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The goričnike

Useful properties and applications goricnica


Botanical characteristics goricnica

The goričnike belongs to the family Apiaceae, is a perennial herbaceous plant. Leaves petiolate Gorisnica, melkorazmernye. This medicinal plant is characterized by the presence of a fairly large striped root. The flowers are painted yellow and are collected in a cyme. Blooms goričnike medicinal summer (July-August). Habitat area – meadows and fields of the European part of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine.


Useful properties of goricnica

Possessing a number of unique beneficial properties, goričnike drug has found wide application in folk medicine. Harvesting of the roots can be carried out either in late autumn or early spring. To do this, the roots are cut into small pieces and dried in a dark place. Harvesting of the aerial parts of the medicinal plant produce during the flowering period. Seeds harvested at the time of their maturation.

In the aerial and underground parts of the plant also contains essential oils. In the underground part of goricnica medicinal (roots) was discovered coumarins (bergapten, beuzelin, pozenel, ISO-melatonin, peaceday), carbohydrates (sucrose) and pectin. Aboveground part contains in its composition resin, gum, flavonoids (quercetin, rutin, isorhamnetin, kaempferol). Medicinal plant has a pronounced wound healing, diaphoretic, protivospazmaticheskim and diuretic.


Application of goricnica

In folk medicine, a decoction of medicinal goricnica used in bronchial asthma – inside and inhalations. Healing broth goricnica used in various diseases of liver, diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, inflammation of the gall bladder, to insomnia. The plant has a mucolytic action (used in bronchitis), antiseptic (used for diseases of the oral cavity), analgesic (rinsing with toothache).

As a poultice the goričnike helps to relieve pain in attacks of gout, sciatica and rheumatism. Fresh juice goricnica used for insect bites (including poisonous), the juice is used inside and externally (in the form of lotions).

Infusion goricnica (roots): 1 part crushed roots of medicinal plants is filled with 5 parts 70% ethyl alcohol obtainedleave the infusion for 10-14 days in a dark, protected from direct sunlight place, and then filtered in a dry and clean container and take 1 teaspoon (5 ml) 3 times a day before meals.

Goricnica infusion (leaves and flowers): 30 g of the aerial parts of the medicinal plants pour 200 ml of boiling water, put on 10-15 minutes on a boiling water bath and then cooled for 45 minutes and filtered in a dry container. Is the inside of 1/3 Cup of warm infusion 3 times a day.

The broth goricnica (overhead and underground): 20 g of crushed medicinal raw pour 200 ml of boiling water, the resulting broth is incubated for 30 minutes in a boiling water bath, then cooled for 10 minutes (without removing from the plate), strain. Take broth 1/3 Cup 3-4 times a day.

The Goričnike Morrison

The goričnike Morrison is a perennial herbaceous plant with a powerful taproot. Stem often solitary, up to a height of 120-150 cm Basal leaves form a dense rosette. Inflorescences are collected in plenty of parasols, consisting of 20-40 rays. The flowers are small, yellow and green shades. A medicinal plant blooms from July to August, ripening takes place in September.

The distribution of goricnica Morrison – steppe and forest-steppe areas of Western Siberia, Altai and Kazakhstan.

Very often the plant forms dense thickets. The roots of the plants contain in their chemical composition furocoumarins peucedanin (from 0.7 to 4 %), coumarin, sucrose, leaves contain peucedanin, flowers, quercetin, isorhamnetin, glycosides isorhamnetin, kaempferol. In inflorescences contain isorhamnetin and quercetin.

Due to the content in the roots of furocoumarins peucedanum, goričnike Morrison is used to treat all types of cancer, effective in breast cancer. Infusion and decoction of medicinal plants is also used in epilepsy, headache and toothache, with atherosclerosis, rheumatism, gout, bronchial asthma. Thanks otharkivajushchego pronounced effects on medicinal infusion is used in chronic diseases of respiratory system (chronic bronchitis).

Outwardly infusion goricnica Morrison used when chondrosis, arthritis, sciatica and rheumatism (tea rubbed to the location of pain). A decoction is used for rinsing the oral cavity. Helps remedy for various inflammatory diseases(stomatitis, gingivitis, bad breath).

The broth goricnica Morrison: 1 teaspoon crushed roots pour 300 ml of boiling water placed in a boiling water bath for 5 minutes, then insist 1 hour and filtered in a clean and dry container. Take 1/4 Cup 3 times a day before meals.

Alcoholate goricnica Morrison: 50 g dry root pour 500 ml of 45% ethyl alcohol, insist in a dark place for 14-15 days. Accept 3 times a day for 25-30 drops.


Contraindications to primeneniy goricnica

Hypersensitivity (allergic reactions).