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Lagochilus

Useful properties and applications of lagochilus


Botanical characteristics of lagochilus

Lagochilus (the second name – "sizegen") is a perennial spiny shrub of a spherical shape. The rhizome of the plant many. Shrub height is small, it is only 25-40 cm Plant has numerous straight or branched hairy stems, near the base stiff. The leaves are opposite, broadly ovate form, at the base of leaves wedge-shaped, three to five-lobed with broad lobes rounded or scalloped.

Flowers densely hairy, Corolla it pink (sometimes white) in color with thin brown stripes, two-lipped, longer than the calyx 1.5 times. Characteristic of lagochilus is the upper lip that is split, resembling a cleft lip, for which he received his second name. The lower lip oblong, three-lobed, median lobe larger, in the middle of a deep cut.

The Cup features advanced shape of the funnel (bell-shaped), has five veins with a wide-tooth triangular, and from above with sharp spines subulate shape, and 4 stamens. Flowers opposite, collected in spicate inflorescences 4-6 pieces, sitting on stems and branches. The fruit are nutlets oblong, and brown in the Cup.

Lagochilus blooms from June to September. Fruiting occurs from August to September.


The beneficial properties of lagochilus

The beneficial properties of lagochilus used in folk medicine. As you know, in the composition of the aboveground parts of plants contain substances that can have a positive effect on the human body, healing a number of serious diseases.

As a medicinal raw materials are flowers and leaves of lagochilus. Raw materials collected in the flowering period, which cut off the aboveground part, given that the cut must be done not less than at the height of 5 cm from the soil surface. After harvesting the plant dried (in the shade), and then separated from each other flowers and leaves.

In lagochilus discovered flavonoids (rutin, hyperoside, apigenin), carotenoids, fillohinon, chetyrekhtomnym alcohol lagochiline, essential oil, tannins, ascorbic acid, sugar, calcium.

Due to the unique softwaremedia medicines from lagochilus possess diverse pharmacological activity. Decoction, infusion and tincture of the flowers and leaves of lagochilus accelerate blood clotting.


The use of lagochilus

Lagochilus – an effective tool in a number of serious diseases. It is proved that the preparations madebased on plants, have a flexible pharmacological activity. As shown by studies conducted in the field of pharmacology, decoctions, infusions and tinctures created from the flowers and leaves of lagochilus contribute significantly to the acceleration of blood coagulation.

Infusions and decoctions made from the flowers and leaves of lagochilus have a sedative, anticonvulsant and antispasmodic action. In addition, they have analgesic effects on the body, contribute to the normalization of the gastrointestinal tract (increases the digestive power of the gastric juice), have a positive effect on vision, increasing its sharpness and color sensation, help to reduce intraocular pressure.

Due to its unique properties, the plant helps stop bleeding, prevents nasal, uterine and hemorrhoidal bleeding, helps to cope with hemorrhagic diathesis.

Lagochilus also appointed with gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcer, at a high temperature, as well as to increase endurance and efficiency in difficult conditions of high temperature, especially in conditions of high solar radiation.

Plant infusion is used externally. They are moistened wipes and gently washed the wounds, applied to the bleeding tissue.

The recipe of preparation of tinctures and decoctions

Recipe No. 1. To take an infusion of 1 part of raw materials (sheets of lagochilus) and pour 10 parts of 70% ethyl alcohol. The composition put in a dark place and insist 10-14 days. Regimen: internally, 1 teaspoon in 1/4 Cup of warm water 3 times a day. When threatening bleeding, the number of techniques allowed to increase to 5-6 times. In the treatment of hemorrhagic diathesis the number of receptions is increased to 5 times.

Recipe № 2. 1 part dried minced medicinal raw materials you need to fill with 20 parts of boiling water and put in 15 minutes on a boiling steam bath and then cool for 45 minutes and strain into a clean container. Regimen: orally 1 tablespoon (15 ml) 3-4 times a day.

Recipe No. 3. 1 tablespoon of raw materials (flowers and leaves), pour 200 ml of boiling water and infuse for 4-6 hours. The resulting infusion should be carefully drain. Regimen: 1 tablespoon 3-6 times a day.


Lagochilus intoxicating

Lagochilus intoxicating – the kind of herbs andsubshrubs of the genus lagochilus, belongs to the family yasnotkovyh. The family includes about 30 species, however, lagovirus intoxicating is the most common type. In addition, among all the other representatives of their kind, he is the only medicinal plant.


Contraindications to the use of lagochilus

When using drugs based on lagochilus today any side effects not established. Recommended with caution to take medication from the plant during periods of rapid heart rate, increased blood clotting, thrombophlebitis.