Dodder (plant) - Useful Properties And Uses Of Dodder, Dodder Root, Dodder Seeds. Field Dodder, European, Clover

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Dodder

Benefits and Uses of Dodder Root

Useful properties of dodder

Dodder is known as a weed that is very harmful to cultivated species, but its medicinal use can be beneficial. Dodder is stored for the preparation of natural medicinal decoctions and infusions used for various diseases. All plant species are known to have diuretic, laxative and analgesic properties. The herb has been used for centuries by many generations of healers. Dodder's inherent hemostatic and astringent properties. It contains cuscutin glycoside, tannins, phytosterols. Flavones, phlobophenes, leukoanthocyanins, carbohydrates are no less useful.

Dodder application

Avicenna wrote to future generations about the uniqueness of this plant, noting its ability to cleanse blood vessels, eliminate toothache. Combining the infusion with vinegar, you can cure hiccups and normalize the patency of the bile ducts. Nowadays it is known that dodder is effective in treating oncological diseases and painful menstruation.

Dodder infusion: taking 5-7 g of herbs per 200 ml of boiling water, the composition should be infused for 2 hours, strain and take 1 tablespoon 3 times a day.

The plant cures colds, gastrointestinal diseases. Lotions using decoctions relieve the annoying itching for skin diseases.

Dodder decoction: you should take 50 g of herbs in 2 liters of boiling water, boil over low heat for 20-25 minutes, then cool, strain, squeeze and add to a bath of water. Baths are done daily or every other day 10–12 times.

Dodder juice is useful for jaundice, and when combined with seeds, it treats chronic fevers. The flowers have a hemostatic property, their infusion is used for pneumonia.

Infusion of flowers: it will require 1 teaspoon of flowers for 1 cup of boiling water, the agent is infused for 1 hour, and then filtered. It is recommended to take it 2 tablespoons 3 times a day.

Traditional medicine advises using dodder to treat alcohol addiction.

Dodder root

As soon as the plant grows a few centimeters and makes one turn around the donor plant, its root immediately dries up, so you need to have time to prepare for the winter. There is an excellent ointment recipe to help treat skin cancer, Dodder Ointment: The grated dodder root should be mixed with cow oil in a 1: 1 ratio. The affected area should be lubricated 1-2 times a day. At the same time, you need to drink a decoction from the plant, 1/2 cup 3 times a day.

Dodder seeds

Dodder seeds help to improve the functions of the genitourinary system. This beneficial effect is explained by the positive properties of the substances of the seeds, which have a healing effect on the spinal cord and, as a result, on the innervated organs. By improving the nutrition of cells and restoring the normal circulation of biochemical processes, useful elements put in order the myelin layer.

Dodder grains are an excellent remedy for strengthening the urogenital muscles, which is important for reducing potency in men and weakness of the genital muscles in women.

Field dodder

Dodder field - a plant with threadlike yellow or pinkish-yellow stems, has five-dimensional white or greenish flowers, collected in loose inflorescences. It is native to North America, spread to many countries as a result of the transport of agricultural crops. This species parasitizes dicotyledons - alfalfa, melons and vegetable crops, reduces the yield and product quality. Dodder field is attached to the stems of plants with the help of suckers, penetrating into the parenchyma and sucking out useful substances. But whatever negative qualities the dodder may have for the surrounding vegetation, a person can use it for medicinal purposes.

Dodder infusion: 20 g of dry grass should be poured with 200 ml of boiling water and infused for 1 hour. Take this medicine for 1/3 cup 3 times a day with prolapse of the uterus and uterine bleeding.

European dodder

European dodder is distinguished by filamentous, red, branched stems, its flowers are pinkish-white or pink, collected in globular inflorescences. She, like her relatives, disrupts metabolic processes in cultivated plants, feeds on reserves of organic and inorganic substances, which leads to their death in large quantities. The roots, stems and flowers of the herb have healing properties useful for humans. Its seeds remain viable for six years.

Clover dodder

This species lives in all regions of the CIS. Clover, vetch, flax, and alfalfa are the targets of this weed. The stems of the clover dodder are very slender, multi-branched, curly, lilac-red in color. The flowers are small, collected in globular glomeruli. The chemical composition of the plant is the same as, for example, that of the European dodder, but it is still being studied. It has been established that this type of plant is poisonous, it is known that the chemical composition contains glucoside, but its properties have not yet been fully disclosed. The main active ingredients have a positive effect on the treatment of many diseases.

Contraindications to the use of dodder

Dodder is contraindicated in diabetes, obesity. Its use is not recommended for gastric ulcer and diarrhea. Poisonous plants should be used with caution and only under medical supervision, strictly observing the dosage when preparing and taking the finished product.

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).