Quack grass

Useful properties and application recipes of Wheatgrass

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Botanical characteristics of Wheatgrass

Quack grass is a perennial plant belonging to the family of bluegrass. Long rhizomes are in the soil in a horizontal position. Branching roots to their tops begin to bend and end up on the soil surface, thus there is a new species of wheat grass. On the erect stems of the plant are the leaves, having linear flat plate on top that has a rough surface. Inconspicuous flowers of couch-grass are collected in inflorescence-the spikelets in several pieces. Each flower consists of a perianth, stamens and pistil. The fruit of the plant – weevil, inside of which contains one seed.

The plant blooms in late spring – early summer. Ripening begins in July and lasts until early autumn. Wheatgrass is found throughout Russia, in gardens, parks, vacant lots, meadows and forest edges. Wheatgrass often grows under fences in the settlements.

Reproduction of Wheatgrass

Wheatgrass reproduces vegetatively and by seeds. Vegetative method involves the use of plant roots that are planted in soil and monitor their development and growth. For the regeneration, just enough particles of the rhizome buds. Most often, Wheatgrass is propagated in this way.

Wheatgrass is cross-pollinated plant, so the new individuals become stronger and more resistant to bad conditions. If conditions for growth are unfavorable, the weevil will be in the resting stage, in which the viability of the plants will remain for a couple of years. Seeds are best and grow faster in fertile soil, which includes nitrogen.

The beneficial properties of Wheatgrass

Wheatgrass contains fatty oil, fructose, Avelino, malic acid, mucilage, levulose and vitamins. In the grass of this plant include ascorbic acid and carotene. Due to such content of nutrients, wheat grass has many medicinal properties. Couch grass has a diuretic and analgesic effect, which is why it is used in dropsy, nephritis, cystitis and urolithiasis. Infusion of rhizomes helps to reduce the pain of rheumatism, arthritis, gout and gallstones.

Wheatgrass has anti-inflammatory and expectorant action, which is used in cough, pulmonary tuberculosis, gastritis, abundant sputum, bronchitis, and liver disease. Wheat grass normalizes the bowels, and also is a great remedy for constipation.

The use of couch grass

Folk medicine often uses Wheatgrass as a diaphoretic to treat colds and fever. Wheatgrass improves appetite, revitalizes the body and improves sleep – all of this plant due to the content of sugars and vitamins. Wheatgrass is used when vision problems, hypertension, diabetes and malignant tumors.

Wheatgrass has anthelmintic action, which is used in the presence of worms in Pets. This plant is a constituent component in the preparation of pills. Bath of Wheatgrass is used in skin diseases, rickets, diathesis and hemorrhoids. Wheatgrass is a member of various fees, which are used in liver cirrhosis, cystitis and other illnesses.

Diuretic decoction of couch grass. Take 10 grams of rhizome of Wheatgrass and pour 100 ml of boiling water, put 15 minutes on the fire and strain. Take the finished broth 3 tablespoons three times a day before meals.

Infusion of wheat grass for arthritis. Take 4 teaspoons of plant roots and pour 1 Cup of boiling water. Leave for 12 hours to infuse, filter. Rhizomes that are left from this infusion, going to prepare another infusion. Take these roots and pour a glass of boiling water, wrap it up and leave for 1 hour. Then mixed both of the infusion and taken in 70 ml 3-4 times a day. The same medication can be treated with gout and aching joints.

Bath of Wheatgrass in skin diseases. Take 100 grams of rhizomes of a wheat grass and mix them with 100 grams of burdock. All placed in enamel bucket and pour half a bucket of boiling water. Put on fire, bring to a boil and leave for 10 minutes. Pour the broth into the bath and are in the bath not more than an hour.

A decoction of couch grass in tuberculosis. For its preparation you need to take 2 tablespoons dried roots of Wheatgrass and pour them a glass of milk. Put the composition on the fire for 5 minutes, filter and take this medicine. A day the decoction should be taken 3 times.

Contraindications of Wheatgrass

Contraindications to the use of medicines from quack grass are not currently available.