Securinega - Beneficial Properties And Uses. Securinega Semi-shrub

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Securinega

Useful properties and use of securinega semi-shrub

Botanical characteristics of securinega

The Securinega is a delightful, sprawling shrub with fairly hard woods, ranging in height from 1.5 to 2 meters. Straight bare branches of the plant are thin and have a rod-like shape. Alternate leaves with a solid margin are complemented by single flowers with three columns and a spherical ovary. The fruit is represented by a three-celled round-three-lobed capsule with smooth seeds. Such a wonderful plant blooms, as a rule, in June, and the fruits ripen only in September. Sekurinega is common in the Far East and in some regions of Siberia.

Useful properties of securinega

Securinega leaves and its stems, the thickness of which does not exceed 3 mm, are considered to be a luxurious medicinal raw material. Securinega contains an alkaloid, the content of which is high. Various drugs based on securinega have a powerful stimulating effect on the human nervous system. They significantly increase the excitability of the spinal cord.

Application of securinega

Securinega is used for serious asthenic conditions, fatigue, neurasthenia, flaccid paralysis, for sexual weakness, as well as for functional nervous disorders. Securinega should be used in strictly prescribed dosages. As a rule, special pharmacological preparations are prescribed 2 times a day, 30 drops each. You can prepare an infusion based on 1 gram of dry plant leaves and a glass of boiling water. It is necessary to insist the remedy for at least two hours, after which it can be used after each meal, 1 tablespoon.

It should be noted that securinega is significantly superior in potency to strychnine. With heart weakness, such a plant is simply irreplaceable. It is also effective for fractures and burns, for the healing of extensive wounds and for all kinds of food intoxication.

Securinega semi-shrub

Securinega semi-shrub is an unusual dioecious plant with numerous thin branches, the height of which can reach three meters. Straight stems with alternate elliptical short-petiolate leaves have a light green tint. Their length does not exceed 7 cm. Unisexual, inconspicuous flowers of yellowish color are arranged in small bunches. The fruit is represented by a graceful three-nested capsule, which contains about 6 smooth seeds, 2 mm each.

Securinega blooms in June and July; it usually bears fruit in late September. Such a plant is found in the wild in the Khabarovsk and Primorsky Territories, as well as in the Amur Region. It chooses forest edges and stony dry slopes for growth. It should be noted that this herb is widely cultivated in Moldova, Ukraine and the North Caucasus.

Contraindications to the use of securinega

Numerous preparations from such a medicinal plant are contraindicated in nephritis and hypertension, as well as in bronchial asthma. The use of such a plant will have to be abandoned during pregnancy. Securinega is also excluded in acute poliomyelitis, muscle spasms, in respiratory disorders, in the presence of meningeal syndrome, as well as in case of significant limitation of joint mobility.

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).