Madder (herb) - Useful Properties And Application Of Madder, Madder Extract, Root, Flower And Madder Tincture. Madder Dye

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Madder

Useful properties and use of madder dye

Useful properties of madder

Madder rhizomes contain malic, tartaric, citric and ascorbic acids, anthraquinones, triterpenoids, proteins, sugars and pectin substances. As a result of research, carbohydrates, flavonoids, coumarins, phenolcarboxylic acids and their derivatives were isolated from leaves and stems, and hyperoside and rutin were isolated from flowers.

For medicinal purposes, the rhizomes and roots of the plant are used. Raw materials are harvested in the spring: at the end of March - the first half of April or from the beginning of August until frost.

The roots are dug up, cleaned of the earth, dried stems are removed, they are not washed. The purified raw materials are dried in dryers at 45 ° C or in the shade under a canopy. The shelf life of the product is 2 years.

Madder application

As a result of clinical trials, it was revealed that madder roots are very effective in kidney stones. Root preparations also have diaphoretic, diuretic, antispasmodic and astringent properties. In traditional medicine, the dry extract of the plant is used as an antispasmodic and diuretic. Various dosage forms of the plant are used for diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, jaundice, constipation, enuresis (bedwetting), gout and polyarthritis.

In folk medicine, infusion of rhizomes is used to treat inflammation of the spleen, it is prescribed for menstrual irregularities. In addition, the plant is used as an adjuvant in the complex treatment of bone tuberculosis, it is effective as a laxative and diuretic. For memory loss and jaundice, it is recommended to take rhizome powder mixed with honey. Outwardly, a plant-based drug is used to lighten age spots, treat ulcers, dermatomycosis. A decoction of rhizomes is used externally to treat skin cancer.

Infusion: 200 ml of purified water must be heated, but not brought to a boil (80–85 ° C), add 20 g of dry roots into it, leave for 2-3 hours and drain. The infusion is recommended to drink 75 ml after each meal. The drug is indispensable for diseases of the urinary tract.

Decoction for compresses: 10 g of crushed roots, you need to pour 100 ml of water and boil in a water bath for 10-15 minutes, after which the composition should be cooled and filtered. It normalizes the metabolic processes of the epidermis. It can also be used for rheumatism, gout, polyarthritis. Dosage - half a glass before meals, morning and evening.

Madder dye extract

Treatment with the extract helps to get rid of kidney stones, it is effective in the treatment of kidney nephrolithiasis, urate nephrolithiasis, urinary tract infections and other diseases. Madder extract contains derivatives of oxymethyl and oxyanthraquinone, as well as glycosides, due to which this agent has a pronounced diuretic and antispasmodic effect, promotes loosening of urinary calculi. It is used to ease sand flow and reduce spasms.

When taking the drug, urine turns red, but this is normal. If the urine is sharply stained in a red-brown tint, then the use of the drug should be temporarily stopped.

Madder root

Since ancient times, the root of the plant has been especially appreciated in the textile industry. It was used to dye woolen, silk and cotton fabrics. In nature, the powerful root is covered with red-brown peeling bark.

The root, used in powder and extract form, loosens and breaks down bladder and kidney stones. Its components are included in the complex preparation "Cistenal", prescribed for urolithiasis. In addition, various dosage forms are produced from the harvested raw materials that are effective in the treatment of many diseases. Decoctions, infusions, powders are prepared from it, which are used to treat not only kidney and urolithiasis, but also jaundice, dropsy, and spleen diseases.

Fresh juice from the root of the plant is good for rickets and dysmenorrhea. Decoctions and infusions of the root remove salts from the joints of the hands and feet, treat gout, polyarthritis, osteochondrosis. If the rhizome is mixed with fat, then it will help with a rash on the face, mixed with an egg - with bruises. However, an overdose of drugs can cause pain and exacerbation of chronic urological diseases.

Madder tincture

Tincture of the plant is included in the list of drugs prescribed for inflammatory diseases of the kidneys and urinary tract. The drug has a bactericidal effect against the coccal group of microorganisms. It is also used for osteochondrosis, joint salts and gout.

Effective use of pure water and alcoholic tincture (in a ratio of 10: 1) with urolithiasis of the initial stage. Take a diluted tincture one teaspoon at a time 30 minutes after eating. On the day of treatment, you should drink up to 1.5 liters of purified or distilled water.

Madder flower

The flowers of the plant are small, yellowish-green in color, grow at the ends of branches and stems in low-flowered semi-umbrellas. The aerial part of the plant, including flowers, has long been used for the preparation of coloring agents. Madder flower is not used in scientific and folk medicine.

Madder dye

It is a perennial herb with a long, branched rhizome. The rhizome itself is cylindrical, red-brown outside and orange-red inside, thickened at the nodes. Several stems develop from crowded buds. Shallow roots, weakly branched. Stems are tetrahedral, ascending, with opposite branches. With thorns on the branches, the plant clings to neighboring grasses. Madder's height is from 30 cm to 1.5 m.

The flowers of the plant are small, yellowish-green, the fruit is a black drupe. This species blooms in June-August, the fruits ripen in August-September. Madder grows in the south of the European part of Russia, as well as in Central Asia. It grows along the banks of irrigation canals and rivers. The main medicinal use of the plant is urolithiasis and kidney stones. Roots and rhizomes are used as raw materials. Another plant is used in the light industry for the manufacture of persistent dyes used in carpet production.

Madder red

The plant loves moisture and warmth, the roots and rhizomes are covered with reddish-brown peeling bark. The plant is mainly used for making a red dye. Madder red is also a medicinal form (decoction) that is effective when used internally to treat bones on the legs.

Broth: pour one teaspoon of chopped roots with a glass of hot water, boil in a water bath for 10 minutes. The broth must be cooled and filtered. It is recommended to take the product 30 minutes before meals, half a glass twice a day

Marena hearty

It is a perennial herb up to two meters high. A very thin, branched rhizome forms a complex, compact weave. In the upper part of the plant, the stems are weak, geniculate-bent, with long internodes and hooked spines. The fruit is a black drupe. The plant is widespread in the Far East, in Eastern Siberia, grows in coastal zones, in forests, on rocky and rocky slopes. For medicinal purposes, rhizomes, leaves, stems and fruits are used.

Preparations from the plant are used for pulmonary tuberculosis, jaundice. Infusion and decoction of rhizomes are drunk for female diseases, dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, endometritis. Powder and decoction are recommended for pneumonia, exudative pleurisy, liver and kidney disease. It is prescribed for smallpox, anthrax, complicated diseases of the digestive system. In some countries, rhizome powder and juice are used to treat skin diseases, including psoriasis. They are also treated for mental disorders.

Preparations from the plant are used as a tonic and general tonic. In folk medicine, they are prescribed for malignant tumors. Decoction of the stems is used to treat snake and scorpion bites. It is used for hemoptysis, nosebleeds, profuse traumatic and uterine bleeding.

Contraindications to the use of madder

It is strictly forbidden to take madder drugs for stomach ulcers, hyperacid gastritis and renal failure, for acute or chronic glomerulonephritis. Madder is not recommended if pregnant or breastfeeding. Also, a contraindication for this plant is individual intolerance. An overdose of madder drugs can cause pain and exacerbation of chronic diseases. Before treatment, you should consult your 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).