Larkspur

The use of useful properties of Larkspur

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Botanical characteristics of Larkspur

Larkspur is an annual plant, reaching no more than 70 cm in height. On erect stems, which have appressed hairs, are regular leaves, the upper sessile, the lower are petiolate. Bright purple, blue, pink and white flowers have many stamens, and they are collected in the rare inflorescence-brush. The fruit of the plant – leaflet, whose length is 1-1,5 cm Fruit contains seeds ovate blackish-brown.

Since the beginning of summer Larkspur starts to bloom and bear fruit, and so on until the end of summer. Larkspur propagated only from seed. One plant species to collect about 4000 seeds for planting. Seeds can germinate in the fall or spring. Larkspur can be seen in Eurasia, North America and Russia. Larkspur grows on mezhah, fallow lands, wastelands, orchards, gardens, roadsides and vineyards.

Useful properties of Larkspur

In folk medicine this plant is used with great caution. For the preparation of medicinal drugs used grass and seeds of Larkspur. Despite the fact that Larkspur is a poisonous plant, it is used for medicinal purposes. Grass and roots of the plant contain alkaloids, micro and macro elements, organic acids. From Larkspur prepare tea, which has diuretic effect. In diseases of the lungs, the urogenital system, the stagnation of bile and disease of the pleura is used decoction of Larkspur.

Larkspur has the property of stopping the blood, so it is used to stop bleeding. Many nervous diseases are treated with medicines from Larkspur.

The use of Larkspur

Modern folk medicine uses preparations made on the basis of the Larkspur, as tools that help in the treatment of asthma, jaundice, eye diseases and liver sclerosis, and even vomiting delay of menses. Ointment Larkspur is used for fractures and rheumatism. Decoction of Larkspur do compresses and lotions for topical use as analgesic for bone fractures.

For burns and wounds helps fresh juice Larkspur. From the prepared plant powder, which has antiparasitic effects. Some people use Larkspur in the hope to do away with sexually transmitted disease. Larkspur is used asbinders with diarrhea, ulcers, boils and abscesses. The plant is used orally and externally, it depends on the disease.

To get rid of pain in the stump after the operation related to the amputation, sprains, sciatica, sprain of joints will help the ointment Larkspur. The water decoction can cure gastritis, stomach ulcers, to remove dental pain or to restore the body after exhaustion.

Treatment Larkspur

From the earliest years and to this day the Larkspur treated many people. Larkspur is a good medicinal plant which is used in folk medicine.

The infusion of Larkspur. For its preparation you need to take 2 teaspoons of the herbs and pour 800 ml of boiling water. The composition of leave for 8 hours to infuse, closing the liquid container lid. In the room for infusion should be warm. Take this infusion in diseases of the liver, kidneys and gastrointestinal tract 100 ml at a time. The day of infusion should be taken 4 times.

Napar Larkspur. Take 20 grams of grass Larkspur and steamed them with 1 liter of boiling water. Be prepared napar used for any disease of the urinary organs, urethritis, jaundice. This means you can treat conjunctivitis. Take it on a 200 ml three times a day. In the outer form of the napar is used for inflammation of the eyes (they make lotions).

The infusion of Larkspur paralysis. To make it, take 1 tablespoon of herbs Larkspur and insist it in a Cup of boiling water for about three hours. Ready infusion should be taken 3 times after a meal every day. A one-time administration of infusion – 100 ml.

The infusion of Larkspur with malignant neoplasm in the liver. You need to take 20 grams of powder of the herb plants and pour 500 ml of boiling water and then leave for 15 minutes in a water bath. After the water bath infusion should drain. Accept the infusion of 70 ml three times a day an hour after eating or before eating.

Contraindications to the use of Larkspur

This plant is contraindicated in pregnant women. People with hypotension, myasthenia preparations on the basis of Larkspur is also better not to apply. Failure to comply with dose of Larkspur poisoning this plant. If poisoning appear vomiting, convulsions and oppressed breathing. If you detect any of these symptoms you need to make the person (animal) gastric lavage and immediately go to the hospital.