Medicinal Galega - Useful Properties And Use Of Galega, Contraindications

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Galega medicinal

Useful properties and recipes for the use of medicinal galega

Galega medicinal - miracle herb

Galega officinalis is a beautiful perennial plant belonging to the legume family. The popular name for this herb is goat's rue. It got this name because it is grown as a fodder and very valuable agricultural crop. Galega is a very branchy and powerful grass, reaching 1 meter in height. This is a plant with pinnate leaves. Its flowers are bluish or grayish-purple in color, collected in a brush, in appearance the flowers are similar to a bell. The fruit is a pod that contains many seeds and has longitudinal depressions on each side. The flowering of the plant begins in early summer and lasts the entire summer period until early autumn.

Galega can be seen in damp places, holes, near rivers and along the shores of lakes, and this plant is also often found between shrubs. Galega is very widespread throughout Russia.

All parts of the plant are used for medicinal purposes, and this is despite the fact that galega belongs to poisonous plants - you just need to know the dosage of taking the drug.

Medicinal properties of medicinal galega

Leaves, flowers and roots are used as medicinal raw materials. The infusion prepared from galega has a diuretic, anthelmintic and antibacterial effect on the patient's body.

Galega lowers blood sugar levels, which is why it is used in diabetes mellitus. Stems and leaves contain carbohydrates, vitamin C, carotene, tannin, as well as tannins and bitter substances. The seeds secrete the alkaloid galegin, which causes pupil constriction when applied topically. If the intravenous pressure is lowered, then the alkaloid will increase it, narrow the blood vessels. In addition to all this, this substance improves milk secretion and has a depressing effect on the motor function of the intestines.

The use of galega medicinal

In folk medicine, preparations from galega have long been successfully used. It is used as a diaphoretic, antihelminthic agent.

Galega has the best effect when used at the initial stage of the disease. Galega is used as a lactogonous agent during the nursing period of mothers, as it promotes better fluid movement throughout the body, thereby producing more milk.

In addition to lowering blood sugar, galega also increases glucose tolerance, which means that the body will react very quickly if the content of glucose in it changes.

The use of galega in the liver increases the glycogen content. Glycogen is the main form of glucose storage for later.

It is no secret to anyone that collecting galega - yes, in general, like any other plant for medicinal purposes - is needed only in places remote from roads and travel points. The more environmentally friendly the place where the galega is collected, the more healing effect it will have on the body of a sick person.

Galega herb contains the alkaloid peganin, which tones up smooth muscles.

Recipes from medicinal galega

Decoction of galega herb. To prepare it, take 2 tablespoons of dried chopped herbs and pour 500 ml of boiling water over it. We put on a water bath, always in an enamel bowl, covered with a lid. After 15 minutes, strain the composition through cheesecloth and bring to the original volume with boiled water. It is necessary to take such a broth in 70 ml daily before meals. And already, depending on how you feel, you can either reduce or, conversely, increase a single dose of admission.

Collecting galega herb for diabetes. It is not difficult to prepare such a collection, for this you need to take 25 grams of galega herb, 25 grams of bean pods, the same amount of dandelion root and nettle leaves. Next, take 200 ml of boiling water and pour it 1 tablespoon of the mixture, then leave it to infuse for 30 minutes. The infusion is drunk in 100 ml before meals 2 times a day.

Infusion of galega for diabetes. To prepare it, take 20 grams of chopped dried herbs, pour a glass of boiling water and leave to infuse for 2 hours. Then we filter. We take this infusion 1 tablespoon three times a day.

Infusion of galega seeds. For its preparation, take 2 teaspoons of seeds and pour 500 ml of boiling water, leave to infuse for 3-4 hours, and then filter. Ready infusion should be drunk 100 ml 3 times a day, half an hour before meals.

Diuretic infusion from galega. You need to take 10 grams of galega seeds and pour 200 ml of boiling water over them. Then we put the composition on fire for 5 minutes, after which we remove it from heat and insist for two hours. Having filtered the finished infusion, it is taken 3 times a day, 1 tablespoon.

Fresh galega juice. We take galega grass and squeeze juice from it. Then we dilute 10 grams of fresh juice with 50 ml of water and wash the throat with this solution. Inside galega juice you need to take 50 drops, which must be diluted with 100 ml of water. This juice is taken 3 times a day. The same juice can be used to wash ulcers and wounds.

Galegi herb - honey plant

Galega has long been recognized as the best honey plant. This plant produces as much nectar as sainfoin. Galega blooms with white acacia, namely in mid-May. Flowering continues for a month. Many bees fly around this plant, they collect up to 200 kg of honey from one hectare. After the end of the first flowering, the galega must be mowed, for example, for hay, and the next flowering in August lasts until mid-September, so that the bees can prepare well for the winter period. Bees really like to collect honey from galega, because it has very large open flowers.

Contraindications to the use of galega

Medical specialists prohibit the use of galega for pregnant women. Others need to strictly observe the dosage of taking drugs from this plant. If there is a malfunction of the intestines, then it is not recommended to use galega. Hypertension and hypotension are also contraindications to the use of galega. In any case, before using the plant, you need to consult a doctor.

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).