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Dreamer white and meadow

Useful properties and applications of slumber


Botanical characteristics of white slumber

White Sandman – an annual or biennial herbaceous dioecious plant of the family Caryophyllaceae. In height it reaches 45-100 cm and has a branched, knobby stem. Leaves elliptical, pointed, opposite. Flowers white, unisexual, gathered in the apical semiumbels in a fused tubular calyx. Blossoms in June-July, after which the Mature fruit is oval seeded capsule with 10 teeth on the top.

Dreamer grows on meadows, on forest edges, in shrubs, near houses, spread practically on the whole territory of Russia and CIS, except the Arctic areas. Propagated plant seeds. Usually the flowers open in the late afternoon, making a stunning and delicate fragrance, and the petals closed. Before the rain the flowers bloom dreaming, too, and on this basis it is possible to determine the weather.


The benefits of slumber

Dreamer refers to the medicinal plants widely used in folk medicine. For recreational purposes the above-ground part of white slumber harvested in June-July in the period of its flowering. Less commonly used roots and seeds, which is held in the fall. In all parts of the plant contain flavonoids and saponins, although the leaves more vitamins, phenol carbonic acids and their derivatives, the composition of the fruit includes fatty oil. The plant is also rich in iron, manganese, salts of magnesium, potassium and calcium.

Drugs of the dreaming has analgesic, hemostatic, anti-inflammatory, sedative and mild soporific effect. They are usually used in the form of decoctions, infusions, poultices.


The use of doze

Infusion of slumber white accept as analgesic and anti-inflammatory agents in rheumatoid arthritis, colitis, pain in the stomach, the kidney functions. Infusion also soothes and helps with insomnia. Decoctions of the leaves and flowers are prescribed in case of epilepsy, contractions of the uterus in the postpartum period, with an umbilical hernia – in the latter case the broth is not only taken internally, but make of it compresses. Decoctions of roots are used in homeopathy.

In the literature there are data on that the seeds slumber white is used for the treatment of tumor diseases, mainly tumors in the intestine. Seeds are used in tinctures and decoctions.

Infusion of herbs: 20 g of crushed leaves and flowers pour a glass of boiling water and put in 15 minutes on the "steam bath". After this step, insist 45 minutes, filter. Recommended dosage – 2tablespoons 3-4 times a day.

A decoction of seeds and roots: take 15 g of a mixture of seeds and roots, pour 250 ml of boiling water and boil away on the "steam bath" for about 30 minutes. Ready broth cool, strain and dilute with boiled water to initial volume. Take 2 tablespoons of the decoction 2-3 times a day.

Poultice: fresh or dried grass of the dreaming pour over boiling water and wrapped in gauze in the form of small pads which are applied to hemorrhoidal lumps and swellings.

Meadow dreamer

This meadow herb of the family Caryophyllaceae has straight branched stems up to 1 meter. Flowers solitary, large, on the end of the stem in dense inflorescence. Leaves elliptical, sessile, opposite. Flowering plant from June to August, reproduces by seeds. The fruit is a ovoid capsule with ten teeth, which is full of seeds. With one plant you can collect up to 10–12 thousand seeds. The length of each of them 1.6 mm, a width of about 1 mm.

Meadow dreamer is widespread, littering pastures, gardens and orchards, she prefers vacant lots, ravines and weedy places. The plant can be found throughout Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Central Asia and the Caucasus. In folk medicine it is used as a medicine, being both a valuable feed for livestock. As raw materials are usually used fresh leaves, stems and flowers of the plant, less the roots and seeds.

Infusions and decoctions of slumber meadow accept as analgesic, anti-inflammatory, hemostatic, choleretic and sedative drugs. It helps with toothache or headache, epilepsy, increased heartbeat, insomnia, nervous tension. Herb soothe stomach pain and reduce the pain of rheumatism, are well reduce the uterus after birth and will come to the rescue with colitis. Infusions and decoctions of seeds are used in tumor diseases.

In addition, the roots can form a foam, so you can use them for making soap.

Contraindications to the use of dreaming

Contraindications for this plant is not particularly studied, because the Sandman is not used in official medicine. The observance of the accurate dosage. You cannot use decoctions and infusions of gastritis with zero or low acidity, colitis with constipation, and with a strongdysfunction of the intestine.