Tamarisk

Useful properties, application and cultivation of Tamarix

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Useful properties of Tamarix

The chemical composition of Tamarix has not been studied in detail, only know that it formed galls (swellings) that contains tannins, polyphenols in the bark and leaves a lot of tannins and pigments. In the course are almost all parts of the plant – flowers, fruits, leaves, bark. Medicinally the bark is harvested in April, the flowers and leaves from mid-may to August, the fruits are harvested in September.

From the wood of Tamarix are made of fine crafts, made of flexible vines weave baskets and delicate furniture, the bark is used in tanning industry. This plant is revered by beekeepers, because in summer it provides the bees a rich and long collecting nectar, bringing a human gets not honey.

Since ancient people use a sweet juice, thick covering in the summer the branches of some species of plants. It is a secretion from scale insects living on them.

The use of Tamarix

This plant has diuretic, diaphoretic, astringent, analgesic and hemostatic effect. From it is prepared teas and infusions that are used in various diseases. The infusion of the flowers is useful in inflammations of the stomach, a decoction of the branches is effective for rheumatism, the infusion from the leaves and bark is prescribed for diarrhea, bleeding and diseases of the spleen. Twigs of Tamarix brewed as a tea. In the past, the decoction of the fruit of the plant used in the Caucasus against infertility, and a decoction of the branches was treated for syphilis.

A decoction of the branches of the tamarisk: 300 ml of water, use 2 tablespoons of chopped branches and leaves. Them boil for 20 minutes in a water bath and filtered after complete cooling. The drug is used externally for rheumatic pains as local baths and compresses.

A decoction of the bark of Tamarix: 200 ml of boiling water is needed to mix 1 tablespoon of dry bark, simmer for 20-25 minutes in a water bath, then strain. Dosage: while diarrhea , and bleeding take 1 tablespoon of the decoction 3-4 times a day.

Infusion of the leaves of Tamarix: you want to pour 2 teaspoons of the dried leaves of the plant boiled water, to insist not less than two hours and strain. Drink the infusion for diarrhea, bleeding, rheumatism, diseases of spleen 1 tablespoon 3-4 times a day.

Cultivation of Tamarix

The harsh conditions of the struggle for survival ensured that enviable plant resistance to extreme environmental conditions. It can reproduce vegetatively in almost any climate zone. It is widely used to strengthen the sandy soil.

Reproduction Tamarix seeds we have difficult, because they do not have time to ripen. In addition, the seed germination of many species is only 2-4 months. They are sown in the spring on the soil surface without incorporation, the pots set in a tray of water. After the seedlings grow up, they can be transplanted to the beds.

However, more often the plant is propagated by cuttings. For this well lignified shoots 1 cm thick is cut in late autumn and stored in the basement under a pile of sawdust. Shoots should be Packed in polythene damp cloth or sphagnum moss so that not dry, but not to mildew. Spring cuttings of 20-25 cm length are planted obliquely on the beds, cold frames cut branches with a length of 8-10 cm. After rooting and sprouting of young shoots and leave only 1-2 of the strongest, the rest are removed.

Flower tamarisk

Flowering plant maybe a few times a year, covered with numerous small flowers, gathered into spreading panicles. Each of them has a Corolla pinkish color, consisting of 4-5 petals.

Flowers of Tamarix is so tiny that without a magnifying glass parts just can not be viewed. From afar they look like a neat pinkish balls and very decorative. Flowers also have medicinal properties and are used in the form of decoctions and infusions.

Tamarisk branched

This perennial shrub reaches a height of 2-3 feet and blooms in may-August. Its sessile, small, scale-like leaves are green or bluish color is able to allocate its surface salt. Fruit plants – the drop-down boxes, seeds small with a tuft. Young branches of the shrub reddish-orange color, they have a strong laxative effect. In General, traditional medicine attributes this medicinal plant is a tonic and tonic properties.

About the healing qualities of this type of you know even the animals. For example, tired or sick camels are happy to eat the branches of this shrub. It grows in the Caucasus, in Central Asia, in the South of Western Siberia on the banks of lakes and rivers in saline soils.

Contraindications to the use of Tamarix

Specific contraindications when taking drugs from this plant does not exist.The individual intolerance. Do not use tamarisk in pregnancy and lactation.