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Useful properties and applications of sisymbrium medicinal

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Botanical characteristics of wild radish

Wild radish is one, rarely biennial herb. It reaches a height of 15-50 cm, stem erect, divaricate, branched, round. Basal leaves pinnate, with oblong-ovate toothed end-feathers. Upper leaves smaller, sessile, lanceolate, toothed lanceolate (sometimes sagittate).

The flowers the plant has small, pale yellow. They are characterized by having four petals up to 4 mm, six stamens and one pistil. Flowers in racemes spike-like shape. Pods of sisymbrium closely to the stem. Fruiting plant fluffy lanceolate-subulate pods, the length is 10-15 mm. Length of seed is about two mm, they are characterized by a reddish-brown color and angular shape. The seeds are poisonous.

Flowering plants starts in may and ends in November.

Wild radish grows in the European part of Russia, the far East, the Caucasus, in Siberia. It can be found as a weed along roads, in gardens, on the buildings, the gardens and fields, in all places where the weeds grow.

Useful properties of wild radish

Wild radish is a medicinal plant, it is used in traditional medicine.

For the preparation of medicinal infusions and decoctions, they prepare all parts of the plant: use the flowers, leaves, stems and pods. It is worth noting that the grass is not dried, but used fresh. It is harvested in the flowering period.

Wild radish in its composition contains substances, which explains the healing capabilities of the plant. In the aerial part revealed tannins, cardenolides, flavonoids, thioglycosides glucobrassicin, glycosides. Detected in the seed essential oil of mustard, palmitic, Aksenova, arachidic and oleic acids, vitamin C.

The use of sisymbrium

Wild radish for the treatment of number of diseases is used traditional healers in many countries. It should be noted that the grass used only in folk medicine.

Since ancient times infusions and decoctions on the basis of wild radish was treated for pneumonia, asthma, bronchitis, laryngitis, tuberculosis of the lungs, secretory insufficiency, gastritis, inflammatory processes of the genitourinary system, as well as the General weakness of the body.

Extracts used externally: for the treatment of wounds, treatment of abrasions, stomatitis, catarrhalsore throat, bruises, and even scabies.

Wild radish has a pronounced anti-inflammatory, expectorant, diuretic, astringent properties, and is also recognized as an effective means to increase appetite.

There is an opinion that the extracts of wild radish can cure cancer.

Recipes infusions and decoctions of wild radish

Recipe No. 1:1 tablespoon of raw (grass wild radish) is necessary to pour into a container and pour 250 ml of boiling water. The resulting mixture insist 2 hours, then carefully drain. Allowed the use of honey. Regimen: 1 tablespoon 20-30 minutes before meals 4-5 times a day. Make the product warm. This infusion is prescribed for the treatment of hoarseness, respiratory tract (bronchitis, bronchial asthma, tuberculosis), in scurvy, problems with urination, edema.

Recipe No. 2: you need to take a fresh and carefully crushed leaves of sisymbrium, pour equal amount of water, to insist 1 hour and squeeze the leaves. The juice is recommended to drink SIPS during the day at 50-100 g a day. He is appointed as an effective diuretic and expectorant.

Wild Radish Lesale

Lesale wild radish is an annual plant of the cabbage family. Single erect stem with rigid hairs, may reach a height of 1 meter. Leaves alternate, pinnatifid or pinnately parted, also covered with stiff hairs. The flowers are painted in yellow and collected in a long panicle. The fruit pod, the seeds of which can be painted in red-brown or yellow.

The plant blooms all summer from may to September, fruiting from June until late autumn.

The natural habitat of wild radish Lezala – the whole territory of Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, the Caucasus, Europe, Mongolia, Middle Asia, the far East and Iran. This species grows wild radish in the meadows, on the banks of rivers, lakes and reservoirs, along roads, on vacant lots.

Infusions and decoctions of wild radish Lesele not provide the body any beneficial effect, so in folk and traditional medicine, this plant is not applied. Because of its simplicity to grow wild radish Lesale successfully used as feed for grazing animals.

Wild radish high

Wild radish is high – one - and two-year plant from the family ofcruciferous. Rough a single stalk in the lower part covered with stiff hairs, and reaches a height of from 20 to 80 cm Lower leaves pinnately parted, the upper pinnately dissected. The flowers are numerous, painted in pale yellow, in racemes. The fruit – pod length of 5-8 cm Seeds are small (1-1. 2 mm) brown color.

Flowering wild radish high throughout the summer period (June to August), fruiting in July-September.

The natural habitat of sisymbrium high – virtually the entire territory of Russia (except Northern regions), Ukraine, Belarus, Western Siberia, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Moldova. The plant prefers to grow in soil rich in nutrients (including saline). This species is distributed almost everywhere – it is found on roadsides, vacant lots, river banks, gardens, meadows, etc.

High wild radish has been successfully used as a forage plant for herbivores.

Contraindications to the use of sisymbrium

A decoction of sisymbrium medicinal should take special caution in hypertension, pyelonephritis, nephritis in acute and hypersensitive.