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Gryzhnik

Useful properties and applications gryzhnika


Botanical characteristics gryzhnika

Gryzhnik is a perennial herbaceous plant, greenish-yellow, decumbent. The branched stems reach a length of 20-25 cm, surface is glabrous or pubescent. Leaves small with whitish-scarious stipules. In may to half of October appear small flowers, expressionless, as the same colour as the stem, merge with him. The flowers are collected in capitate-spiciform inflorescences. Fruit globose or slightly elongated, small neraskrytye nut located in the Cup. Seeds lenticular, dark brown, shiny, smooth. The grass can be found in the forest-steppe zone and Polissya. The plant selects for the settlement of fields left for fallow, vacant lots, rural estates and orchards. It exudes the smell of cumarin in a dry form. After cutting the branches grow back again. Suitable for treating all parts of this herb.


The beneficial properties of gryzhnika

All kinds of gryzhnika have a strong diuretic effect. In some ancient sources attributed the gryzhnika properties, healing cough, bronchitis, but these days it is not proven, although the flu is recommended to drink the decoction for recuperation. The plant contains the alkaloid Paronyan, flavonoids, saponins, essential oil.


The use of gryzhnika

Although gryzhnik refers to poisonous plants, if used properly, it affects the process of treatment of many diseases. Grass is able to change the formula of blood, increases the number of leukocytes. Gryzhnik has a strong diuretic effect, it is good to use in dropsy, diseases of the kidneys and bladder, to reduce blood pressure. Plant helps, and quite effectively, to normalize the protein content in the urine, exhibits anti-infective properties in gonorrheal inflammation of the urinary tract.

The plant is used for the treatment of hernias, hence the name – gryzhnik. At small sizes of a hernia will be useful to steam the grass and make a poultice. After a few treatments the hernia is reduced or completely disappears. The grass is also useful for arthritis, gout. Decoctions and infusions are prepared mostly from fresh plants, dried form it significantly loses its medicinal properties. The plant is used to prevent the formation of stones in the bladder.

The people gryzhnika used for cooking broth, eliminates spasms in the bladder and sharp pain whennephritis. Useful to drink infusions and decoctions after a busy physical work to rejuvenate and uplift your mood. The identified properties gryzhnika, contributing to the treatment of tumors.

The infusion of gryzhnika: 1 teaspoon chopped herbs gryzhnika, pour 1 Cup boiling water, infuse until cool, then carefully strain and drink 1 tablespoon 3-4 times daily before meals.

Cystitis is a nasty disease accompanied by painful sensations during urination, in those days, bed rest is recommended and the use of best-in this case – a decoction of gryzhnika.

A decoction of gryzhnika: 1 tablespoon of herbs pour 1 Cup boiling water, stand in a water bath for 5 minutes, allowed to cool and filtered. Make the tool recommended 1 tablespoon of 5 times a day.

Gryzhnik smooth

Naked, prostrate on the soil surface stems gryzhnika smooth can be harvested in the flowering period when the plant concentrated a large amount of nutrients. Gryzhnik smooth treats inflammation of the prostate gland, eliminating infectious symptoms, relieves pain in the bladder and rectum, normalizes the process of urination. Rubbing grass stems in water promotes the formation of foam, which is used for bathing animals.

Decoctions and infusions of gryzhnika nice wash, this treatment leaves the skin feeling fresh and beautiful healthy appearance. For gryzhnika characterized by the ability to normalize the mineral balance in the body. Known cases of positive effects of plant materials on the healing of wounds, eliminating itching caused by diathesis, scrofula.


Gryzhnik fragrant

Gryzhnik fragrant has a pronounced fragrant odor. This is a big advantage because it contains coumarin, promotes blood clotting and has the property to prevent the formation of blood clots. Also this kind of plants there is a strong diuretic and choleretic properties. Inherent astringent, anti-inflammatory, analgesic characteristics.


Juice gryzhnika

Gryzhnik reveals the unique healing properties in the treatment of psoriasis. Plant SAP is treated with the sore spots (plaques). We recommend taking the juice with different hernias. Thanks to its diuretic properties of the juice drink dispensed byedema and high blood pressure.


Contraindications to the use of gryzhnika

The most remarkable property of gryzhnika is no side effects in the treatment, but this is possible only at observance of recommendations of traditional healers with experience. Still the plant is not recommended for use with kidney disease. If you have already found stones of large size, in the treatment of grass they can get stuck in the ureter, and then you need to resort to surgery. Grass is contraindicated in pregnant women. Overdose can even cause paralysis of the Central nervous system.