Galega officinalis

Useful properties and application recipes galegov drug

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Galega officinalis – the wonder herb

Galega officinalis is a beautiful perennial plant belonging to the legume family. The popular name of this herb – goat's Rue. This name it received because it is grown as a feed and very valuable crops. She is very branchy and powerful herb reaching 1 meter in height. This plant with imparipinnate leaves. Its flowers are bluish or grayish-purple color in racemes, the flowers look like a bell. The fruit is a pod which contains many seeds and has a longitudinal depression on each side. Flowering plants starts with the beginning of the summer and lasts the whole summer to early autumn.

The Galega can be seen in damp places, pits, near rivers and along lakeshores, also this plant is often found between bushes. Throughout Russia Galega very widespread.

All parts of the plant are used for medicinal purposes, and this despite the fact that she refers to poisonous plants – just need to know the dosage dosage.

Medicinal properties galegov drug

Medicinal raw materials are leaves, flowers and roots. Made from galegov infusion has diuretic, anthelmintic and antibacterial effects on the patient.

Galega reduces the level of blood sugar, for this reason it and apply diabetes. The stems and leaves contain carbohydrates, vitamin C, carotene, tannin, and tannic and bitter substances. The seeds secrete alkaloid galegin, causing narrowing of the pupil when applied topically. If the intravenous pressure is low, the alkaloid will increase, will narrow the blood vessels. In addition, this substance improves the secretion of milk, and a depressing effect on the motor function of the intestine.

The use of galegov drug

In folk medicine, has long been successfully used medications of galegov. It is used as a diaphoretic, sedative.

She has the best effect in that case, if it is used at the initial stage of the disease. The Galega is used as lactogenic means breast-feeding mothers, as it promotes better movement of fluid throughout the body, thus producing more milk.

In addition to lowering blood sugar, she also increases glucose tolerance, which means that the body will react very quickly in case of changing the content of glucose in it.

From the use of galegov in the liverincreased glycogen content. Glycogen is the main storage form of glucose.

For anybody not a secret that to collect the Galega – Yes, in General, as any other plant for healing purposes is necessary only in places remote from roads and travel items. Greener than would be the gathering place galegov, the more health it will have on the body of the sick person.

In the grass galegov paganin contains an alkaloid that tones the smooth muscles.

Recipes from galegov drug

A decoction of grass galegov. For its preparation take 2 tablespoons of dried chopped herbs and pour it to 500 ml of boiling water. Put in a water bath, be sure in an enamel pot, cover with a lid. After 15 minutes, strain through cheesecloth and bring to the initial volume of boiled water. Take a decoction need 70 ml daily before meals. And already depending on your mood, you can either decrease or conversely increase the dose of reception.

Collect grass galegov diabetes. To prepare such a collection is not difficult to do this, take 25 grams of grass galegov, 25 grams of pods of beans, the same root of dandelion and nettle leaves. Next, take 200 ml of boiling water and pour 1 tablespoon of the mixture, then leave to draw for 30 minutes. Infusion to drink 100 ml before meals 2 times a day.

Infusion galegov in diabetes. For its preparation take 20 grams of the crushed dried herbs, pour a glass of boiling water and leave for 2 hours to infuse. Next filter. This infusion take 1 tablespoon three times a day.

Infusion of seeds galegov. To make it, take 2 teaspoons of seeds pour 500 ml of boiling water, leave for 3-4 hours to infuse, then strain. Ready infusion should drink 100 ml 3 times a day, half a HR before a meal.

Infusion of diuretic galegov. You need to take 10 grams of seeds galegov and pour 200 ml of boiling water. Then put the composition on the fire for 5 minutes, then remove from heat and insist for two hours. Ready infusion of strain, take it 3 times a day for 1 tablespoon.

Fresh juice galegov. Take the grass Galega and squeeze with the juice. Next, 10 grams of fresh juice diluted 50 ml of water and this solution rinse the throat. Inside juice galegov should take 50 drops, which needs to be diluted in 100 ml of water. This juice is taken 3 times a day. The same juice canto wash sores and wounds.

Grass galegov – honey

Galega has long been recognized as the best honey plant. This plant produces as much nectar as and sainfoin. She blooms along with white acacia, namely in mid-may. Flowering lasts for months. Around this plant flies a lot of bees, they collect per hectare to 200 kg of honey. After the first flowering, Galega need to mow, for example, on the hay, and the next flowering in August and lasts until mid-September, making bees unable to prepare well for the winter period. Bees love to collect honey from galegov, because she has a very large open flowers.

Contraindications to the use of galegov

Doctors forbid to use Galega pregnant women. Other things you should strictly observe the dosage of the drugs from this plant. If there is a breach of the intestine, then apply the Galega is not recommended. Hypertension and hypotension are contraindications to the use galegov. In any case, before use, the plants should consult a doctor.