Cutter

Useful properties and applications of cutter

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The Botanical characteristics of the cutter

Cutter is a unique biennial plant, whose height often does not exceed 40 cm Represented herbaceous plant has a spherical shape and highly branched cylindrical stem. Treacherously leathery leaves have linear-lanceolate lobes finely. Small white flowers enchant a five-toothed calyx and a Corolla patilopastny. They clustered in small cymes. The presented fruit oblong-linear achenes with broad ribs.

Cutter is in bloom, usually from mid-may to end of July. He prefers to settle through the hills and meadows and in steppe zone and along roads. This plant can be found in many regions of Russia. For use in therapeutic purposes, the grass suggest harvest during flowering.

Useful properties of the cutter

Cutter can boast of such active ingredients as volatile oil and alkaloids. In addition, contained in the plant soluble antraglikozidy and resin give the cutter a powerful laxative effect.

Due to the large amounts of tannins, represented by the plant has antiseptic and astringent properties, which leads to increased appetite, agitation gastric activity.

The use of the cutter

To prepare a medicinal infusion should take 500 ml of normal boiling water over 2 tsp dried herb. To infuse such a unique blend needs at least two hours or more. To adopt such means experts recommend 10 minutes before meals for 1 tablespoon 3 or 4 times a day. With the help of this drug you can get rid of pain in the stomach, and also to normalize the acidity of gastric juice. Along with this, this tool has a fairly strong diuretic effect on the human body and a powerful styptic effect.

To accelerate the healing of extensive wounds and ulcers can be applied crushed leaves of the plant. It should also be noted that the aerial parts of the cutter have long been used for various pickles and marinades, and the seeds of this remarkable plant will easily be able to substitute regular cumin.

Contraindications cutter

This plant is recommended to use with caution, as it is considered poisonous.