Thermopsis (herb) - Useful Properties And Application, Thermopsis For Cough

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Thermopsis: useful properties and application

Thermopsis is a foul-smelling perennial with long, creeping rhizomes and a simple, erect stem. This herb has trifoliate grayish-green lanceolate leaves. The leaf plates are supplemented with large stipules. Large yellow flowers of irregular shape are collected in graceful racemes. The thermopsis fruit is represented by a linear pod with a small spout.

Such a peculiar plant blooms in June and July. Seeds begin to ripen around August. Thermopsis is found in the Trans-Volga region and in the steppe regions of the south-west of Russia. He prefers salty wet meadows, grassy slopes, fields and steppes.

Useful properties of thermopsis

The presented herb contains large quantities of substances useful for humans, esters and alkaloids. Various drugs based on thermopsis have a powerful expectorant effect. The tannins and saponins contained in the grass have a rather versatile effect on the human body. Such a plant is able to increase blood pressure, stimulate appetite, increase the tone of the uterus and inhibit the nodes of the autonomic nervous system. Thanks to anagarin, the herb has curariform properties.

In modern medical practice, various preparations containing thermopsis are used as an expectorant and anti-inflammatory agent for various colds and infectious diseases. Healing infusions of the herb promotes the rapid removal of phlegm from the respiratory tract, stimulates breathing and relieves spasms of peripheral vessels. In addition, thermopsis is indicated for hypotension, as well as to stimulate weak labor. The powder of this dry plant has an insecticidal effect.

An herb such as thermopsis has been proven to be effective as an antihelminthic agent. Modern doctors prescribe herb not only for pneumonia and bronchitis, but also for fever, flu, headaches and intestinal atony.

Thermopsis application

All kinds of herbal infusions and decoctions have a pronounced stimulating effect on the excretion of phlegm. It is manifested by increased secretory functions of the bronchial glands, accelerated evacuation of secretions and increased activity of the smallest ciliated epithelium, as well as an increase in smooth muscle tone due to the vagotropic effect.

Thermopsis is indicated for both adults and children. It is no coincidence that it is included in many complex medicinal teas and herbal preparations. With chronic bronchitis and pneumonia, it is difficult to do without such a universal remedy. To prepare an infusion for 6 mg of herbs, take one glass of boiling water and infuse the product for about eight hours. Adults should take it up to 5 times a day, 1 tablespoon. Children's dosage is 1 tablespoon no more than three times a day.

Often, thermopsis drugs are prescribed with low blood pressure, at the same time, due to special adrenergic mechanisms of action, they also enhance the function of the adrenal glands. The ganglion-blocking properties of the plant should also be noted. When prescribing medicinal preparations based on thermopsis, it is recommended to be careful, since thermopsis is considered a potent substance.

Thermopsis for cough

Popular thermopsis-based cough pills have been successfully used for more than a dozen years, despite the availability of more modern medicines. Such a wonderful expectorant is indicated for various ailments of the bronchopulmonary system.

When taken orally, these tablets are absorbed in the gastrointestinal tract itself, and then instantly enter the bloodstream and into the mucous membrane of the trachea and bronchi, providing a powerful irritating effect. This causes the reflex secretion of thick bronchial secretions. The motor activity of the muscles of the bronchi also increases, which contributes to expectoration and the complete removal of pathogenic sputum.

Due to the sodium bicarbonate included in the tablets, they have a pronounced decrease in the viscosity of sputum. Thermopsis is indicated for an unproductive dry cough.

How to take thermopsis? With bronchitis and pneumonia, as well as with acute inflammatory diseases of the respiratory tract, adults are prescribed to take the medicine 3 times a day, one whole tablet. The course of treatment should be at least three days. With prolonged or chronic inflammation, the course is extended to 5 days.

Thermopsis for cough for children. Up to two years old, it is recommended to give children an infusion of herbs, which is prepared at the rate of 0.1 grams of raw material per 100 ml of boiling water. The medicine should be taken in half a teaspoon no more than three times a day. Babies under 6 years old can increase the dose of infusion to 1 teaspoon. Children from 6 to 12 years old are shown a course of treatment for 0.5 tablets. To get the result, you should drink the medicine regularly for at least three days.

Thermopsis during pregnancy

Thermopsis contains pachicarpin, which during pregnancy not only enhances the contractions of the uterine muscles, but also increases its tone. Therefore, various preparations based on such a herb are contraindicated for expectant mothers.

Only a doctor can prescribe treatment with thermopsis in the form of tablets not earlier than the last, third trimester of pregnancy.

Thermopsis with soda

In addition to infusions, dry and liquid extracts, effective powders are also used. This powder includes dried grass and soda. This drug is an excellent remedy for stimulating the respiratory center and increasing blood pressure.

This powder with baking soda and dry grass has very strong insecticidal properties. It is the poison of narrowly targeted contact action.

Infusion of thermopsis

Infusion of thermopsis is known for its expectorant properties. In high dosages, it often leads to a gag reflex. By increasing the secretion of mucus in the respiratory airways, it significantly increases the intrinsic contractility of the bronchi. Stimulation of smooth muscles ensures the removal of phlegm. Along with this, the thermopsis infusion increases blood pressure. Mention should be made of the strong ganglion-blocking properties of the presented drug.

For self-preparation of the presented herb infusion, you will need at least 200 grams of water for 1 gram of dried herb. It is recommended to insist the remedy for about 40-50 minutes, and then strain. The dosage for an adult should not exceed 1 tablespoon, you can drink the drug up to 4 times a day.

Thermopsis tincture

The expectorant properties of thermopsis tincture have been recognized by many modern doctors. The presence of saponins and alkaloids in such a preparation determines its powerful therapeutic effect. The product is intended for reflex activation of the secretion of the bronchial glands. In rather small doses, the thermopsis tincture excites the respiratory tract and removes phlegm from them.

Thermopsis extract

Thermopsis dry extract is a unique dry powder blend of specially standardized herb combined with milk sugar. One gram of the drug contains approximately 1% alkaloids. This product is a light brown powder that dissolves easily in water. This extract is prescribed for adults in 1 tablet. Depending on the severity of the respiratory tract disease, the drug should be taken 1 or 2 times a day.

Lanceolate thermopsis

Thermopsis lanceolate is an unusual herb, the height of which varies from 10 to 45 cm. The presented perennial has long creeping roots and a few thin roots. Straight, slightly branched stems have slight grooves and pubescence before flowering. Trifoliate alternate leaves are on petioles. Their elliptical shape and one-piece edge make the leaf plates elegant. Young leaves are always densely pubescent and folded.

A dense apical raceme is an inflorescence. Flowers are located on short pedicels in the axils of the bracts. A small pod about 5 cm long has a linear protruding seed container. When the valves of the fruit open, reniform smooth seeds with a bluish-black bloom appear. Lanceolate thermopsis blooms in June and early July. This species can be found in Siberia and Kazakhstan. As a rule, this plant chooses saline and sandy soils. It settles in river valleys, on small gravelly slopes, as well as in wheat crops.

Contraindications to the use of thermopsis

The main contraindications in the use of this plant include hypersensitivity and ulcerative conditions of the stomach, as well as the duodenum. In case of overdose, vomiting may occur.

The author of the article: Sokolova Nina Vladimirovna | Phytotherapist

Education: Diploma in "General Medicine" and "Therapy" received at the Pirogov University (2005 and 2006). Advanced training at the Department of Phytotherapy at the Peoples' Friendship University of Moscow (2008).