Ledum when flowers? Ledum: properties and application

Botanical science introduces mankind to the vegetable world: the laws of their development, internal and external structure, as well as the medicinal and harmful properties of plants. The knowledge gained about flora helps people, gives the opportunity to use herbs for therapeutic purposes. It becomes clear why interest in the plant world has such ancient roots.

In all epochs the person carefully studied, cultivated plants, looked after them, and in gratitude received medicinal raw materials. However, it must be understood that some plants can be life threatening. Therefore, before growing a flower on a window sill, study all its features.

There is an amazing shrub in the world with evergreen leaves, the name of which is known to many - the marsh rosemary. When it blooms, it spreads a very strong fragrance, causing a person headaches and nervous disorders. Since ancient times people have made interesting legends about it and sincerely believed that the plant, when properly used, relieves spiritual and physical ills. The publication will acquaint readers with useful properties and contraindications to the application of evergreen shrubs.

Botanical description of Ledum

There are about ten species of plants of the heather type. On the territory of Russia grows only four. Shrub has several names: rosemary, bagnom, gushatnik. Often planted on private plots as an ornamental plant. It grows to 125 cm in height, has branching branches with densely planted leaves. In the wild, it forms whole plantations.

Ledum has a fairly long vegetation period (every four years). When the shrubbery (May-June) blossoms , the landscape around it simply captivates the view and envelops the whole area with a pleasant scent. The branches are covered with white or light pink flowers with wrapped edges that are covered with velvety brown hairs. The glands (pollen) of beautiful buds contain a huge amount of poisonous essential oils (they emit a strong smell).

It is forbidden to put a plant in the house. In the wild, reproduction is carried out with the help of seeds, in domestic conditions - by cuttings and by dividing the bush. We note at once that it grows very slowly regardless of the conditions. The life span of the root bush is about 30 years, in the marshy zones it is somewhat less.

Where does the wild rosemary grow?

The shrub takes root on almost any soil, but it grows better in wet areas. Excellent adaptation to frost, does not require special care and feeding. The main area of growth is in the Northern Hemisphere: in the Far East, in America, Greenland, and Belarus. You can meet Ledum on hills, peat bogs, marshes, as well as in forest and tundra areas.

Harvesting and storage conditions

For medicinal purposes, folk medicine men begin to harvest shoots with stems and branches at the time of their active flowering. The fruits are torn in early July and August. Cut the plant should be very carefully, using special scissors, gloves and gauze bandage, without damaging the root system.

After that, the harvested crop is dried in non-residential premises with good ventilation for about two weeks. Well-dried raw materials are transferred to tissue or paper bags and stored away from food for three years. This completes the botanical description of the wild rosemary and turn to the study of medicinal properties and recipes.

Incoming components

The main and most important component is essential oil, which is present in the ground parts (shoots, branches, leaves, fruits and flowers) of the bush. Its concentration depends on where the Ledum grows - in which terrain and geographic area. It should be noted that the essential oil is enriched with a poisonous substance - an ice cream. It has a greenish tint, a thick consistency and a burning taste.

Ledol though and is very poisonous, but at the same time renders enveloping and protivokashlevoe action if to accept it or him in scanty doses. Medicinal preparations based on it have a bactericidal, soothing effect, and are also prescribed to stabilize high blood pressure. I would like to add that the flowers of the Ledum are abundant with ascorbic acid, a set of microelements, phytoncides and flavonoids.

Pharmacological function

In alternative medical practice, the plant has been used for many centuries. On the territory of the Russian Federation, the healing properties of shrubs became known in the 17th century. People's Aesculapius was written a whole book with effective recipes called "All about the use of stinking heath." Interest in bahulnik is not quenched, clinical studies have repeatedly been carried out, which proved bactericidal and anti-inflammatory properties of marsh grass.

Broths with infusions (confirmed by practice) help with bronchopulmonary diseases. They contribute to expectoration, dilution of sputum, removal of the inflammatory process. Ledum (photo brightly illustrates the bush) on therapeutic power can easily compete with many medicinal herbs. He is appointed even with tuberculosis, pertussis, gout and rheumatoid pathologies.

Herbal decoction since ancient times treated heart failure, diseases of internal organs (kidneys, liver), hypertensive crisis. He has well recommended himself as an antihistamine. The children and adults suffering from helminthic infestation have been discouraged. The remedy is widely used by homeopaths during the cold epidemic to strengthen protective forces.

The ground parts show a mild sedative, disinfecting, wound-healing and hypnotic action. The brewed leaves are used to wash the nasal sinuses, compresses are applied to skin lesions. Applied with frostbite, swelling, dermatological diseases, to improve blood flow in the extremities (bath, lotion).

How to use in other areas?

Ledum Pink has found application in veterinary medicine. Until now, they are treated with livestock (horses, pigs, cows, goats) during various diseases. Do this with extreme caution, with some knowledge and experience. The plant is an excellent means of protection against insects (flies, mosquitoes, ants, bugs). The garden is watered to destroy pests.

Ground parts are ground into powder and put in a closet - it helps from moths. Even textile and perfumery industries use shrubs for good purposes: for soaking the skin, producing soap, toilet water. However, despite the abundance of positive qualities, the plant can be harmful if used improperly. About this in more detail.

Precautionary measures

As already mentioned above, contains poisonous substances evergreen shrubbery. When blooming, it is especially dangerous, because it emits a huge amount of essential oils. Its aroma provokes a strong dizziness in a person, nausea, vomiting reflex, migraine, paralysis of hands and feet. Based on the above statements, it is not necessary to take funds on its basis without knowing the dosage.

In large quantities causes terrible intoxication, spastic conditions (paralysis of the heart, respiratory muscles), negatively affects the mucosa of the gastrointestinal tract. Unambiguously forbidden therapy for people with hypotension (low blood pressure), autonomic disorders, kidney pathology (glomerulonephritis), hepatitis. You can not even be close to a flowering shrub of pregnant and lactating women. To all the rest we can offer effective folk recipes based on marsh grass.

Drink with bronchopulmonary diseases

For the preparation, shoots or flowers of the Ledum of the current year are taken. For a few servings, take a large spoonful of dry raw materials, mix with boiling water (500 ml), cover and leave for 10-15 minutes. Eat half the glass once a day. It alleviates the condition with pneumonia, bronchi, liquefies phlegm and promotes its excretion.

Healing decoction for ischemic heart disease

It is prepared in the following way: it takes the dried rosemary (a photo of the broth is depicted in the material) in the amount of six grams and a glass of boiling water. Put the saucepan on the fire and cook for 15 minutes. We wait for cooling, filter with a strainer, dilute the purified water (bring to the original volume). Drink 15 ml three times a day. Use can be with laryngitis - eat every two hours to relieve clinical symptoms.

We excrete stones, cleanse the kidneys

Boil 250 ml of water, pour a teaspoon of dry shoots. Insist under the closed lid for half an hour. Use inside 20 grams three times a day.

Therapeutic infusion from physical misfortunes

Ledum is used as a bactericidal drug. When blooming, gently collect the raw materials. It is better to buy already dried. From his shoots, you can prepare infusion, which effectively helps with inflammation of the small and large intestine (enterocolitis). Insist in a glass of water three tablespoons of dry raw material. Use in a strained form 5-6 times a day for 15 ml.

Drops in rhinitis and polysynusitis

Prepare a remedy of 25 grams of chopped shoots and a liter of hot water. The liquid is infused for ten hours in an oven or oven. Filter the medicine and dig into the nasal passages three drops. It is not forbidden to take for gout - five times a day for 125 ml.

Oily liquid from ARI, SARS, skin diseases

At 15 grams of grass, 125 ml of sunflower or olive oil is needed. The mixture must be brought to a boil, covered and left untouched for 24 hours. She is burying her nose with a cold, rubbing her aching joints, treating skin damage, depriving her, dermatitis, acne by applying a compress.

We introduced you to a swampy rosemary, and you have a choice - to apply it in therapy or not. In general, we recommend that you carefully study all medicinal plants and their properties in order to avoid undesirable consequences.