Cuff Common

The ordinary crochet is a herbaceous creeping perennial plant. Russian name "cuff" the plant received due to the similarity of its leaves with an elegant female cuff on the old dresses. As for the stem, it can reach a height of 40 cm. The leaves below are kept on long petioles, the upper ones without petioles. The original form of the cuffle sheet is at the heart of the decorating elements. So, its form is repeated in the design of the waiting room of the Kursk railway station in Moscow. Flowers, in turn, can not boast of splendor and grace - they are modest, small, yellowish in color.

An ordinary mantle grows in Europe. You can say that the plant is found almost everywhere, except for regions located in the south. Most often, a cuff can be found in Russia, Ukraine, the North Caucasus. Her favorite places of her habitation are forests, roadsides, arable land.

In the people, the ordinary cuff is considered a wonderful plant. As if by magic, dew drops out on its leaves at any time of the day. In the opinion of scientists, this is because the plant itself produces and releases water. There are rumors that the drops of this dew were used by alchemists to obtain a philosophical stone. Elixir cuffs used by girls as a love potion, and adult women at dawn collected dew for the return of youth and beauty. In the past, the decoction was used to obtain paints (black, yellow and green). Today, plant-based dyes are used in occultism to color various magic items. Young shoots and leaves of the cuff are sometimes used in cooking. In the springtime, many add them to salads and soups. Dried leaves can be used as a seasoning.

Grass ordinary cuff has a unique chemical composition. Its leaves contain tannic substances, catechins, lipids, flavonoids, ascorbic acid, and also some micronutrients (boron, zinc, iron, manganese).

In official medicine, the plant is not used. However, in the field of traditional medicine, the ordinary cuff is very popular. It is considered female grass and is used primarily for obstetric and gynecological disorders. Infusion of the plant is used orally when menstruation, inflammation of the pelvic organs, with mastopathy. With whites, tampons moistened with infusion can be used. Collecting cuffs and other plants can prevent female infertility. Breastfeeding mothers increase the amount of milk with the help of a plant, and full women believe that the ordinary cuff from cellulite also helps. Some believe that the plant can accelerate the healing of caverns in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis. Infusion of cuffs is also recommended for dysbacteriosis.

In folk medicine in Europe, the cuff is used as a hemostatic. Infusion from the leaves of the plant rinse the throat with various types of tonsillitis and tonsillitis. Systematic application of the plant reduces the level of cholesterol in the blood and prevents the development of atherosclerosis.

With trophic ulcers, purulent wounds, bruises, inflamed lymph nodes, dislocations, sprains, ligaments are used externally in the form of bandages and compresses. Some connoisseurs of the plant believe that it can relieve the patient of ascites from the disease. Herbalists use cuff grass for diabetes, obesity and other metabolic disorders.

If we talk about contraindications, it should be noted the feature of the cuff - the absence of such. The only thing that overdosing can cause diarrhea. In this case, you just need to stop treatment.