Polemonium caeruleum

Useful properties, cultivation and application recipes cyanosis

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Botanical characteristics of cyanosis

Polemonium caeruleum – a low perennial with unbranched rhizome. The cyanosis stems erect, simple and hollow. At unclear ribbed stems are regular leaves, glabrous, consisting of 7-13 leaflets. The leaves shifted to each other, acute, the form tries to ovate-lanceolate. Flowers of cyanosis are not only blue, as it may seem the name of the plant: there are white, mauve, purple and blue. They are collected in inflorescence-panicle. The fruit of cyanosis – box, consisting of three nests. Inside the box there are many uscarrier, dark brown little seeds.

Cyanosis blooms in early summer, bloom it lasts only one month. The fruits of the plant ripen from late summer to early autumn. It grows in forests and forest-steppe zones across Russia, Siberia and Western Europe. Cyanosis usually grows in small groups, but sometimes it is possible to see a single among the bushes and meadows and forest edges.

The cultivation of cyanosis blue

Cyanosis is a moisture-loving plant that tolerate low temperatures. The plant tolerates drought hard. For the cultivation of cyanosis need to choose a low-lying area, where ground waters do not occur at greater depth. Cyanosis grows poorly on strongly acidic and saline soils.

The cyanosis is grown from seed. For growing plants you need to collect Mature seeds. Seeds are Mature when the boxes of plants will be brown. Seeds are harvested, shaking boxes with them, and then the seeds are dried and cleaned.

Sowing seeds can be produced before winter or in early spring. Seeds sown in the ordinary way. If seeds are planted before winter, you need to choose the soil staplehouse, with smooth areas. Before sowing it is necessary to level the soil and firm up. If seeds are sown in the spring, they should be stratified before sowing. To do this, seeds are placed in moist sand for 3-4 days. Once the seeds germinate, they are planted in the ground, closing up to 1-2 cm in the soil.

For a good and fast germination the soil should be the temperature equal to 20 degrees above zero. If favourable conditions are created, the shoots will appear on the 5th day. After germination, you need to weed the soil to produce regular watering and hoeing. Cyanosis is a feature – samoopredelenie. This means that it does not need thick sowing thinning. In early spring it is necessary to introduce fertilizers into the soil between the rows.

Useful properties of cyanosis

Polemonium caeruleum contains in its composition triterpene saponins, with which it is used as a great expectorant. A decoction of this plant helps with diseases of the respiratory organs. Cyanosis has a calming effect, it lowers nervous excitability and lowers blood pressure. Plant normalizes metabolism and has a positive effect on blood clotting.

Saponins contained in the plant stop the development of atherosclerosis. Cyanosis has also a sedative effect which is used in disorders of the Central nervous system. Also, this plant normalizes cholesterol metabolism. Cyanosis helps to reduce chest pain and to stop inflammatory processes in the body.

The use of cyanosis blue

Folk medicine has used the cyanosis in the treatment of various diseases. In order to use medicinal herb and rhizome of the plant. The cyanosis is most often used in the form of infusions and decoctions. The plant is recommended to be used as medicines in the treatment of bronchitis, lung abscess, tuberculosis, coughs and colds.

In folk medicine Jacob's ladder was given a new name – "blue Valerian," because it is used instead of Valerian. It helps to cope with insomnia, cure fright, dysentery and neurasthenia.

The infusion of cyanosis in the cold. For its preparation you need to take 6 grams of the roots of cyanosis and grind to a powder. Next, pour the powder in a glass of water and infuse for about 1 hour. Take the infusion three times a day for 1 tablespoon.

The broth cyanosis, cough. Take 2 tablespoons of the roots of the plant and pour 200 ml of boiling water, put in a water bath for 15 minutes and remove from heat. Leave the tool to infuse for 1 hour. Then strain the broth and boiling water, bring to the original volume. To take the medicine necessary to 1 tablespoon three times a day after meals.

Tincture cyanosis epilepsy. Take 10 grams of the roots of cyanosis and grind them to a fine powder. Pour the powder cyanosis Cup of 70% alcohol and leave for 14 days to infuse. Don't forget a couple of hours to shake the composition. Ready infusion strain and take 15 drops three times a day.

Contraindications to the use of cyanosis blue

You should not take medicines of cyanosis on an empty stomach. The cyanosis you needbe consumed only in the prescribed doses, and if taken in excessive dosage, it may lead to vomiting, diarrhea and headaches.