome have diuretic, blood purifying, enveloping, expectorant, pathogenic and laxative effects on the body.

Application

Surprisingly, creeping wheatgrass is used not only as medicinal plant, there are many recipes that relate to cosmetology and culinary fields, since the root is rich in beneficial active substances that benefit the body.

In medicine

Wheatgrass is used to restore metabolic disorders in the body. In folk medicine, the plant is actively used to treat cystitis, inflammation prostate gland, gastritis, enterocolitis, cough.

Silicic acid, which is contained in the root, allows the use of this medicine for bronchial diseases. Silicon compounds have beneficial effect on circulatory system body, increasing the elasticity of capillaries.

The ability of wheatgrass to relieve fatigue in the body, impart vigor, stimulate cardiac activity, and increase blood pressure has been noted.

In cosmetology

The most important property due to which wheatgrass is valued and is often used in for cosmetic purposes- this is cleansing. There are many recipes that can treat common skin diseases.

Important! If you have skin problems such as allergic rash, wheatgrass is used as an anti-inflammatory agent, it also has antipruritic properties.

Medicines with wheatgrass help well in the treatment of furunculosis, acne, viral skin diseases, hyperkeratosis, scleroderma and baldness.

In cooking

Since wheatgrass has a high content of sugary substances and starch, it is often used for food consumption. Salads, side dishes and soups are prepared from fresh washed roots. Dried rhizomes are used for making porridge, jelly, beer, and baking bread products.

Traditional medicine recipes

Despite the wide range of uses of creeping wheatgrass, its use in folk medicine for the treatment of various diseases is most often described.

For arthritis

In order to prepare a medicine that will be used to treat arthritis, you should prepare 8 tbsp. spoons of dried and crushed rhizomes and pour 2 liters of cold water, bring to a boil until a third of the liquid has boiled away. The resulting medicine should be taken three teaspoons, 4 times a day.

For hemorrhoids

Hemorrhoids are treated with enemas, which are administered at night. To prepare a decoction that will be used as an enema filler, you must use 2 tsp. chopped root and 125 ml of liquid, cook for 5 minutes, cool and strain. Use in an amount of 50 ml.

For diseases of the stomach and intestines

To prepare a decoction of the medicine, you need to use 120 g of chopped root per 2 liters of liquid, cook for 10 minutes, let it brew for 2 hours, use the resulting medicine in an amount of 250 ml, three times a day, for a month.

For cholelithiasis

To treat cholelithiasis, a decoction should be prepared, which should be used in an amount of 175 ml three times a day for 3 weeks. To prepare the medicine, you need to mix 70 g of crushed wheatgrass root and 1 liter of liquid. Boil the prepared ingredients for 5 minutes, leave for 2 hours.

When coughing

To prepare a medicine for the treatment of cough for colds and inflammation of the upper respiratory tract, you should use 30 g of wheatgrass roots and 4 cups of cold liquid.

Important!This medicine is a cold infusion, so it does not require heat treatment, but simply infused for 12 hours.

The infusion is suitable for use in a strained state, 175 ml three times a day, until the patient’s condition improves.

For skin diseases

To treat skin rashes and skin diseases, you should use an infusion prepared from wheatgrass roots. To prepare the medicine, use 20 g of rhizome and a liter of boiled liquid, wait 14 hours, strain. Pour 400 ml of boiling water into the strained roots and wait another 1 hour, strain again. After this, mix both resulting liquids and drink 175 ml after meals, 4 times a day. Lotions based on ready-made infusion help a lot.

For diabetes

Subject to availability of this disease, you can use a decoction based on wheatgrass rhizome. To do this, prepare 50 g of roots and add 0.5 liters of boiling liquid. Cook for 20 minutes, then wait 70 minutes, then strain and use 3 teaspoons, three times a day, before meals.

Bath decoction

Wheatgrass can also be used as a bath to help treat skin conditions and hemorrhoids. Baths based on wheatgrass and burdock rhizomes help well; for this you should use 100 g of each product and 4 liters of liquid, boil this mixture for 15 minutes, then pour the resulting strained liquid into the bath, dilute required quantity water and take a bath for at least 20 minutes, at least once a week.

Creeping wheatgrass- Elytrigia repens (L.) Nevski - perennial herbaceous plant from the family of bluegrass, or cereals (Poaceae, or Gramineae) with long rhizomes. The rhizomes are located horizontally in the soil, they branch, and the tops of such branches bend upward and reach the surface of the soil, giving rise to a new wheatgrass individual. Total length The rhizomes of one plant can reach 15 m, and the area penetrated by them can be several square meters. Stems are erect or ascending, from 30 to 150 cm in height. Leaves have a flat linear blade, rough on top, and a long sheath.
The flowers are inconspicuous, collected 4 - 10 in inflorescences-spikelets, which together form a common inflorescence at the tops of the stems - a two-row spike 7 - 15 cm long. In each flower, the perianth is formed by two floral scales, 3 stamens, 1 pistil. The fruit is a grain long 5 -10 mm, enclosed in flower scales fused with it. It blooms in May - June, the fruits ripen in July - September. The flowers are pollinated by the wind.
Creeping wheatgrass is an almost cosmopolitan plant. In Russia it is found almost everywhere. Grows in gardens, vegetable gardens, vacant lots, under fences in populated areas, in meadows, edges, fields, fallow lands. A difficult to eradicate weed of fields and vegetable gardens, regenerated by seeds and cuttings of rhizomes. Even a very small fragment of rhizome, if it has at least one live kidney, will give rise to a new plant.

Medicinal value of wheatgrass and methods of medicinal use of wheatgrass

Medical use have rhizomes of creeping wheatgrass. The rhizomes contain the phenolic compound aveline, 5% fructanatriticin, 1.5% fatty oil, malic acid, 3-4% levulose, about 3% fructose, 3% mannitol, mucus, vitamin C, carotene and other substances. The grass contains 150 mg of ascorbic acid, 50 mg of carotene and a-alanine.
The rhizomes of creeping wheatgrass were quite widely used for medicinal purposes back in Ancient Greece And Ancient Rome, in medieval folk medicine, and are also widely used in modern folk medicine in European countries and in homeopathy.
As a diuretic, an infusion of wheatgrass rhizomes is used for dropsy, swelling of various origins, inflammatory diseases of the urinary tract and urinary organs: cystitis, nephritis and urolithiasis. An infusion of rhizomes is used internally as an analgesic for gout, rheumatism, lumbago, various arthritis, urolithiasis and cholelithiasis.
As an anti-inflammatory, emollient and expectorant, infusion of rhizomes is often prescribed for profuse sputum, cough, chronic bronchitis, pulmonary tuberculosis, as well as for gastritis, enteritis, liver and gallbladder diseases. Taking an infusion of rhizomes normalizes intestinal function and is a good remedy for constipation.
In folk medicine, an infusion of rhizomes is often used as a diaphoretic for colds and fevers. Due to the presence of sugars and vitamins, wheatgrass is considered a nutritious, tonic, restorative, sleep and appetite-improving remedy. It is used for colds, to improve vision, in the treatment hypertension, malignant tumors and diabetes mellitus.
For hemorrhoids, chronic constipation, chronic colitis, proctitis, proctosigmoiditis, the decoction is prescribed at night in the form of warm enemas of 30 - 60 ml.

A decoction (1:10) of wheatgrass rhizomes is prescribed 2 - 3 tablespoons 3 times a day before meals as a mild laxative and diuretic.
Decoction: 2 teaspoons of rhizome per 1 cup of boiling water. Boil for 5-7 minutes. over very low heat. Infuse, wrapped, for 1 hour, strain. Take 1 - 2 tablespoons 3-4 times a day.

Four teaspoons of wheatgrass rhizome per 1 cup of cold boiled water. Leave for 12 hours, strain. Pour the rest of the rhizome with 1 cup of boiling water. Infuse, wrapped, for 1 hour, strain. Mix both infusions. Take 1/3 cup 2-4 times a day for rheumatism and aching joints, for gout.

For gout, osteochondrosis, and arthritis, take the infusion. Ш Infusion: 2 tablespoons of crushed root, pour 0.5 liters of boiling water in the evening, leave overnight in a tightly sealed container. The next day, take 1/2 cup of Zraz daily before meals.

For arthritis, pour 4 tablespoons of dry finely crushed rhizomes of wheatgrass into 1 liter of water and boil until the volume is reduced by 1/4. Take 1 tablespoon 4-5 times a day.

For skin diseases (the body's predisposition to skin diseases is indicated by dry, rough skin), boil 15 g of rhizomes with roots of wheatgrass for 10 minutes. in a sealed container, leave for 4 hours, strain. Take 1 tablespoon 3-4 times a day for 2-4 weeks.

The juice of fresh wheatgrass leaves is taken for cholelithiasis, 1 glass 3 times a day for 15 - 20 days.

For illnesses gastrointestinal tract, cholelithiasis and urolithiasis, make a decoction of 60 g of crushed rhizomes per 1 liter of water. Boil for 5 minutes, leave for 1 hour. Take 1/2-1 glass 3 times a day for 3-4 weeks.

At abdominal dropsy Boil 15 g of rhizomes with roots of wheatgrass for 10 minutes. in a sealed container, leave for 4 hours, strain. Take 1 tablespoon 3-4 times a day.

For constipation, use the juice of the grass wheatgrass (1:20) in the form of enemas.

For cold aches, take 2 - 2 times a day for 3-4 weeks, 200 - 600 ml of creeping wheatgrass juice, squeezed from rhizomes (April - early May, autumn) and grass. To do this, the rhizomes, washed in running water, are scalded with boiling water and passed through a meat grinder, diluted with water 1:1, squeezed through thick fabric and boil for 3 minutes.

For radiation sickness, infuse 2 tablespoons of crushed roots in 500 ml of boiling water (in a thermos) for 8 hours, strain, and squeeze out the remaining raw materials. Take during the day in 3 doses per 100 min. warm before meals.

Drink 1/2 cup of wheatgrass juice 3-4 times a day before meals for uterine bleeding and heavy menstruation.

In folk medicine, a decoction of wheatgrass rhizomes is used as a diuretic, expectorant, laxative, “blood purifying” and regulating. salt metabolism means. The decoction is prepared at a rate of 1:10, take 1 tablespoon 3 - 4 times a day.

For furunculosis, it is recommended to drink a strong decoction of the rhizomes of creeping wheatgrass (1:5) 1 glass 3 times a day. You can also drink 2-3 times a day for 3-4 weeks, 200 ml of juice squeezed from rhizomes (April - early May, autumn) and grass. The juice can be added to baths.

30 g of rhizomes are boiled in 1 liter of water until half remains. Take 100 ml Zraza per day for osteochondrosis.
For children's eczema, take 50 ml of wheatgrass juice, squeezed from rhizomes and grass, 2-3 times a day for 3-4 weeks, and bathe children in it.

For eczema, make a decoction of wheatgrass root (collected in May): for 20 g of roots - 1 cup of boiling water. Drink 200 ml 3 times a day before meals. Make lotions from the decoction externally.

For various skin diseases, take a bath once a week. To do this, place 100 g of wheatgrass and burdock rhizomes in an enamel bucket, fill half the container hot water and boil for 10 minutes. The duration of the procedure is 30 min. at a water temperature of 36 - 37°C.
It is recommended to combine baths with taking the decoction orally, 1 glass 3-4 times a day before meals. Ш To prepare it, pour 1 tablespoon of raw material into 1 glass hot water, boil for 10 minutes, cool and filter.

Decoction of rhizomes of creeping wheatgrass: 2 tablespoons of dry crushed raw materials per 1 glass of hot water, boil for 10 minutes, cool, strain, squeeze, bring the volume to the original volume. Take 1/3 cup of Zraz daily before meals for cholelithiasis, chronic pancreatitis, and inflammation of the upper respiratory tract.

Cold infusion of creeping wheatgrass: 15g of dry crushed rhizome in 2 cups of cold water, leave for 12 hours, strain. Take 1/2 cup of Zraz per day for coughs associated with colds and inflammation of the upper respiratory tract.

For urate and oxalate stones, take 1 tablespoon 4-5 times a day of a decoction of wheatgrass rhizomes: 4 tablespoons of dry crushed raw material per 5 glasses of water, boil until the volume is reduced by 1/4, strain.

When the type of stones has not been established, use a cold infusion of wheatgrass rhizomes: 15g of crushed dry raw material in 2 cups of cold water, leave for 12 hours, strain. Drink 1/2 glass 3 times a day.

To improve vision, take a decoction of the rhizomes of creeping wheatgrass (4 tablespoons of dry crushed raw materials per 5 cups of boiling water, boil until the volume is reduced by 1/4, strain) 1 tablespoon 4-5 times a day.

Cold infusion of creeping wheatgrass rhizomes: 15 g of dry crushed raw material in 2 cups of cold water, leave for 12 hours, strain. Take 2 tablespoons 3 times a day for rickets, scrofula, diathesis.

Wheatgrass decoction: 2 tablespoons of crushed dry rhizomes per 0.5 liter of boiling water, simmer for 12-15 minutes, leave for 2-3 hours. and drink 1/3 glass 3-4 times a day for ZOmin. before meals for 3 - 4 weeks for cancer.

Features of harvesting creeping wheatgrass

Rhizomes serve as the medicinal raw material for wheatgrass. Harvested in autumn or early spring, or in summer. After digging, they are shaken off the ground, washed in cold water, wither in the sun in windy weather and dry in the shade or in a dryer at a temperature of 60 - 70 ° C. Store in bags or wooden containers for no more than 2 years.
According to Raphael, wheatgrass is ruled by Venus, the ruling planet in Taurus and Libra.

Wheatgrass is a genus of herbaceous, perennial plants belonging to the Poaceae family, including more than 100 species, the most famous of which is creeping wheatgrass. Europe is considered the birthplace of the grass and North Africa, currently the plant is widespread throughout the temperate zone, it can be found in vegetable gardens (considered a malicious weed), in gardens, meadows, fields, forest and forest-steppe zones. In folk medicine and homeopathy, the medicinal properties of wheatgrass are used in the treatment of urolithiasis, cystitis, colds, disorders of the gastrointestinal tract.

Chemical composition

Creeping wheatgrass (popularly called wheatgrass, wolf's tooth, fire of the fields, wheatgrass, dog grass) has long and branching rhizomes lying horizontally at a depth of 5-15 cm, reaching a length of up to 15 m. Coming to the surface of the soil, the curling ends of the roots give the beginning of the growth of a new plant individual. The stems of wheatgrass are hollow and smooth, erect, from 30 to 130 cm in height, the leaves of the plant are linear, flat, grayish-green in color. The grass blooms in June-July, greenish flowers are collected in 5-10 pieces in narrow, straight spikes, 7-15 cm long, ripening of fruits - single-seeded grains - occurs in September.

IN medicinal purposes The most commonly used are wheatgrass rhizomes, which are usually collected in late autumn or spring. After digging, they are cleared of soil and stems, washed in cold water and laid out to dry. thin layer in a ventilated area or in the air. Dried and ground roots must be stored in a tightly closed container; they are suitable for use for 2-3 years.

The healing properties of wheatgrass are due to its chemical composition, in the rhizomes of the plant were found:

Triticin polysaccharide;
Traces of essential oil;
beckons;
Ascorbic acid;
Fructose;
Inositol;
Organic acids;
Glycosides;
Fatty oil;
Slime;
Carotene;
B vitamins;
Silicic acid;
Microelements.

Also in alternative medicine the stem and leaves of the plant containing ascorbic acid, carotene and α-alanine.

Useful properties

Traditional healers recommend the use of wheatgrass for the treatment of lesions of the upper respiratory tract, liver, kidneys, gastrointestinal tract, and skin. The diuretic effect of infusions of wolf tooth rhizome is used in the fight against inflammatory diseases urinary tract, edema of various origins, dropsy, urolithiasis. The expectorant and anti-inflammatory properties of wheatgrass are used in the treatment of wet cough, chronic bronchitis, pulmonary tuberculosis.

As an analgesic, herbal infusions and decoctions are prescribed for the treatment of arthritis, gout, rheumatism, and lumbago. The enveloping, choleretic and mild laxative effect of wheatgrass rhizomes is effective for cholelithiasis, gastritis, and intestinal disorders. Plant-based preparations normalize carbohydrate and lipid metabolism, strengthen capillaries (these properties are due to the presence of inositol).

The diaphoretic effect of motherwort is used for fever and colds; baths from the root and leaves are prescribed to treat skin lesions, diathesis, scrofula, rickets, and hemorrhoids. For chronic colitis and constipation, proctitis, a decoction of the root is prescribed in the form of warm enemas (30-60 ml each).

The use of wheatgrass, thanks to the vitamins and polysaccharides it contains, helps restore strength after long-term illnesses, tones, improves sleep and appetite. The blood-purifying property of the plant is effective for furunculosis and chronic eczema; herbal decoctions are prescribed to treat partial loss of vision.

Indications for use

The use of wheatgrass-based preparations is recommended against the background of:

Hepatitis;
Liver cirrhosis;
Jaundice;
Cystitis;
Gallstone disease;
Pneumonia;
Bronchitis;
Colitis;
Colds;
Rheumatism;
Gastritis;
Jade;
Edema;
Scrofula;
Furunculosis;
Arthritis;
Gout;
Rheumatism.

Contraindications

Hypersensitivity to the ingredients of the drug;
Ulcerative-erosive lesions of the gastrointestinal tract;
Acute pancreatitis accompanied by diarrhea;
Hypotension.

When using herbal preparations, you must strictly adhere to the prescribed dosages.

Home remedies from wheatgrass

To prepare a diuretic decoction, 10-15 g of dried rhizome is poured with half a glass of boiling water and simmered for a quarter of an hour over low heat. After filtering, the broth is drunk a tablespoon three times a day, it can also be used in the form of lotions and baths for furunculosis, eczema and exudative diathesis.

To prepare a bath used in treatment skin lesions, diathesis and hemorrhoids, it is recommended to boil 50 g of wheatgrass roots for 15-20 minutes in 5 liters of water. After cooling and straining, the broth is diluted in warm water and take a bath for 15-20 minutes at a temperature of 37-38 °C, the procedure is carried out 10-15 times daily. For hemorrhoids, a warm decoction for a bath should not be diluted with water.

An herbal infusion for the treatment of rheumatism, gout and joint pain is prepared from 4 teaspoons of ground rhizomes, poured into a glass of boiling water, then the product is infused for 12 hours and filtered. The remaining raw materials from the infusion are poured with 200 ml of boiling water, wrapped and infused for 60 minutes, after filtering, both infusions are mixed and drunk 100 ml 2-4 times a day.

For tuberculosis, dry wheatgrass roots in the amount of two tablespoons are poured into 200 ml of milk and boiled over low heat, stirring, for no longer than five minutes. After filtering and cooling to room temperature, the decoction is taken in one dose and should be drunk three times a day.

To treat gastrointestinal diseases, a decoction of the plant’s rhizomes is used, for the preparation of which 60 g of raw materials are boiled for 5 minutes in a liter of water. After infusion for an hour, take 100-200 ml three times a day, the course of treatment is 3-4 weeks.

We are all accustomed to thinking that weeds do not have any benefit and can only clog the beds and displace cultivated plants from there. From an agronomic point of view, this may be true. But since ancient times, traditional healers have used certain types of weeds to treat many diseases. One such plant is wheatgrass.

You probably won’t find a vegetable garden or summer cottage, wherever such a tenacious and difficult to eradicate weed as wheatgrass would settle.

Wheatgrass consists of underground and above-ground parts. Its root system is powerful. Like a spider's web, it grows underground along the surface of the soil. Weeding it does not bring results; you need to get rid of wheatgrass by sampling, removing all the roots manually. If even the slightest piece of them remains in the soil, the plant will begin to grow and reproduce in the area again.

A young weed has white roots, while an adult has yellow roots. After flowering, in July, when wheatgrass begins to prepare for the coming winter, small tubers appear on them.

The ground part consists of a stem on which the leaves are alternately located. They are green, flat, linear, 3-8 mm wide. Wheatgrass blooms with small pale green flowers, which are collected in a complex spike of 4-7 pieces. The plant reaches a height of 40 to 130 cm.

Flowering occurs in June-July. If the plant does not have enough water, then it may not bloom, reproducing exclusively by its roots.

Where does wheatgrass grow?

The growing area of creeping wheatgrass is extensive: Europe, Asia, North Africa, America. The plant prefers flat or mountainous terrain with to varying degrees soil moisture, avoids dry or dark areas. Wheatgrass can be found in meadows and sunny forest edges. In Russia it is widespread. We can see it along roads, in ravines, in gardens and orchards.

Wheatgrass medicinal properties

Creeping wheatgrass gives summer residents and gardeners a lot of trouble. We are used to destroying it, but our ancestors also used this weed for medicinal purposes, affectionately calling it the plover. Many recipes for healing with it are still alive in folk medicine to this day.

Wheatgrass has a number of medicinal properties:

anti-inflammatory and antiseptic - destroys bacteria and prevents their growth;
diuretic and diaphoretic - removes excess fluid from the body;
choleretic - promotes the removal of stones in cholelithiasis;
mild hypotensive - helps normalize blood pressure in hypertensive patients;
mild laxative, etc.

The main function, of course, is blood purification. Thanks to increased fluid outflow, toxins are removed from the body, which has a positive effect on the condition of the skin and overall well-being.

Wheatgrass root medicinal properties

Most popular among traditional healers purchased wheatgrass root. It is used for treatment both fresh and dried.

Decoctions, infusions, and juice are made from the rhizomes, which are subsequently used to treat the patient.

Surprisingly, this plant helps with almost any disease, in particular it:

improves metabolism in diabetes mellitus;
will give vigor and vitality people who experience chronic fatigue;
relieve pain from gout and arthritis;
will help remove mucus during bronchitis;
will make the skin clean and beautiful.

Often, wheatgrass rhizomes are used to treat tumors, including malignant ones.

Wheatgrass root contraindications

Wheatgrass, in addition to its healing properties, is also unique in that it has virtually no contraindications. It can be used both internally and externally by almost everyone.

The exceptions are:

pregnant and lactating women;
children under two years of age;
people experiencing intolerance to certain substances contained in the plant.

To treat wounds and boils, as well as for eczema, you can make lotions from a decoction of the roots for children under two years of age.

Wheatgrass medicinal properties and contraindications

Wheatgrass leaves are used less often in folk medicine than rhizomes, but they have also been used.

The ground part is used mainly for treatment skin diseases and joint diseases, although sometimes the juice of the herb is used to prepare a diuretic, choleretic or expectorant.

It is noteworthy that our smaller brothers have long chosen wheatgrass. Animals lacking substances in the body or sick animals eat its leaves for healing. Thanks to this, wheatgrass received another name - “dog grass”.

Wheatgrass in folk medicine. What treats wheatgrass and how to treat it

As we wrote above, the scope of use of wheatgrass for medicinal purposes is very extensive. This may be due to the high vitality of the plant.

Wheatgrass roots are usually used dried. They are collected in May or August (before or after flowering), cleaned of small shoots and soil, washed and on a fabric basis left to dry (preferably in well-ventilated places). If, when bent, the branch of the root breaks and does not bend, then the root is ready. Raw materials are stored for no more than two years in glass containers.

Quite often, the roots are affected by the poisonous ergot fungus, so the blackened shoots must be separated and not used in preparations.

Tea from dried roots will give strength and vigor in case of chronic fatigue and anemia, improve metabolism and remove toxins from the body.

Root decoctions used as an expectorant and diuretic laxative.

This decoction will help with:

rheumatism,
arthritis,
gout,
cystitis
for those suffering from hemorrhoids, the decoction is prescribed as a microenema, 30-60 ml;
Pulmonary tuberculosis is treated with a decoction of the roots, prepared in milk.

Method for preparing the decoction:

pour 2-4 tbsp. dried roots 1 cup hot water;
cook for 10 minutes over low heat;
cool and strain it.

Use 1/3 cup 30 minutes before meals.

For wounds and acne, apply the decoction to the affected areas of the skin.

Infusion of rhizomes Prepared for problems with the gastrointestinal tract, gastritis, pancreatitis.

It is prepared as follows:

2 tbsp. dried roots are poured with cooled boiled water and left for 4 hours.
then the infusion is filtered.

Take 2 tbsp. 3-4 times a day (for furunculosis, 1 tablespoon 2 times a day).

Wheatgrass will ease eczema and also cure boils if taken baths from rhizomes or leaves and at the same time drink it internally as a decoction of the roots. Baths are also useful for hemorrhoids.

Method of preparing a bath:

pour 100-150 g of fresh or dried raw materials into 4-5 liters. water;
boil for 0.5 hours;
Strain the resulting broth, cool and dilute in a bath with warm water.

You need to take such baths 1-2 times a week for 0.5 hours.

What cures wheatgrass, burdock and dandelion, recipes and applications

We remember burdock, dandelions and wheatgrass from childhood. But not everyone knows that medicines for any disease grow literally under our feet.

Wheatgrass is a very powerful healer for almost all diseases. A decoction of its roots is taken for dropsy, arthritis, gout, kidney and gallstones, cystitis, urinary incontinence, eye diseases and even oncology.

Dandelion decorates lawns and fields in spring. However, gardeners weed it out along with other weeds on their plots, considering it a pest. Although since ancient times, dandelion leaves have been used as food, and healing potions have been prepared from the root.

This small plant helps fight serious diseases such as:

stomach and liver cancer,
diathesis,
arthritis,
inflammation of the lymph nodes.

For medicinal purposes, dandelion root that has not bloomed is suitable. It needs to be dug up in the fall.

Another weed we've seen but don't know all of it healing power- this is a burdock. It has a powerful root that goes deep into the ground.

It is from this that the decoction helps to cope with:

with any skin diseases,
diabetes mellitus,
bronchitis,
oncology,
hepatitis,
liver cirrhosis
and even paralysis.

But only suitable for treatment annual plant without burrs and dry leaves, the roots of which were dug up in spring or autumn.

The dug up roots of the listed weeds must be washed and dried (the burdock root must also be cut).

Use the finished raw materials as follows:

pour one tablespoon of dry roots with 2 cups of boiling water;
boil for 10 minutes;
leave for 2 hours;

Take 0.5 cups of decoction three times a day 15-20 minutes before meals.

You can be treated with one type of plant or a collection of all three. It is also allowed to alternate the intake of herbs as follows: take a decoction of wheatgrass for a week, then a week of burdock, then a week of dandelion roots.

What does wheatgrass root treat, recipes and uses?

It is believed that there is no disease that creeping wheatgrass cannot cure.

Indeed, the list of diseases that can be treated with this weed is impressive:

gout;
male and female diseases;
joint disease;
acute respiratory infections, bronchitis;
tuberculosis;
gallstones and kidney stones;
skin diseases;
constipation;
oncology, etc.

To treat most of them, decoctions, infusions and juice made from the roots of the plant are used.

Recipe for cholecystitis

take 20 grams of wheatgrass root;
pour 1.5 cups of boiling water;
let it brew for 4 hours;
strain.

Take 1 glass 3 times a day for a month.

Treatment recipe juvenile acne

take a collection of two parts of wheatgrass and one part each of tricolor violet, horsetail and nettle;
pour two teaspoons of the mixture into 250 ml. boiling water;
let it brew and then strain.

Drink the resulting tea one cup three times a day.

Recipe from colds of the upper respiratory tract

take 15 g of raw materials;
pour two glasses of cold boiled water;
leave for 12 hours;
strain.

Drink an infusion of wheatgrass roots three times a day, half a glass.

Recipe for treating osteochondrosis decoction obtained by evaporation:

Pour 30 g of dry roots into 1 liter. water;
simmer until half the liquid remains.

Take 100 ml 3 times a day.

Recipe for tuberculosis decoction of wheatgrass roots in milk:

pour two tablespoons of roots into 250 ml. hot milk;
cook for 5 minutes;
strain the resulting broth.

The entire mass is drunk in one dose; in general, up to 3 glasses of decoction are taken per day.

Recipe for treating diabetes

Pour two tablespoons into two glasses of water;
boil for 10 minutes;
then strain and cool.

Take half a glass of decoction 4 times a day before meals.

What does wheatgrass treat, recipes and uses?

Wheatgrass leaves begin to grow immediately after the snow melts. However, by mid-July the plant begins to prepare for winter, and the above-ground part withers and turns yellow. In folk medicine, wheatgrass leaves are used externally or taken in the form of juice.

Recipe for excessive sweating of feet

cut off the wheatgrass leaves;
stretch them between your fingers, like weaving a basket;
put on socks and leave the product on overnight.
In the morning, remove the leaves, wash your feet and change your socks.

According to traditional healers, after a week-long course of procedures, bad smell won't bother you for several years.

Bath recipe for eczema

If you or your baby are concerned about eczema, follow these steps:

Leaves of creeping wheatgrass (100-150 g, you can add rhizomes) pour several liters of water;
boil for half an hour;
Pour the cooled broth into a bath filled with warm water.

Take such baths once a week for half an hour, and they will ease your condition. Also, such procedures are very good for joint problems.

Wheatgrass Leaf Juice Recipe from cholelithiasis and pulmonary diseases

rinse the required amount of leaves and pass through a meat grinder;
add water in a 1:1 ratio;
strain through a fine sieve and boil the resulting liquid for 2-5 minutes.

Take 0.5 cups half an hour before meals 2-3 times a day.

In case of heavy menstruation or uterine bleeding, take 0.5 cups of juice 3-4 times a day 30 minutes before meals.

Only freshly prepared juice is used. The period of admission ranges from 15-20 days (for cholelithiasis) to 2-3 months (for pulmonary diseases).
There are many amazing things in the world. And what at first glance seems harmful and unnecessary can actually turn out to be life-saving.