Carnation

The types and useful properties of cloves. Treatment cloves

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Carnation

Carnation is a beautiful herbaceous plant, of which there are nearly 300 varieties used in different areas. But also there are pinks who live one and two years. The plant may have vegetative and flowering shoots. Carnation boasts of its leaves: they are linear, oppositely arranged. Carnation flower consists of 5 petals and long stem. On the petals there is a horizontal plate, most often white or pink, rarely yellow and lavender.

The fruit of the clove – oblong box (is unilocular), which on top of a 4 prong. Cloves and seeds of black color, they are flat, oblong and even round.

Care cloves

With the beginning of the fall varieties that are not resistant to frost, to cover the spruce branches so that the branches created an arch over the plants. When finished freezing, remove the cover. Not to be redundant fertilizers (manure or compost). Available faded stems of the plant should be cut at 15 cm from the land surface. After circumcision should be a complete fertilizer, watering the soil and loosen. After 30 days there will be new shoots of cloves, and some types even begin to flower for a second time. If the nail to create the best conditions for it, she will delight you with their beautiful flowers not more than six years, but under poor growing conditions carnation "stretch" two, maybe three years.

Reproduction of carnations

Cloves are propagated vegetatively: cuttings, layering and dividing the Bush and seeds.

The vegetative method of reproduction is the only way to get pure varietal plant. Cloves should be propagated, not that regularly, but often enough. There are types of roses that can reproduce only vegetatively special.

Reproduction by cuttings is characteristic of all carnations, the only exception is an annual plant (just does not make sense to multiply). For this method of reproduction using perlite or calcined sand. The best time for grafting – may-June (at this time the vegetative shoots are easily distinguished from stems). Shoots, which is considered the most successful for rooting, is shoots with the length of 4-9 cm, with three leaves, cut under the node. The first bottom two nodes need to clean it from leaves. A sharp knife is necessary to make an incision at the bottom of the escape of a depth equal to 1/3 the thickness of the stem. Further, the cuttings with the incision should be placed inthe substrate and cover with plastic wrap or jar. If a lot of cuttings, they can be kept in a cold frame. After 2-3 weeks there will be roots.

Some species of carnations are propagated by dividing the Bush. These are the types that form a sod easy rooting of shoots (Turkish stud). To divide it is better to choose an early spring, and then in his first season the plant will bloom.

Carnations are propagated by layering, which have a long vegetative shoots. It happens this way: make a cut on the internode from the bottom up to a depth equal to 1/3 the thickness of the stem. Next you need to take this place of escape and primepay to the ground, pour on top of the sand and constantly watered. When the roots are formed and the interstices appear the new growth, it is necessary to separate the plant from the nursery and transplanted in another place.

Seed mainly propagated annual and biennial pinks. For sowing seeds is better April-may. Sow seeds in pots that have sandy soil. The room temperature should be no higher than 20 degrees Celsius. After the emergence of seedlings of four pairs of leaves, carefully transplant the seedlings into other pots, where it is left until d-day. A permanent place cloves at once is better not to plant because the plants need a lot of time for growth and they can die or turn out to be clogged with weeds.

Types of roses

At the moment there are about 300 species of carnations, but the most common are only 126 species that grow on the territory of Russia. Consider the most famous types of carnations more.

Carnation Chabot. This stud has been bred Frenchman Chabot in 1894. It is a hybrid annual, with a height of 45-60 cm Bushes this clove is very compact, glaucous-green leaves and a pleasant aroma. The flowers come in different colors: pink, white and red, and even salmon. This kind of cloves are propagated by seeds only. The seeds are planted in the winter, and in January and February, only in a greenhouse. 7-10-th day are already sprouting. The seedlings should be thinned in the drawers, the distance between the seedlings should not be less than 4 cm And then the seedlings are planted in the greenhouse. Six months after the day of sowing Dianthus will bloom beautiful flowers. This kind of clove is great for flower beds and balconies.

Cloves field. It is a perennial plant, height of bushes which 10-40 see the leaves of the plant are opposite. Beautiful flowers have dark spots and the outer side greenish. Field carnation blooms in June and blooming until August. This carnation is used in folk medicine as an analgesic,anti-inflammatory and styptic. For example, it is possible to prepare an infusion, which is attended with uterine bleeding after childbirth and hemorrhoidal bleeding. The infusion is prepared as follows: take 15 grams of a grass field cloves and pour a glass of boiling water, then leave to infuse for 8 hours, after which necessary to drain nastavljena medicine. Every day you need to take this infusion 3 times in the amount of 1 tablespoon. The same infusion helps with diarrhea.

Carnation lush. This plant is very small, its height is not more than 60 cm Stems with beautiful white or pink flowers visible from afar. This carnation blooms in early June, but its flowering lasts until the end of July. Every year the flowering is getting worse and worse. For medicinal purposes, harvest all parts of this plant: leaves, stems, flowers, berries, seeds and roots. Carnation pull together by the roots during flowering, and dried at a temperature of 45 degrees Celsius. This type of carnation has diaphoretic and sedative effect. Juice lush carnations can be used in hemorrhoids, kidney disease, and syphilis.

Chinese carnation. A plant with single flowers that reach a diameter of 3.5–5 cm Colour of flowers may vary. Varieties of this species are double, semi-double and nemahrovye. This Dianthus blooms in a long time: since July till the end of autumn. The most amazing this stud is her height, because she is not more than 10 cm, This carnation is often used in folk medicine as a good styptic.

Useful properties of cloves

Since ancient times, clove has been used as medicine and spices. It was shot tooth pain, used as antiseptic in difficulty breathing. Eye disease is also treated with a decoction of cloves.

Clove quickly restore power after any fatigue. Preparations of clove treat illnesses of a throat, colic in the intestines, asthma and flatulence. The plant also helps with colitis, diarrhea, otitis media and diseases of the rectum.

Clove essential oil

For its production need to assemble an as yet unopened clove flower buds. Further, they should be dried and processed by using the method of water-steam distillation. Essential oil can develop from the fruit of clove. The fruits must be collected at the stage of ripening. From 8 kg of clove flower buds obtained 1 kg clove oil. Fruit to produce 1 kg of oil will need to collect about 15 kg.

Clove essential oilused as tools for improving memory and rejuvenating. This oil also heals wounds, relieves dizziness and raises the appetite. With this oil can cure respiratory diseases, to improve digestion and normalize blood pressure. Inside you need to drink the oil in its pure form, and divorced: for example, take 2 drops of oil and mix with 1 teaspoon of honey, which must be dissolved in 100 ml of cooled boiled water. More than two times a day to take the oil of cloves is not.

Clove oil normalizes the menstrual cycle, partly a fertility specialist, gives to the female body quickly grow old. Also use this oil to get rid of acne and pimples on the face.

Treatment cloves

Cloves are used in the form of decoctions, infusions, tinctures and in the form of fresh juice.

A decoction of cloves. Take 6 buds plants, pour 30 ml of water and put on fire to boil. Next, add a little honey (teaspoon) and stir. Such broth drink 3 times a day. This tool helps in asthma.

Medication post vomiting. This is the most simple remedy, because cooking it is easy and fast. You need to take 1 teaspoon of honey and add pinch of ground cloves. Placing the composition in the mouth in small portions, it should be kept up until the medicine is dissolved completely. Using a simple mixture you can easily do away with nausea and vomiting.

A wine tincture of cloves. For its preparation you need to take 100 grams of cloves (fresh buds) and pour 1 liter of dry red wine, then leave in a cool dark place to infuse for 1-1,5 months, shaking occasionally, then strain. Take a tincture of 30-50 ml in the presence of headache, insomnia, neurosis or fatigue.

Contraindications to the use of cloves

Pregnant women and nursing mothers should not use cloves. It is a strong spice, so it is impossible to give children, whose age has not reached two years. High blood pressure should also refrain from its use. Ulcer, gastritis, you can use cloves, but only in small doses.